West Bromwich Albion v Palace

The Hawthorns, Saturday 5.30pm

Alan Pardew

Team news

Palace boss Alan Pardew will stick with the same squad that saw off Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup last weekend. Bakary Sako is close to a return after recovering from his hamstring injury and may feature.

Jason Puncheon (hamstring), James McArthur (ankle) and Pape Souare (suspended) are all missing.

West Brom duo Gareth McAuley (hamstring) and Craig Dawson (ankle) are set to return, along with Jonny Evans (hamstring). However, Callum McManaman (ankle) and James Morrison (hamstring) remain sidelined.

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West Brom (from): Foster, Myhill, Gamboa, Pocognoli, McAuley, Evans, Olsson, Chester, Dawson, Brunt, Sandro, Pritchard, Fletcher, Yacob, McClean, Sessegnon, Gardner, Rondon, Berahino, Lambert, Anichebe.

Palace (from): Hennessey, Speroni, McCarthy, Dann, Delaney, Hangeland, Kelly, Mariappa, Ward, Jedinak, Cabaye, Ledley, Mutch, Bolasie, Lee, Sako, Zaha, Adebayor, Campbell, Chamakh, Gayle, Wickham.

Quotes

Roy Hodgson

"Both teams will be a little bit edgy because we both want to win this game, so it might be a little bit tense at times, but they have good players and they will make it very difficult.

"It is a game that is pivotal to a degree, especially with our cup run. Tony knows our players well and will know some of the characteristics which may give him a slight advantage.

"It has been a strange run because we have obviously beaten three Premier League teams in the cup, so we are still proving that we are a good side, but the league form is a worry and we need to put that right. One win will settle everybody down and that is really all we need.

"You cannot disguise that there is a little bit of a buzz about the FA Cup, we are in the quarter-finals and we have to use that as a platform to go and win our games in the league.

"We know that our results have been disappointing recently and there is no doubt about that, we need to put it right. "That is our focus for the next 10 days - these three league games. It is important for the fans that we get a win or two in there."

Tony Pulis

"It's a little bit like us, they've missed some of their top players. I think Puncheon being out, I think McArthur being out, I think Bolasie being out, people like that who make the difference for that team.

"If you're outside the top five or six, if you lose your best players then your team will struggle. We've had it a little bit here, Palace have had it a little bit there. Puncheon is an exceptional player, he doesn't get the credit he deserves, Jason.

West Bromwich Albion - league stats

Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
14th	26	8	8	10	32

Full league table

Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
03/10/2015	League	Crystal Palace	2 - 0	West Bromwich Albion
18/04/2015	League	Crystal Palace	0 - 2	West Bromwich Albion
25/10/2014	League	West Bromwich Albion	2 - 2	Crystal Palace
08/02/2014	League	Crystal Palace	3 - 1	West Bromwich Albion
04/01/2014	FA Cup	West Bromwich Albion	0 - 2	Crystal Palace

All time results

Last meeting

Palace 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

Saturday October 03 2015

Palace: Hennessey, Souare, Kelly, Hangeland, Dann, Zaha (Ledley, 89), Bolasie, Cabaye, Puncheon, McArthur, Gayle (Campbell, 75)

Subs not used: Mariappa, Bamford, Gray, McCarthy, Sako

Goals: Bolasie 68, Cabaye 89 (pen)

Bookings: Souare, Zaha, Campbell

West Bromwich Albion: Myhill, Evans (Chester, 24), McAuley, Dawson, Brunt, Fletcher, Morrison (McManaman, 70), Yacob, McClean, Berahino (Gardner, 45), Rondon

Subs not used: Lambert, Lindegaard, Olsson, Anichebe, Gamboa

Bookings: Chester, Yacob, McClean