Palace v Wimbledon

Selhurst Park, Saturday 3.00pm

Tony Popovic

Team news

Popovic has missed the last two matches with a hamstring strain but hopes to be fit in time for Saturday.

Curtis Fleming (broken leg) and Darren Powell (thigh) are still sidelined but Kit Symons has recovered from his hamstring injury.

Jamie Smith is still suspended following his tackle at Spurs in the FA Cup third round.

Wimbledon striker Dean Holdsworth and midfielder Ben Harding both have ankle injuries and will undergo late fitness tests.

Alex Tapp, Lionel Morgan and Paul Heald will all sit the game out injured.

Wimbledon - league stats

Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
24th	28	5	3	20	18

Full league table

Wimbledon - current form

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
5	1	1	3	2	4

Full form table

Our home record v Wimbledon

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
14	11	0	3	29	13

Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
23/08/2003	League	Wimbledon	1 - 3	Crystal Palace
18/03/2003	League	Crystal Palace	0 - 1	Wimbledon
19/10/2002	League	Wimbledon	2 - 2	Crystal Palace
16/02/2002	League	Wimbledon	1 - 1	Crystal Palace
13/10/2001	League	Crystal Palace	4 - 0	Wimbledon

All time results

One to watch

Jobi McAnuff

Wimbledon's top scorer

Patrick Agemang - 7 goals

Wimbledon's bad boy

Darren Holloway - 3 2

Palace old boys

Paul Heald - 01/08/92 - 10/11/92

Now that Agyemang and, once Palace bound, Reo-Coker have left, Jobi McAnuff is probably the best player Wimbledon have left and if they need to get rid of any more players then he will surely be first. At only 22 he already has bags of experience with the Wombles and is a strong character in the dons midfield where he rarely takes the ball forward without making a chance for them. McAnuff, with 4 goals, is currently the leading scorer now that Patrick Agyemang has left, who was on 6 goals, which shows just how inspirational he will be to them. Messrs Butterfield, Riihilahti & co will have problems with him on Saturday, but probably not with anyone else, with the exception, maybe, of Dean Holdsworth (3 Goals)and Mikele Leigertwood (2 Goals).

Last meeting

Wimbledon 1-3 Palace

Saturday August 23 2003

Wimbledon: Heald, Gier, Chorley, Leigertwood, Nowland, Tapp, Darlington (McDonald, 78), Reo-Coker, Gordon (McAnuff, 65), Holdsworth, Agyemang

Subs not used: Hawkins, Holloway, Gore

Booking: Nowland

Goal: Reo-Coker 34

Palace: Clarke, Powell (Borrowdale, 42), Symons, Mullins (Riihilahti, 89), Butterfield, Smith, Watson, Black, Hughes, Freedman (Johnson, 74), Shipperley

Subs not used: Berthelin, Williams

Booking: Watson

Goals: Butterfield 59, Freedman 65 (pen), Hughes 89