Crystal Palace 0-0 Bolton

Saturday sees the return of Dougie Freedman to his old club for the first time.

Will he stick with the team that won at Premier League Sunderland or will he revert to the team that could only muster a draw at home to Millwall?

He will bring back Bogdan and Kevin Davies and we'll get thumped 4-0.

If sticks with pretty much the same side as Tuesday night then I fancy us to beat them but I won't be surprised to see DF revert back to the side that drew 1-1 with Millwall.

draw

2-2



If any striker is going to be replaced it should be N'gog, not Kevin Davies.

Id be happy with any combination of Sordell, C.Davies and SKD - if we do use two strikers.

442 would be suicide, Palace would over run us in midfield. Play 4231 or 433 and give Sordell his chance.

Im worried we’ll see SKD or Ngog return alongside him though and we’ll struggle.

Sordell and Spearing MUST start IMO. I think we will see CD on the bench too in place of either Afobe or Ngog.

I have a feeling morgan freeman will mastermind a win over this old side but we will still concede (3-1)

I have £50 riding on thsi one with a friend back in Amsterdam - he is a Palace fan.

We have to win and would like it to be 2-0

Just received this off my Palace mate, via FB

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I think we'd do well to even get a point here but hope springs.

Just had a look at Palaces last 10 games...


We have gathered more points than them over that period, didn't realise they were on such a bad run.

Im revising my prediction 1-2 Wanderers.

Agree with Natasha ..... he will change back.

terenceanne wrote:Agree with Natasha ..... he will change back.

There's no change about it - he was resting players in the cup match (in his view)

But don't worry - he'll put out his "first team" aka the usual suspects for Palace.

That is unless he feels that the likes of Lonergan, Vela, Sordell, Spearing and Ricketts actually did enough to be considered for the "first team". Having got our best result since we last won away from home in the premiership, you'd think Dougie might acknowledge their performances but I doubt they'll be used.

1-2 away win.

Lonergan, pratley and Sordell to retain their places.

Vela on the bench Holden not in squad.

Looks like the game could be called off.

It hasn't started snowing here yet, what's it like down near Palace?

Bit of a joke if it is, its not as if they haven't had time to prepare for some frosty weather, its been forecast for like two weeks.

It's snowing and sticking here in Bolton!

The problem that could arise is that if the snow that stuck on monday hasnt yet shifted then another load on top on what is now probably ice could be pretty bad.

However i'm sure they can still get the game on unless it becomes really bad.

It's rough in Norfolk - nobody can move anywhere. London was OK yesterday, but if it gets anything like here the game would be under threat.

Bunch of tarts. There's not a speck of snow in Preston.