January 27 2003

Kit Symons

Kit Symons' recent good performances for Palace has earnt him an international call-up for Wales.

Symons, 31, spent a good part of this season battling back from a groin injury but on his return to the side he has helped Palace rise towards the play-off places in the First Division.

His displays have not gone un-noticed by Welsh manager Mark Hughes and he has included him in a squad of 28 for a friendly on February 12, in Cardiff against Bosnia.

Symons has previously been capped for Wales 36 times, scoring twice.

The full squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Paul Jones (Southampton), Mark Crossley (Middlesborough), Darren Ward (Nottingham Forest), Danny Coyne (Grimsby)

Defenders: Andy Melville (Fulham), Kit Symons (Crystal Palace), Robert Page (Sheffield United), Mark Delaney (Aston Villa), Darren Barnard (Grimsby), Danny Gabbidon (Cardiff), Rhys Weston (Cardiff)

Midfielders: Gary Speed (Newcastle), Mark Pembridge (Everton), Robbie Savage (Birmingham), Simon Davies (Spurs), Matthew Jones (Leicester), Carl Robinson (Sheffield Wednesday), Andy Johnson (West Brom), Paul Trollope (Northampton), John Oster (Sunderland), Paul Evans (Blackpool), Jason Koumas (West Brom)

Forwards: Ryan Giggs (Man Utd), John Hartson (Celtic), Nathan Blake (Wolves), Craig Bellamy (Newcastle), Gareth Taylor (Burnley), Rob Earnshaw (Cardiff)