Palace v Middlesbrough
Selhurst Park, Saturday 3.00pm
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Team news
Transfer deadline day signing Dean Moxey is ready to make his debut at left-back after sitting out the midweek draw at Watford through suspension. Centre-back Anthony Gardner faces a fitness test ahead of the game.
Middlesbrough's Mikael Tavares (toe) and Marvin Emnes (groin) are in contention of making the fixture. Tarmo Kink won't be risked due to illness and Merouane Zemmama has yet to have work permit and visa clearance.
Quotes
Neil Danns
"We have got two games against teams closer to our position and they are the games we really need to take points from, Middlesbrough and Sheffield United - they are two massive games.
"If we can get six points from those two that will give us a really good platform.
"We got out of the bottom three on Tuesday and that is a massive confidence boost for us if we can just maintain staying out that bottom three.
"Dougie Freedman has not set any points targets, we are taking each game as they come, treating each game as a three pointer."
Middlesbrough - league stats
| Position | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18th | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 33 |
Middlesbrough - current form
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
Last five results
| Date | Type | Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/11/2010 | League | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace |  |
| 03/04/2010 | League | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Crystal Palace |  |
| 07/11/2009 | League | Crystal Palace | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough |  |
| 30/11/2005 | League Cup | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | |
| 02/04/2005 | League | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Middlesbrough | |
Last meeting
Middlesbrough 2-1 Palace
Saturday November 06 2010
Middlesbrough: Steele, Bates, Wheater, McManus (Bailey 39), Bennett, McMahon, Thomson, Arca, McDonald, Boyd (Lita 46), Williams (Kink 71)
Subs not used: Ripley, Hoyte, Smallwood, Tavares
Goals: Kink 76, McCarthy (og) 85
Palace: Speroni, Clyne, Wright (N'Diaye 90), McCarthy, Barrett, Ambrose, Danns (Dorman 74), Garvan, Marrow, Vaughan, Counago (Zaha 59)
Subs not used: Mann, Djilali, Andrew, Obika
Goals: Counago 29
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