Palace v Aston Villa

Selhurst Park, Saturday 3.00pm

Selhurst Park

Team news

Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has no fresh injury worries. Julian Speroni (hand) and Marouane Chamakh (hamstring) are still missing, but new winger Bakary Sako could be in line for his Eagles debut.

Villa midfielder Jack Grealish has recovered from a hamstring injury and could feature, along with Carles Gil and new boy Adama Traore.

Palace (from): Hennessey, A McCarthy, Ward, Mariappa, Hangeland, P McCarthy, Dann, Cabaye, Bamford, Bolasie, Sako, Campbell, Zaha, Jedinak, Gayle, Murray, McArthur, Fryers, Williams, Mutch, Souare, Lee, Delaney, Bannan, Ledley, Kelly, Puncheon, Guedioura.

Villa (from): Guzan, Bunn, Hutton, Bacuna, Richards, Clark, Baker, Amavi, Richardson, Westwood, Sanchez, Veretout, Cole, Gueye, Gil, Grealish, N'Zogbia, Kozak, Agbonlahor, Ayew, Sinclair, Gestede.

Stat Attack With Andy Newts

- Last season’s fixture ended 0-1

- The last 4 head-to-heads went UNDER 1.5 goals

- Villa have scored just once in their last 4 vs Palace

- Palace have kept 3 clean sheets vs Villa in their last 4 head-to-heads - Palace have lost just once in 6 at home in the Premier League vs Villa

- Palace have scored at least 1 goal in 6 of their last 8 head-to-heads vs Villa - 6 of the last 8 head-to-heads went UNDER 2.5 goals

Quotes

Roy Hodgson

"We need to win more than half our home games and I think we can do that this year. We lost to Arsenal; I was really pleased with the performance, but we need to turn that into a result at home.

"Villa have started well and Tim's brought in a whole new batch of players. The two games they've played they've been cohesive and Tim will be pleased with that. Obviously they've got talent there, so it will be a difficult game."

Patrick Bamford

"The manager said to me I’ll get my crack at No.9, and when I get it, it’s up to me to keep it. In my head I think I know I can play at this level. It’s just a case of waiting for my chance and then getting myself into it as fast as I can.

"I have to believe, because if I didn’t there would be no point in doing all of this. In my head, if I don’t get a shot at Chelsea, personally, I think I will have failed. It’s only a year loan [with Falcao], which kind of spins back to me on a positive. If it’s a year loan and I do well, then you never know what can happen."

Tim Sherwood

"I want us to attack more than we did against Manchester United. We lacked a bit of guile and punch going forward. Carles Gil and Jack Grealish came through an Under-21s game on Monday. It's good to have them back. Losing two creative players like that is a big loss. They're very technically gifted. Jack is such a talented boy. His talent is immense."

Aston Villa - league stats

Full league table

Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
01/01/2015	League	Aston Villa	0 - 0	Crystal Palace
02/12/2014	League	Crystal Palace	0 - 1	Aston Villa
12/04/2014	League	Crystal Palace	1 - 0	Aston Villa
26/12/2013	League	Aston Villa	0 - 1	Crystal Palace
24/02/2010	FA Cup	Aston Villa	3 - 1	Crystal Palace

All time results

Last meeting

Aston Villa 0-0 Palace

Thursday January 01 2015

Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Okore, Vlaar (Clark, 15), Cissokho, Bacuna, Sánchez, Cleverley (Grealish, 64), Weimann (Cole, 83), Benteke, Agbonlahor

Subs not used: N'Zogbia, Given, Lowton, Robinson

Bookings: Clark

Palace: Speroni, Mariappa, Dann, Delaney, Kelly, Ward, Puncheon, McArthur (Bannan, 90), Ledley, Bolasie, Zaha (Gayle, 62)

Subs not used: Hennessey, Hangeland, Doyle, Campbell, Thomas

Bookings: Delaney

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