Bristol City v Palace

Ashton Gate, Tuesday 7.45pm

Jon Williams

Team news

Crystal Palace captain Paddy McCarthy (groin) and Jonathan Williams (calf strain) are still missing. Strikers Glenn Murray and Jermaine Easter could feature after sitting out Saturday's home loss against Watford.

Steve Davies is set to go straight into the Bristol City squad for the game after completing his transfer from Derby. Striker Ryan Taylor is out with an ankle problem, while Jody Morris could make his debut.

Quotes

Roy Hodgson

"Jonny Williams has got a calf strain. He's coming along, it's a result of his broken leg last year. We just need to be very careful with him, so maybe another week or so I think.

"Paddy's groin is playing up since he came off at Reading - it's a bit sore. We've just got to be strong instead of throwing people back in (too early) and hoping for the best."

Derek McInnes

"We know Crystal Palace are tough opponents; they're well disciplined and don't give away much. We didn't go and ask enough questions of Nottingham Forest so we've got to make sure this isn't the case on Tuesday.

"There was so much of the day we were pleased about but we've got to be positive in the final third. The players enjoyed playing at home last year and when we had a cause, they responded."

Bristol City - league stats

Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
18th	1	0	0	1	0

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Bristol City - current form

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
1	0	0	1	0	1

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Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
14/02/2012	League	Bristol City	2 - 2	Crystal Palace
18/10/2011	League	Crystal Palace	1 - 0	Bristol City
22/01/2011	League	Crystal Palace	0 - 0	Bristol City
28/12/2010	League	Bristol City	1 - 1	Crystal Palace
09/03/2010	League	Crystal Palace	0 - 1	Bristol City

All time results

Last meeting

Bristol City 2-2 Palace

Tuesday February 14 2012

Bristol City: James, Foster, Fontaine, McManus, McGivern, Elliott, Skuse (Kilkenny, 53), Adomah, Bolasie (Pitman, 70), Pearson, Wood

Subs not used: Wilson, Gerken, Stead

Goals: Brett Pitman (77, 90)

Bookings: Fontaine, Foster, McManus, McGivern, Skuse, Kilkenny, Pitman

Palace: Speroni, Gardner, McCarthy, Clyne, Parr, Ambrose (McShane, 88), Dikgacoi, Jedinak, Zaha, Easter (Murray, 63), Martin (Garvan, 78)

Subs not used: Price, O'Keefe

Goals: Zaha (14), Ambrose (pen 69)

Bookings: Gardner, Dikgacoi