October 13 2003

Selhurst Park

Crystal Palace hope to end a run of 20 months without a midweek home league win when Derby visit Selhurst Park on Tuesday night.

Tony Popovic is out with an achilles injury while Hayden Mullins serves a one-match ban. Jamie Smith (groin) and Ben Watson (toe) are rated at 50/50.

Kit Symons is set for a recall and Shaun Derry could play alongside him in defence.

Andy Johnson is likely to replace Wayne Routledge behind the front two after missing the Cardiff win last week when he became a dad.

Derby winger Candido Costa, on loan for the season from FC Porto, will return to the squad after international duty with the Portugal U21s.

First-choice strikers Junior (knee) and former Eagle Mathias Svensson (ankle) are ruled out through injury.

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