By Aston
February 2 2007

STB brings you team news, manager previews, betting odds and officials ahead of Towns game against Crystal Palace tomorrow (KO 3:00pm).

Palace could be with out midfielders Stuart Green and Paul Ifill who were both injured against Sunderland in midweek.

 

Palace manager Peter Taylor: “Jim will have learnt a lot this year as a new manager and he's got some good players there, they are a very good footballing team and I was speaking to Roy Keane after the game on Tuesday as they played them last and he said they played 4-5-1 there as they did at Stoke.

 

“They will play a lot of football though and they have some very good footballers in the midfield so it's going to be a hard day for us.

 

“We have to match them every way we can in midfield because if we don't they can out pass you.”

 

Town manager Jim Magilton has Alex Bruce available after he completed his two game suspension and he could replace Richard Naylor in the centre of defence alongside Fabian Wilnis with David Wright at right back. Jason De Vos is missing with a cracked metatarsal and Sito has become a father over night so won’t be travelling with the squad nor will Gavin Williams who has a pelvic injury. Alan Lee is also a doubt.

 

Town squad: Bruce, Casement, Clarke, Garvan, Harding, Haynes, Lee, Legwinski, Naylor, O'Callaghan, Peters, Price, Richards, Roberts, Supple, Walters, Wilnis, Wright.

 

Town manager Jim Magilton: no pre-match thoughts currently available

 

Betting Odds (found using Sportsnetwork Odds Checker):

Crystal Palace: 1/1

Draw: 9/4

Town: 57/20

 

Referee: M Atkinson

Assistants: P Norman and P Sharp

Fourth Official: R Lee

 

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