December 5 2003

Curtis Fleming

Club captain Curtis Fleming is a doubt ahead of the trip to Preston after suffering a knee injury in the midweek defeat at Aston Villa.

Cedric Berthelin is set to remain in goal unless Thomas Myhre, who is on loan from Sunderland, recovers from a thigh injury.

Out for Palace are Darren Powell (thigh) and Jamie Smith (thigh) but loan star Rob Edwards returns in defence after missing the Villa game.

Preston's Chris Lucketti and Paul McKenna are back in the side after recovering from injury. Marlon Broomes will replace the injured Robert Edwards and Lee Briscoe at left back.

George Koumantarakis has calf and hamstring injuries and will sit the game out.

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