Match Preview – Crystal Palace Vs. Hull City

Tony Pulis’s risk in naming a strong side for Saturdays FA Cup defeat to Wigan backfired as Norwegian full-back Jonathan Parr picked up an injury that will keep him out of Tuesdays clash with Hull, with Dean Moxey likely to deputise for the injured defender.

Other than Parr, the Eagles have no new injury concerns, so will be without long term absentees Glenn Murray and Jack Hunt; and will be waiting on late fitness tests to decide whether midfield duo Kagisho Dikgacoi and Jerome Thomas will be able to participate.

Captain Mile Jedinak, winger Yannick Bolasie and centre-half Danny Gabbidon are all likely to come back into the starting eleven after all three were rested on Saturday. Paddy McCarthy is also likely to make the bench after completing his first 90 minutes for the Eagles in over a year in the defeat to Wigan.

Steve Bruce will be able to call on his new striking pair, Nikica Jelavic and Shane Long, for the first time as both are now available for selection after being cup tied for Saturdays FA Cup tie. The Tigers are still without Sone Aluko, James Chester and Joe Dudgeon, but have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the midweek trip to Selhurst.

Matty Fryatt will be hoping to push for a starting birth after his brace downed Southend on Saturday. Whilst former spurs pair Jake Livermore and Tom Huddleston are likely to come back into the centre of midfield after playing just a minor role from the bench last Saturday.

It was the Eagles who won the away leg 1-0 in the first game since Pulis’s appointment back in November, which gave them just their second victory of the season. Another victory tomorrow would see Palace go level on points with their visitors and potentially move the South Londoners into 12^th in the table.

The last time these sides met at Selhust Park Kevin Phillips scored a hat-trick in a 4-2 victory for the hosts. The veteran striker has moved onto to pastures new since then, and it will be up to the lively attack of Jerome and Chamakh to score the necessary goals for the team with the second meanest premier league defence in the last 10 games (5 clean sheets).

Score prediction: Crystal Palace 2-0 Hull City

Potential Line-up

Speroni

Mariappa         Gabbidon      Delaney      Moxey

Ward        Jedinak

Bolasie             Chamakh             Puncheon

Jerome

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