Marc Richards is out with a thigh strain and with Danny Cadamarteri not looking like being signed up in time for today's game; it will be a straight choice between Daniel Nardiello and Paul Hayes to partner Tommy Wright upfront. I never thought Id say that!!
Andy Ritchie has threatened changes as The Reds have now lost their last SEVEN away games but the only other change expected is Bobby Hassell for Neil Austin.
Probable Line-Up:
Nick Colgan
Bobby Hassell
Paul Reid ©
Antony Kay
Paul Heckingbottom
Martin Devaney
Sam Togwell
Brian Howard
Michael McIndoe
Daniel Nardiello
Tommy Wright
The Reds travel to Selhurst Park today looking for their first away victory over Palace since the Play-Off Final season of 1999-2000.
Barnsley do have a good record at Crystal Palace however winning 11 of the 23 encounters to Palace's 9.
The last two victories have coincided with two of Barnsley's most successful seasons in recent history.
The win in 2000 by 2-0 saw The Reds head to Wembley for the Play-Off Final and the previous victory, 1-0 was during the Premiership heyday.
That wasn't the last time they triumphed at Selhurst Park however. The Reds defeated Palace's former joint tenants Wimbledon (now MK Dons) 1-0 in the final game of the 2001-2002 season when The Reds were relegated to League One.
The last meeting between the two sides at Selhurst Park came on the 22nd September 2001in Division One. Crystal Palace triumphed 1-0 that day due to a last gasp Aki
Riihilahti goal to leave Barnsley without a single away point.Palace: Clarke ,Popovic ,Vickers ,Mullins ,Jamie Smith ,Rodger (Black ,68 ) ,Riihilahti ,Gray ,Kirovski (Thomson ,80 ) ,Freedman (Rubins ,89 ) ,Morrison
Subs not used: Kolinko, Austin,
Barnsley: Marriott ,Parkin ,Morgan ,Barker ,Regan ,Ward ,Donovan ,Neil (Tinkler ,72 ) ,Barnard ,Gorre (Lee Jones ,71 ) ,Dyer (Sheron ,78)
Subs not used O'Callaghan, Ghent,
Tommy Black and Clinton Morrison are still at Palace today.
After this game Crystal Palace sat in 10th position whilst Barnsley were slumped in 19th.
The two teams met at Oakwell on the 26th February 2002 with Palace thumping The Reds 4-1 to make it 3 defeats on the spin.
Freedman put Palace 1-0 on 29minutes before Bruce Dyer equalised on 41.
Palace took control in the second half however with Riihilahti (56), Akinbiyi(83) and Gray (85) seeing Palace cruise home.
Barnsley: Miller ,Mulligan ,Barker ,Morgan ,Chettle ,Donovan (Crooks ,71 ) ,Jones ,Lumsdon ,Barnard ,Dyer (Rankin ,71 ) ,Sheron
Subs not used: Marriott, Ward, Regan,
C Palace: Clarke ,Jamie Smith ,Fleming ,Murphy ,Austin ,Thomson (Rodger ,89 ) ,Mullins ,Riihilahti ,Gray (Kirovski ,89 ) ,Freedman (Akinbiyi ,83 ) ,Morrison
Crystal Palace were up to 7th after that fine win but poor Barnsley were down in 20th.
Crystal Palace finished the season in a disappointing 10th place with 66 points from 46 games.
Barnsley however had a much worst time finished 23rd with 48 points from 46 games and thus relegated to Division Two.
Onto 2006-2007 and New Palace boss Peter Taylor is under pressure after seeing his side slump to 20th place in the Championship, just 2 points above the relegation zone.
Expectations are high at Selhurst Park after a great last few seasons under Iain Dowie. Palace were promoted to the Premiership through the Play-Offs in 2003-2004. Their stay in the Premiership only lasted one season however and they were defeated in the Championship Play-Offs Semi-Finals by eventual winners Watford last season. The departure of manager Dowie and top scorer Andy Johnson seems to have hit Palace hard and despite starting the season with 3 straight wins, they have now lost their last 4 and haven't won in 8 outings.
Barnsley however aren't faring any better. They have lost their last SEVEN away games and have won just 1 of the last 10 games.
Last time out Palace were beaten 1-0 at home by Stoke City whilst Barnsley were defeated 2-0 at Birmingham.
A win for Palace today could move them up from 20th up to as high as 18th whilst a Barnsley victory could see them leap from 23rd to as high as 21st, in the case of a 6 goal victory over Palace, they would then jump above the Eagles into 20th...
Last 6 Crystal Palace v Barnsley Results:
2001/2002:
26/2/02 Barnsley 1 - 4 Crystal Palace (Division One)
22/9/01 Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Barnsley (Division One)
2000/2001:
20/2/01 Barnsley 1 - 0 Crystal Palace (Division One)
12/9/00 Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Barnsley (Division One)
1999/2000:
15/2/00 Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Barnsley (Division One)
14/8/99 Barnsley 2 - 3 Crystal Palace (Division One)
Overall:
Crystal Palace Wins: 17
Barnsley Wins: 22
Draws: 7
Crystal Palace Goals: 59
Barnsley Goals: 67
Records:
Highest Aggregate 7- Crystal Palace 4 - 3 Barnsley 1995/1996
Highest Crystal Palace score: 4- Barnsley 0 - 4 Crystal Palace 1962/1963
Highest Barnsley score: 5- Barnsley 5 - 2 Crystal Palace 1923/1924
Last 6 2006-2007 Results:
Crystal Palace:
11/11/06 Crystal Palace 0-1 Stoke City (Championship)
4/11/06 QPR 4-2 Crystal Palace (Championship)
31/10/06 Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Crystal Palace (Championship)
28/10/06 Crystal Palace 0-1 Plymouth Argyle (Championship)
21/10/06 Leicester City 1-1 Crystal Palace (Championship)
17/10/06 Crystal Palace 0-2 West Bromwich Albion (Championship)
W:0 D:1 L:5 F:5 A:12 GD:-7 Points: 1
Barnsley:
11/11/06 Birmingham City 2-0 Barnsley (Championship)
4/11/06 Barnsley 3-2 Leeds United (Championship)
1/11/06 Derby County 2-1 Barnsley (Championship)
28/10/06 Barnsley 0-1 Coventry City (Championship)
21/10/06 Sunderland 2-0 Barnsley (Championship)
17/10/06 Barnsley 2-2 Plymouth Argyle (Championship)
W:1 D:1 L:4 F:6 A:11 GD:-5 Points:4
Crystal Palace currently lie 20th in the Coca-Cola Championship with 18 points from 17 games, 3 points above Barnsley who lie 23rd with 15 points from 17 games.
WHO ARE YA!
Full name: Crystal Palace Football Club
Nickname(s): The Eagles (formerly The Glaziers
or The Groundkeepers)
Founded: 1905
Ground: Selhurst Park
Capacity: 26,309
Chairman: Simon Jordan
Manager: Peter Taylor
League: Football League Championship
2005-06: Football League Championship, 6th
Honours
Old Division Two / Division One
Winners: 1978/79, 1993/94
Runners-Up: 1968/69
Play-Off Winners: 1988/89, 1996/97, 2003/04
Winners: 1920/21
Runners-Up: 1928/29, 1930/31, 1938/39
Runners-Up: 1963/64
Third Promotion Place: 1976/77
Runners-Up: 1960/61
Winners: 1991
Records
Record League Victory: 9-0 v Barrow, Division 4, 10 October 1959
Record Cup Victory: 8-0 v Southend United, League Cup Second Round, 25 September 1989
Record Defeat: 0-9 v Liverpool, Division 1, 12 September 1989
Record Cup Defeat: 0-9 v Burnley, FA Cup Round 2 Replay, 10 February 1909
Longest FA Cup run: Final (replay), 1990
Longest League Cup run: Semi-finals, 1995, 2001
Highest League Scorer in Season: Peter Simpson, 46, Football League Division Three South, 1930/31
Most League Goals in Total Aggregate: Peter Simpson, 153, 1930 - 1936
Fastest Hat-tricks: 11 mins. v Grimsby by Dougie Freedman, Division 1, 5 March 1996
Highest Number of League Hat-tricks: 18, by Peter Simpson, 1929 - 1933
Highest Number of Aggregate Hat-tricks: 19, by Peter Simpson, 1929 - 1933
Most Internationals Caps (while at club): Aki Riihilahti, 35 (62), Finland
Most League Appearances: Jim Cannon, 571, 1973 - 1988
Most Appearances (any competition): Jim Cannon, 660, 1973 - 1988
Youngest League Player: Phil Hoadley, 16 years 112 days v Bolton Wanderers, 27 April 1968
Record Transfer Fee Received: £8,600,000 from Everton for Andrew Johnson, May 2006
Record Transfer Fee Paid: £2,750,000 to Strasbourg for Valérien Ismaël, January 1998
Record Attendance: 51,482 v Burnley, Division 2, May 11, 1979
Highest league position 3rd in Division 1 , 1990 - 1991
Man In The Middle:
Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)
Games Referred This Season: 12
Home Wins: 3
Away Wins: 4
Draws: 5
Yellow Cards: 41
Red Cards: 2
Number of Barnsley Matches Officiated: 3:
27/3/04 Swindon 1-1 Barnsley (4yellows 0reds)
25/1/05 Brentford 1-1 Barnsley (6yellows 0reds)
10/1/06 Barnsley 1-0 Gillingham (3yellows 0reds)
Number of Crystal Palace Matches Officiated: 1:
18/3/06 Crystal Palace 2-2 Ipswich (3yellows 1red)
The last Championship match Mr Friend officiated was on the 8th August 2006, a 2-2 draw between QPR and Leeds and he showed 5 yellow cards and 0 reds.