The Walkers Stadium, Saturday 3.00pm
Palace left-back Clint Hill back returns from suspension, while centre-back Paddy McCarthy faces a fitness test after dislocating his shoulder. Midfielder Ben Watson is set to miss out due to a hamstring injury.
Leicester striker Matty Fryatt unlikely to play due to an ankle injury but Paul Dickov - who had a spell on loan at Palace - will step in.
Defender Aleksandar Tunchev is doubtful because of a groin strain, but former Eagles Marc Edworthy and Chris Powell should both start.
Roy Hodgson
"You couldn't get a much tougher draw than that, they are flying. But we will be going there to win it and I will be playing my strongest team available."
Nigel Pearson
"We are playing a side from a division that we aspire to be in so even though it is just a one-off game, it will give us a chance to see where we are at.
"As I said, they are a division above us so it will be a tough game. (Crystal Palace manager) Neil Warnock's sides are always difficult to beat as well.
"After an indifferent start to the season they have now started to find a bit of form but we are looking forward to it and it is another game that we will be trying to win."
Position | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 51 |
Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 38 |
Date | Type | Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
28/01/2008 | League | Leicester City | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | |
18/08/2007 | League | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Leicester City | |
10/03/2007 | League | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | Leicester City | |
21/10/2006 | League | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace | |
07/04/2006 | League | Leicester City | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace |
Paul Dickov
Matty Fryatt - 23 goals
Steve Howard - 5 0
Marc Edworthy, Chris Powell, Paul Dickov.
Graham Laws.
Leicester City 1-0 Palace
Monday January 28 2008
Leicester City: Alnwick, Stearman (N'Gotty, 62), Kisnorbo, McAuley, Mattock, Hume (Campbell, 76), Clemence, Oakley, Laczko (Bori, 77), Howard, Hayles
Subs not used: Fryatt, Wesolowski
Bookings: Clemence
Goals: Hayles 89
Palace: Speroni, Halls, Hudson, Lawrence, Hill, Scannell (Kuqi, 77), Watson, Derry (Moses, 89), Soares, Morrison, Scowcroft
Subs not used: Fletcher, Butterfield, Hills
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