Crewe Alexandra v Palace
Alexandra Stadium, Saturday 3.00pm
Crewe
Team news
Hughes starts a two-match ban and Shaun Derry is likely to replace him in the centre of midfield.
Mikele Leigertwood remains at centre-back after Palace couldn't agree a deal to sign Mark Hudson permanently from Fulham.
Crewe's Dave Brammer and David Vaughan both have slight knee injuries but should be passed fit to play.
But boss Dario Gradi will be without goalkeeper Clayton Ince (thigh) and defender Anthony Tonkin (ankle).
Crewe Alexandra - league stats
| Position | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16th | 43 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 52 |
Crewe Alexandra - current form
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Our away record v Crewe Alexandra
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
Last five results
| Date | Type | Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/12/2003 | League | Crystal Palace | 1 - 3 | Crewe Alexandra |  |
| 07/04/2002 | League | Crewe Alexandra | 0 - 0 | Crystal Palace |  |
| 17/11/2001 | League | Crystal Palace | 4 - 1 | Crewe Alexandra |  |
| 31/03/2001 | League | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alexandra | |
| 16/12/2000 | League | Crewe Alexandra | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | |
One to watch
Dean Ashton
Crewe Alexandra's top scorer
Dean Ashton - 17 goals
Crewe Alexandra's bad boy
Justin Cochrane - 5 
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Palace old boys
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Dean Ashton is one of the brightest talents in english football at the moment.
He has been praised many times for scoring goals that have been critical in many of crewe's amazing performances this season. Not least the two against us last November.
He is a strong and athletic forward, who possesses a powerful shot. He is also very good in the air and can play with both feet usually meaning that the defenders of the opposing team are in for a tough time.
Last meeting
Palace 1-3 Crewe Alexandra
Tuesday December 09 2003
Palace: Myhre, Edwards, Fleming (Black, 72), Symons, Borrowdale, Butterfield, Riihilahti, Derry, Routledge, Shipperley, Freedman
Subs not used: Granville, Berthelin, Watson, Hughes
Booking: Riihilahti
Goal: Butterfield 78
Crewe Alexandra: Ince, Wright, McCready (Moses, 82), Foster, Tonkin, Cochrane, Lunt, Billy Jones, Steve Jones, Ashton (Higdon, 88), Varney (Smart, 79)
Subs not used: Bankole, Robinson
Booking: Cochrane
Goals: Ashton 8, Varney 16, Ashton 86
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