Barclays Premier League
Saturday 2nd November 2013,
3:00pm
The Hawthorns
MATCH
NOTES
The game will be the 47th league and cup meeting between
Albion and Crystal Palace. The Baggies currently lead the way in the victory stakes with
20 wins compared to the Eagles' 13.
Albion's last game on this date came in 2002 when
they lost 2-1 to Manchester City in what was the club's last ever visit to Maine
Road. The Baggies' last win on November 2nd came 78 years ago in 1935 when they
beat Sheffield Wednesday 5-2 at Hillsborough.
Crystal Palace's last game to take place on this
date was a 3-1 win away at Tranmere Rovers in 1996.
Albion have won just one of the last eight meetings
of the two clubs.
Palace have lost six successive games - It is their
worst run since 2001.
Albion have won only one of
their last eight league games at The Hawthorns.
Palace have yet to earn an away point this season and are
winless in their last nine league away games.
Albion's last six games:
Liverpool (A) 1-4; Stoke City (A) 0-0; Arsenal (H) 1-1; Manchester United (A)
2-1; Arsenal (H, LC) 1-1 (3-4 on pens); Sunderland (H) 3-0
Crystal Palace's
last six games: Arsenal (H) 0-2; Fulham (H) 1-4; Liverpool (A) 1-3; Southampton
(A) 0-2; Swansea City (H) 0-2; Manchester United (A) 0-2
TEAM
NEWS
Albion
Baggies’ boss Steve Clarke has doubts over the fitness of
midfield duo Morgan Amalfitano and Scott Sinclair ahead of the clash with
Palace. Amalfitano suffered a knee injury in last weekend’s defeat at
Liverpool whilst Sinclair has
missed the last three matches because of a hamstring problem.
Goalkeeper Ben Foster remains sidelined with his foot injury
whilst Zoltan Gera and George Thorne are lacking match fitness following their
long-term knee injuries.
Squad from:
Myhill, Daniels, Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Yacob,
Mulumbu, Sessegnon, Berahino, Anichebe, Dorrans, Morrison, Long, Brunt, Vydra,
Dawson, Anelka, Lugano,
Popov, Reid, Amalfitano, Sinclair.
Crystal Palace
Norwegian left-back Jonny Parr returns to the Palace squad
after completing 90 minutes for the development side in midweek.
Jonny Williams has failed to regain fitness in time due to
his knee injury whilst Jack Hunt, Glenn Murray and Paddy McCarthy also remain
sidelined.
Squad from: TBC
QUOTES
Baggies' boss Steve Clarke:
“Palace are in a difficult situation just now. But I watched
their game last week against Arsenal and they were very competitive. They’ve had
a difficult start and they’ll be looking at this as a game where they can pick
up points. They’re well motivated and they’re doing their job for Keith.
“There are no easy games in this league and we respect
Crystal Palace. They’re a team
that’s hungry for points and to prove they belong in the Premier League. It’s
not a game we’ll be taking lightly. It’s a game we’ll be taking very, very
seriously.
“We always look forward to our home games. The crowd are
important for us both at home and away. We’ve sold out for Saturday and we’re
looking forward to benefiting from a strong backing. Palace will have good away
support, too. It should be a good atmosphere and hopefully a good game.
“The onus will be on us to create chances and have a go and
that’s what we’ll try to do. It hasn’t quite worked out for Palace yet and we
have to make sure it doesn’t work out for them on Saturday, either. We have to
make sure they leave The Hawthorns disappointed.”
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Crystal Palace striker and former
Baggie Kevin Phillips:
“It is going to be an emotional day because this is it for
me.
“It will be the first time I’ve been back there as a player -
and the last. This is my last season. I will be hanging up my boots at the end
of it.
“I had two great years at
Albion and, while I never take
anything for granted in this game, I’m hoping for a good reception.
“It will be a good feeling to go back there because the club
played such a special part in my career, but the
Albion fans will understand that
I will be doing everything I can to help Palace get a result.”
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MATCH
ODDS
Result
Albion Win: 11/20, Crystal Palace Win: 5/1, Draw:
3/1.
First Goalscorer
Albion:
Anelka 9/1, Anichebe 9/2, Long 5/1, Sessegnon 5/1, Berahino 13/2, Vydra 7/1,
Rosenberg 15/2, Morrison 9/1, Sinclair 10/1, Brunt 14/1, Amalfitano 14/1,
Mulumbu 16/1, McAuley 20/1, Yacob 20/1, Dawson 25/1, Jones 25/1, Lugano 25/1.
Crystal Palace: Gayle 9/1, Jerome 10/1, Chamakh
10/1, Phillips 11/1, Puncheon 14/1, Kebe 14/1, Guedioura 16/1, Thomas 16/1,
Bolasie 16/1, Bannan 20/1, Campana 25/1, Jedinak 25/1, Dikgacoi 25/1, O'Keefe
25/1.
REFEREE
Neil Swarbrick
(Lancashire)
Refereed just one Albion game last season - The 2-1
win away at Wigan Athletic in November.
Swarbrick took charge of one Palace game during
2012/13 - The 0-0 draw in the FA Cup at home to Stoke City in January.
The Lancashire official has handed out 23 yellow
cards and one red in the eight games he has refereed so far this season.
TICKET INFORMATION
The game is now sold out.
WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy with a 40% chance of showers, 11°C.
FIXTURE HISTORY
The first ever meeting of Albion and Crystal Palace
came in a friendly game which took place at
Selhurst
Park in January 1930. Two goals from Joe Carter saw
the Baggies run out 2-1 winners.
The first competitive meeting of the two clubs took place in
September 1969 during Palace’s first ever season in the top-flight,
Albion running out 3-1 winners at Selhurst Park. Danny Hegan, Bobby Hope and
Jeff Astle scored for the Baggies whilst Cliff Jackson hit the hosts’ solitary
reply. The return game at The Hawthorns in January saw Albion complete the
double over Palace with a 3-2 victory, Jeff Astle hitting a hat-trick for Alan
Ashman’s team.
Albion’s biggest win over
Crystal Palace came during the 1988 season, the Baggies winning a thrilling game
5-3 at The Hawthorns. Robert Hopkins, John Paskin and a Don Goodman hat-trick
helping to overcome a Palace side that featured future Arsenal legend Ian Wright
who missed a penalty in the game.
The Londoners’ best win over Albion came in February
1973 at The Hawthorns when two goals each from Alan Whittle and Derek Possee
gave the visitors a 4-0 victory.
Probably the most important meeting of the two clubs came in
the final game of the 2001/02 season when Albion needed three points to
clinch a place in the Premier League for the first time. Goals from Darren Moore
and Bob Taylor in front of a full-house at The Hawthorns gave the Baggies a 2-0
win and a place in English football’s elite.
Albion’s recent record against
Palace isn’t great having won just one of the last eight meetings.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
Tuesday 01 February 2005 - Albion 2-2 Crystal Palace - Premier League - The
Hawthorns
Sunday 21 April 2002 - Albion 2-0 Crystal Palace - League Division One - The
Hawthorns
LAST LEAGUE MEETING AT THE HAWTHORNS
Albion
0-1 Crystal Palace
Coca-Cola League Championship
Saturday 26th September 2009, 3:00pm
Albion:
Carson; Zuiverloon (Reid 60), Martis, Olsson, Mattock; Jara,
Mulumbu, Dorrans, Koren (Wood 78); Moore (Cox 60), Bednar. Subs not
used: Kiely (gk), Teixeira, Meite, Barnett.
Booked: Bednar 35
(unsporting behaviour), Mulumbu 71 (dissent), Cox 90+1 (dissent).
Crystal Palace:
Speroni; Butterfield, McCarthy, Fonte, Hill; N'Diaye,
Derry, Danns; Ambrose (Lee 61),
Moses, Scannell (Carle 72). Subs not used: Flahavan (gk), Hills,
Davis, Ertl, Cadogan.
Goalscorer: N'Diaye 63
Booked:
Derry 45 (foul), Carle 89
(kicking ball away).
Attendance: 21,007
Referee: Russell Booth (Nottinghamshire)
Crystal Palace striker Alassane
N'Diaye's first senior strike ended Championship leaders West Brom's unbeaten
start. N'Diaye cashed in on
Albion defender Shelton Martis's
error to coolly side-foot past Scott Carson.
Luke Moore was earlier denied by Palace keeper Julian Speroni.
After Palace took the lead Jonas Olsson flashed a header wide and Roman Bednar
failed to hit the target from six yards as
Albion pushed for an equaliser.
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CURRENT CONNECTIONS
Baggies' on loan winger Scott Sinclair spent a short spell on loan at
Selhurst Park from Chelsea in 2008.
Eagles' striker Kevin Phillips spent just two seasons at The Hawthorns
but became a Baggies' legend in the process, hitting 46 goals in just 68 starts
for the club. Phillips, who was an integral part of Tony Mowbray's Championship
winning side of 2007/08, joined Palace initially on loan in January 2013 and was
a key figure in their return to the Premier League.
Jerome Thomas joined Albion on a free transfer in August 2009 after being
released by Portsmouth. He spent four fairly successful seasons at The Hawthorns
before his contract expired in the summer of 2013. After not being offered a new
deal by Albion, the winger joined Palace on a two year contract.
Welsh international defender Danny Gabbidon started his career at The
Hawthorns, working his way up through the youth system before making his first
team debut in March 1999 against Ipswich Town. He was surprisingly sold in
September 2000 to Cardiff City where he would become an established
international defender. He left Cardiff in 2005 and went on to spend six years
with West Ham United. After leaving Upton Park in 2011 he joined Queens Park
Rangers where he spent one season before joining Palace in the summer of 2012.
PAST
CONNECTIONS
Amongst the
players to have turned out at various levels for both clubs are: Ronnie
Allen, Jack Bannister, Paul Barron, Craig Beattie, Trevor Benjamin, Billy Birch, Jeroen Boere, Ally Brown,
David Burnside, Peter Burridge, Bill Davies, George Garratt, George
Handley, Adam Haywood, Charlie Hewitt, Roy Horobin, George Irwin, George
Johnson, Derek Kevan, Jack Lewis, Paul McShane, Tommy Magee, Tony Millington, Pat Mulcahy, Paddy Mulligan, Shaun Murphy, Arthur Parry, Darren Patterson, Ray
Potter, Dick Roberts, Alex Ross, Keith Smith, Arthur Swift, John Thomas,
Garry Thompson, Jeff Turton, Ben Watson, Brian Whitehouse, Chris Whyte, Brian Wood and
George Wood.
Baggies' legend Tommy Magee was a player-coach at Palace for a
short spell during the mid-1930s; Dick Graham was trainer at Albion
and later manager at Palace; Former Albion scout Arthur Rowe also
managed Palace; Albion reserve goalkeeper George Irwin played for,
coached, acted as trainer and managed Palace; Former Republic of Ireland
goalkeeper Mike Kelly coached at both clubs.
ALL-TIME LEAGUE & CUP RECORD VS CRYSTAL PALACE
|
VENUE |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
|
Home |
23 |
12 |
5 |
6 |
35 |
29 |
|
Away |
23 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
27 |
26 |
|
Total |
46 |
20 |
13 |
13 |
62 |
55 |
LAST
TEN MATCHES AGAINST CRYSTAL PALACE
|
DATE |
COMPETITION |
H/A |
F-A |
GOALSCORERS |
GATE |
|
Mon 26 Apr 2010 |
Championship |
A |
1-1 |
Tamas - Reid (og) |
17,798 |
|
Sat 26 Sep 2009 |
Championship |
H |
0-1 |
N'Diaye |
21,007 |
|
Wed 12 Mar 2008 |
Championship |
H |
1-1 |
Phillips - Moses |
20,378 |
|
Sat 01 Dec 2007 |
Championship |
A |
1-1 |
Hudson (og) - Morrison |
15,247 |
|
Wed 14 Mar 2007 |
Championship |
H |
2-3 |
Clement, Phillips - Morrison, Watson (pen), Grabban |
17,960 |
|
Tue 17 Oct 2006 |
Championship |
A |
2-0 |
Gera, Kamara |
16,105 |
|
Tue 01 Feb 2005 |
Premier League |
H |
2-2 |
Campbell, Earnshaw - Johnson, Rihilati |
25,092 |
|
Sat 23 Oct 2004 |
Premier League |
A |
0-3 |
Hall, Johnson 2 (1 pen) |
22,922 |
|
Sat 27 Mar 2004 |
League Division 1 |
H |
2-0 |
Moore, Dyer |
24,990 |
|
Sat 20 Sep 2003 |
League Division 1 |
A |
2-2 |
Hulse, Koumas - Freedman, Johnson |
17,477 |
