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    • Sep 2006
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    Palace point gives Sheff Wed hope

    West Brom19 Carson03 Olsson04 Cech26 Tamas07 Koren11 Brunt17 Dorrans21 Mulumbu44 Reid09 Bednar31 CoxSubstitutes01 Kiely,02 Mattock,23 Meite,12 Barnes,27 Morrison,41 Mantom,15 WoodRef: WhitestoneWEST BROMPossessionCrystal Palace 50%West Brom 50%Attempts on targetCrystal Palace 0West Brom 0Attempts off targetCrystal Palace 0West Brom 0CornersCrystal Palace 0West Brom 0FoulsCrystal Palace 0West Brom 0Coca Cola ChampionshipVenue: Selhurst Park Date: Monday, 26 April 2010 Kick-off: 2000 BSTCoverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, BBC local radio

    TEAM NEWS
    Crystal Palace will secure Championship survival with a victory and relegate Sheffield Wednesday in the process.Eagles have strikers Alan Lee and Calvin Andrew back in contention after injury, although left-back Lee Hills is out with ruptured cruciate ligaments.

    West Brom goalkeeper Scott Carson is expected to return despite injuring his ankle against Middlesbrough last week.

    Jerome Thomas looks to have played his last game of the season after a recurrence of a back injury.

    MATCH PREVIEWA victory for Crystal Palace would see them avoid the drop, and a nail-biting final-day encounter at Sheffield Wednesday, who will go down if the Eagles beat promoted West Brom.

    Wednesday's defeat at Cardiff on Saturday means Palace, in a relegation battle since being deducted 10 points after going into administration in January, will be safe if they win their last home match of the season.

    Otherwise, their fate will be decided next Sunday, when either side will be condemned to League One football next term. A draw at Hillsborough would be enough to keep Palace up, but they will want to take the chance to make that game academic.

    To do so, they would need to inflict only Albion's fourth away defeat of the season. No Championship side has suffered fewer away losses than the Baggies, who are the top scorers in the division and unbeaten in their last 10 matches.

    MATCH FACTSHead-to-head

    • Crystal Palace are unbeaten in the club's last four matches against West Brom.

    • The Eagles' 1-0 win at The Hawthorns earlier this season means Palace could complete their first league double over Albion for 14 years.

    • Palace have won seven, drawn seven and lost seven home league games against the Baggies.

    Crystal Palace

    • Palace have won two of their last five matches but only three of the last 11.

    • The next league goal let in by Palace will be the 5,000 conceded in the club's history.

    • Palace midfielder Darren Ambrose has hit the woodwork 10 times in league matches this season.

    • Goalkeeper Julian Speroni is set to make hiss 150th league appearance for the club, and Clint Hill his 350th career league appearance.

    West Bromwich Albion

    • The Baggies have picked up an unrivalled 24 Championship points from losing positions this season.

    • Albion need only one point from their remaining two matches to achieve their highest ever points total.

    • James Morrison is hoping to make his 100th career league start.

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    Palace scorer: N'Diaye 63.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.


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