Albion have won just two of the last twelve league and
cup meetings
of the two clubs.
The
Baggies are winless in 10 away matches (D5, L5) since the 1-0 victory at
Leicester City back in November.
The
Eagles will be attempting to equal a top-flight club record of five successive
wins.
Albion have not conceded three goals or more in four consecutive top-flight
games since 1985.
Seventeen goals have been scored in the previous five Premier League meetings -
an average of 3.4 goals per game.
Albion's last six games:
Leicester City (H) 2-3;
Queens Park Rangers (H) 1-4; Manchester
City (A) 0-3; Stoke City (H) 1-0; Aston Villa (A, FAC) 0-2; Aston Villa (A) 1-2.
Crystal Palace's last six games:
Sunderland (A) 4-1; Manchester City (H) 2-1; Stoke City (A) 2-1; Queens Park
Rangers (H) 3-1; Southampton (A) 0-1; West Ham United (A) 3-1.
TEAM
NEWS
Albion
Nigerian striker Brown Ideye is a major doubt due to a knee injury but winger
Callum McManaman returns following his foot problem.
Youssouf Mulumbu continues to serve his three game suspension whilst Ben Foster
(cruciate ligament) remains out long-term.
Crystal Palace
Marouane Chamakh and Fraizer Campbell (both hamstring), Lee Chung-yong (foot)
and Jordon Mutch (thigh) are all sidelined for the Eagles but Pape Souare and
James McArthur should be fit despite suffering knocks during the 4-1 win at
Sunderland last weekend.
MATCH
ODDS
Result
Albion Win: 16/5, Crystal Palace Win:
19/20, Draw: 9/4.
First GoalscorerAlbion:
Berahino 7/1, Ideye 8/1, Anichebe 8/1, Sessegnon 10/1, McManaman 11/1, Gardner
12/1, Morrison 14/1, Brunt 25/1, Dawson 25/1, McAuley 28/1, Lescott 28/1, Baird
33/1, Yacob 33/1, Fletcher 33/1.
Crystal Palace: Murray 9/2,
Gayle 11/2, Sanogo 11/2, Puncheon 13/2, Bolasie 13/2, Ameobi 7/1, Zaha 8/1, Jedinak 11/1,
Boateng 14/1, Ledley 14/1, McArthur 20/1, Dann 25/1, Hangeland 28/1, Delaney
33/1, Ward 33/1, Kelly 33/1, Souare 33/1.
No Goalscorers: 8/1.
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REFEREE
Jonathan Moss (West Yorkshire)
Moss has officiated three Albion games so far this
season - the 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa in March, the 1-1 draw at West Ham United on New Year's Day and the 4-0 win at home to
Burnley last September.
He took charge of three Albion games during 2013/14
- the 3-0 defeat at home to Manchester United in March, the 1-1 draw at home to
Hull in December and the 4-1 defeat at Liverpool in October.
The West Yorkshire official has taken charge of three Palace games this season -
the 3-2 FA Cup win at Southampton in January, the 3-1 win at home to Liverpool
in November and the 2-1 defeat at Arsenal back in August on the opening day of
the season.
Moss has handed out 104 yellow cards and eight red in the 30 games he has refereed so far this season.
A full run-down of Moss' history refereeing the
Baggies can be found
here
TICKET INFORMATION
Albion were allocated 2,882 tickets for the game priced at £32 adults, £21
seniors (over 65s) and students, £16 juniors (under 18s).
WEATHER FORECAST
Sunny, 13°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 is poor having won just two of the last twelve league and cup meetings.
A full fixture history between the two teams can be found here
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
Tuesday 01 February 2005 - Albion 2-2 Crystal Palace - Premier League - The
Hawthorns
Saturday 27 March 2004 - Albion 2-0 Crystal Palace - League Division One - The
Hawthorns
Saturday 20 September 2003 - Crystal Palace 2-2 Albion - League Division One - Selhurst Park
Sunday 21 April 2002 - Albion 2-0 Crystal Palace - League Division One - The
Hawthorns
Tuesday 26 October 1999 - Crystal Palace 0-2 Albion - League Division One - Selhurst Park
Saturday 26 November 1988 - Albion 5-3 Crystal Palace - Second Division - The
Hawthorns
Saturday 4 October 1980 - Crystal Palace 0-1 Albion - First Division - Selhurst Park
LAST LEAGUE MEETING AT SELHURST PARK
Crystal Palace 3-1 Albion
Barclays Premier League
Saturday 8th February 2014, 3:00pm
Crystal Palace:
Speroni; Ward, Dann, Delaney,
Ledley; Dikgacoi, Jedinak; Puncheon (Murray 71), Ince, Bolasie (Parr 75);
Chamakh (Thomas 83). Subs not used: Hennessey, Gabbidon, Bannan, Gayle.
Goalscorers:
Ince 15,
Ledley 27, Chamakh 69 (pen)
Albion:
Foster; Jones, McAuley, Dawson, Ridgewell (Sinclair HT); Yacob (Berahino 71),
Mulumbu; Gera (Thievy HT), Morrison, Brunt; Anichebe. Subs not used:
Myhill (gk), Lugano, Vydra, Dorrans.
Goalscorer: Thievy 46
Booked: Yacob 64 (foul), Brunt 79 (foul)
Referee: Chris Foy
(Merseyside)
Attendance: 24,501
Tom Ince and Joe Ledley scored debut goals as
Crystal Palace moved three points clear of the relegation
zone with a win over West Brom. On-loan
Blackpool man Ince prodded in a loose ball after 14 minutes and then
his corner was headed in by Ledley. Thievy Bifouma came on for his West
Brom debut at half-time and scored after just 36 seconds. But Marouane Chamakh
scored a penalty after being fouled by Ben Foster as the Baggies slipped into
the bottom three.
With Scott Dann also making his debut at centre-back, Pulis can only be
delighted with the difference made by Ince and former Celtic man Ledley, who
played at left-back. Ince, 22, spoke to a host of Premier League clubs last
month and wasted little time in proving that he can thrive at the top level.
With the former Liverpool forward playing behind Chamakh, with Yannick Bolasie
and Jason Puncheon wide, the Eagles looked greatly improved as an attacking
force, and scored more than once in a match for just the third time in the
league this season. The victory also made it 16 points from a possible 21 at
Selhurst
Park since Pulis, whose side have won six of their
past 12, took over in November.
After a wretched first-half display, West Brom improved after Pepe Mel threw on
on-loan Espanyol forward Thievy and Scott Sinclair at the break. But after four
games in charge, the Spaniard is still looking for his first victory and the
Baggies have only won once since they beat Palace at The Hawthorns in November.
Victor Anichebe scored his first goal for West Brom in the 1-1 draw with
Liverpool last time out but wasted a fine opportunity to give his side the lead
here, shooting straight at Julian Speroni after collecting a fine pass from
Chris Brunt. Palace always looked more incisive and Bolasie headed straight at
Foster from Puncheon's cross. Pulis's side moved ahead when Chamakh's knock-down
fell for Bolasie and, as the French winger surged forward, a loose ball fell for
Ince to guide a shot into the corner. Craig Dawson then shot over for the
visitors, but they trailed by two soon afterwards. No-one tracked Ledley's run
and the Welshman met Ince's corner with a firm header from five yards that left
Foster with no chance.
West Brom could do little with their greater possession but Mel's double change
at the break paid off within 40 seconds. Thievy found Anichebe in the area and
then got on the end of the return ball before clipping past Speroni. Palace were
forced deeper but went close when Damien Delaney flicked on Ince's corner only
for Billy Jones to block on the line. Speroni pushed a powerful effort from
James Morrison around the post and the goalkeeper also denied Sinclair.
West Brom were far more threatening but Palace were rarely stretched
and added a third after Chamakh went down under Foster's tackle after a swift
break. The Moroccan found the corner with the resulting penalty for his fifth
league goal of the season. Saido Berahino and Anichebe both went close to a
second for West Brom but Palace were also boosted by the return of Glenn
Murray as they secured a vital win.
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CURRENT CONNECTIONS
Baggies' boss Tony Pulis
spent a short but successful spell in charge of Crystal Palace between November
2013 and August 2014.
Pulis' current backroom team of David
Kemp and Gerry Francis also worked for him at Palace. Both men
also played for the Eagles during their careers.
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.
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, Billy Davies, Ian Edwards, Danny Gabbidon, George Garratt, George
Handley, Adam Haywood, Charlie Hewitt, Roy Horobin, George Irwin, George
Johnson, Derek Kevan, Jack Lewis, Steve Mackenzie, Tommy Magee, Paul McShane, Tommy Magee, Tony Millington, Pat Mulcahy, Paddy Mulligan, Shaun Murphy, Darren Patterson,
Arthur Perry, Kevin Phillips, Ray
Potter, Dick Roberts, Alex Ross, Scott Sinclair, Keith Smith, Wilfred
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 |
26 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
39 |
33 |
|
Away |
24 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
28 |
29 |
|
Total |
50 |
21 |
14 |
15 |
67 |
62 |
LAST
TEN MATCHES AGAINST CRYSTAL PALACE
|
DATE |
COMPETITION |
H/A |
F-A |
GOALSCORERS |
GATE |
|
Sat 25 Oct 2014 |
Premier League |
H |
2-2 |
Anichebe, Berahino (pen) - Hangeland, Jedinak (pen) |
24,738 |
|
Sat 08 Feb 2014 |
Premier League |
A |
1-3 |
Thievy - Ince, Ledley, Chamakh (pen) |
24,501 |
|
Sat 04 Jan 2014 |
FA Cup |
H |
0-2 |
Gayle, Chamakh |
12,700 |
|
Sat 02 Nov 2013 |
Premier League |
H |
2-0 |
Berahino, McAuley |
26,397 |
|
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 |
