The Hawthorns, Saturday 5.30pm
Palace boss Alan Pardew will stick with the same squad that saw off Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup last weekend. Bakary Sako is close to a return after recovering from his hamstring injury and may feature.
Jason Puncheon (hamstring), James McArthur (ankle) and Pape Souare (suspended) are all missing.
West Brom duo Gareth McAuley (hamstring) and Craig Dawson (ankle) are set to return, along with Jonny Evans (hamstring). However, Callum McManaman (ankle) and James Morrison (hamstring) remain sidelined.
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West Brom (from): Foster, Myhill, Gamboa, Pocognoli, McAuley, Evans, Olsson, Chester, Dawson, Brunt, Sandro, Pritchard, Fletcher, Yacob, McClean, Sessegnon, Gardner, Rondon, Berahino, Lambert, Anichebe.
Palace (from): Hennessey, Speroni, McCarthy, Dann, Delaney, Hangeland, Kelly, Mariappa, Ward, Jedinak, Cabaye, Ledley, Mutch, Bolasie, Lee, Sako, Zaha, Adebayor, Campbell, Chamakh, Gayle, Wickham.
Roy Hodgson
"Both teams will be a little bit edgy because we both want to win this game, so it might be a little bit tense at times, but they have good players and they will make it very difficult.
"It is a game that is pivotal to a degree, especially with our cup run. Tony knows our players well and will know some of the characteristics which may give him a slight advantage.
"It has been a strange run because we have obviously beaten three Premier League teams in the cup, so we are still proving that we are a good side, but the league form is a worry and we need to put that right. One win will settle everybody down and that is really all we need.
"You cannot disguise that there is a little bit of a buzz about the FA Cup, we are in the quarter-finals and we have to use that as a platform to go and win our games in the league.
"We know that our results have been disappointing recently and there is no doubt about that, we need to put it right. "That is our focus for the next 10 days - these three league games. It is important for the fans that we get a win or two in there."
Tony Pulis
"It's a little bit like us, they've missed some of their top players. I think Puncheon being out, I think McArthur being out, I think Bolasie being out, people like that who make the difference for that team.
"If you're outside the top five or six, if you lose your best players then your team will struggle. We've had it a little bit here, Palace have had it a little bit there. Puncheon is an exceptional player, he doesn't get the credit he deserves, Jason.
Position | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points |
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14th | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 |
Date | Type | Home Team | Score | Away Team | |
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03/10/2015 | League | Crystal Palace | 2 - 0 | West Bromwich Albion | |
18/04/2015 | League | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | West Bromwich Albion | |
25/10/2014 | League | West Bromwich Albion | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | |
08/02/2014 | League | Crystal Palace | 3 - 1 | West Bromwich Albion | |
04/01/2014 | FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 0 - 2 | Crystal Palace |
Palace 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
Saturday October 03 2015
Palace: Hennessey, Souare, Kelly, Hangeland, Dann, Zaha (Ledley, 89), Bolasie, Cabaye, Puncheon, McArthur, Gayle (Campbell, 75)
Subs not used: Mariappa, Bamford, Gray, McCarthy, Sako
Goals: Bolasie 68, Cabaye 89 (pen)
Bookings: Souare, Zaha, Campbell
West Bromwich Albion: Myhill, Evans (Chester, 24), McAuley, Dawson, Brunt, Fletcher, Morrison (McManaman, 70), Yacob, McClean, Berahino (Gardner, 45), Rondon
Subs not used: Lambert, Lindegaard, Olsson, Anichebe, Gamboa
Bookings: Chester, Yacob, McClean
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