Palace v Hull City

Selhurst Park, Saturday 5.20pm

Darren Ambrose

Team news

Owen Garvan is back from suspension and Darren Ambrose is hoping to recover from a dead leg in time to make the starting line-up.

Alex Marrow is out after a scan on his ankle showed ligament damage and swelling.

Paddy McCarthy is still doubtful with a groin injury and on-loan Anthony Gardner is not allowed to play against the Tigers.

Hull have Ian Ashbee back after an Achilles injury, Daniel Ayala is a doubt (hamstring), and Craig Fagan, Caleb Folan and Jimmy Bullard are all out.

Quotes

Nigel Pearson

"I think they (Palace) will be disappointed with the season they've had so far," Pearson told the club's official website. "But their form has picked up of late and it will be a tough game for us.

"This is a chance for both sides to make more inroads into the league and we know it's an important game.

"We've worked hard at our away form and there is very little margin for error now.

"It's a tight one and difficult to call, but we've just got to concentrate on ourselves and make sure we keep picking points up."

Hull City - league stats

Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
19th	19	5	7	7	22

Full league table

Hull City - current form

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
6	2	3	1	8	6

Full form table

Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
26/04/2008	League	Hull City	2 - 1	Crystal Palace
06/10/2007	League	Crystal Palace	1 - 1	Hull City
20/01/2007	League	Crystal Palace	1 - 1	Hull City
30/09/2006	League	Hull City	1 - 1	Crystal Palace
14/01/2006	League	Hull City	1 - 2	Crystal Palace

All time results

Palace old boys

John Bostock

Last meeting

Hull City 2-1 Palace

Saturday April 26 2008

Hull City: Myhill, Ricketts, Turner, Brown, Pedersen (Doyle 32), Folan, Marney, Ashbee, Hughes (Barmby 68), Campbell, Windass (Fagan 24)

Subs Not Used: Duke, Walton

Goals: Campbell 18, Ashbee 85

Palace: Speroni, Butterfield, Hill, Hudson, Fonte, Derry (Scannell 87), Soares, Watson, Sinclair (Ifill 70), Morrison, Moses

Subs Not Used: Ashton, Hills, Bostock

Goals: Sinclair 38

Bookings: Derry