Barnsley v Palace

Oakwell, Tuesday 7.45pm

Crystal Palace

Team news

On-loan defender Claude Davis faces two weeks out with a thigh problem. With Matt Lawrence a doubt due to a hamstring injury and Paddy McCarthy still out with his dislocated shoulder, it means Lee Hills is likely to come in at left-back so Clint Hill can partner Jose Fonte in the centre of defence.

Barnsley's Stephen Foster returns after a ban, but Andranik Temouriyan serves a three-game suspension. Anderson De Silva is back in the squad after being absent due to compassionate leave.

Quotes

Roy Hodgson

"We have to win most games now to have any chance of making the play-offs and we have to win these two games I would say. If we don't then we just start looking to next season.

"Alan Lee had a bit of a calf injury but he is fit now. At the moment I am just going with different people. Matt Lawrence hurt his hamstring and is about a week away, he has just started some light work."

Simon Davey

"I take responsibility for the position we are in. They're all my signings, I pick the team and I decide on the tactics, and where we finish in the table at the end of the season is down to me. I believe in my players and I know we will stay in this division.

"I have a great relationship with the chairman and he came to see me after the game on Saturday and told me not to worry, and I thank him for that."

Barnsley - league stats

Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
22nd	36	11	7	18	40

Full league table

Barnsley - current form

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
6	2	2	2	5	6

Full form table

Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
18/10/2008	League	Crystal Palace	3 - 0	Barnsley
15/03/2008	League	Crystal Palace	2 - 0	Barnsley
08/12/2007	League	Barnsley	0 - 0	Crystal Palace
21/04/2007	League	Barnsley	2 - 0	Crystal Palace
18/11/2006	League	Crystal Palace	2 - 0	Barnsley

All time results

Barnsley's top scorer

Jon Macken - 7 goals

Barnsley's bad boy

Stephen Foster - 9 0

Palace old boys

Jon Macken

Ref watch

G Salisbury

Last meeting

Palace 3-0 Barnsley

Saturday October 18 2008

Palace: Speroni, Clyne, Lawrence, Fonte, Hill, Derry (Oster, 76), Carle, Watson, Moses, Ifill (Kuqi, 74), Beattie (Ertl, 86)

Subs not used: Scannell, Danns

Goals: Watson 25(pen), Watson 60, Kuqi 82

Barnsley: Muller, Hassell (Van Homoet, 66), Foster, Guedes, Kozluk, Campbell-Ryce, Anderson De Silva, Leon (Macken, 68 ), Devaney, Hume, Rigters (Odejayi, 73)

Subs not used: Steele, Colace

Bookings: Muller