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Friday, 20 October 2006 |
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Leicester v Palace preview. Leicester City will hope to continue their unbeaten run against Peter Taylor's Crystal Palace team on Saturday.
The Foxes have picked up several injuries in the last two matches and Rob Kelly will be forced to make at least one change. Gareth Williams was injured during the 2-1 win at Leeds and is certain to miss the match. Matty Fryatt and Patrick McCarthy are also certain to miss out.
Andy Johnson, Darren Kenton and James Wesolowski could also miss the match, due to be played in front of the biggest crowd at the Walkers Stadium so far this season.
Andy Welsh looks set to start for the first time since returning to the club on loan from Sunderland, with Tiatto moving into central midfield alongside Stephen Hughes. Hammond and Hume should continue their productive partnership up front, and the defence is also likely to be unchanged. One possible change could be on the right of midfield, where Josh Low has been ineffective in recent matches. Alan Maybury could come into the team, or even Momo Sylla - both players were involved at Leeds.
Palace boss Taylor is already under pressure from fans who were expecting a promotion challenge this season. After a promising start, with three wins from the first three games, the Eagles have just won two of their last ten and are placed just a point above Leicester in the Championship table. Hopefully by the end of the match we'll be hearing Taylor out chants from home and away fans.
Palace have several injury concerns ahead of the match, one of their players struggling for fitness is James Scowcroft, one of Taylor's big money signings at Leicester. I'm sure Scowcroft will get a warmer reception on his return to Leicester than his manager does.
Betting:
Leicester are favourites with Coral, with odds of 5/4. Palace are 7/4, with the draw 11/5.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 20 October 2006 )
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