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Burnley v Crystal Palace: match preview

Burnley and Crystal Palace have identical form for their past five league games and both find themselves hovering above the relegation zone on 20 points. Crystal Palace may feel they have the edge with Alan Pardew at the helm, but Sean Dyche will be supremely focused on producing a positive display after capitulating in the FA Cup to Tottenham in midweek. Graham Searles

Kick-off Saturday 3pm

Venue Turf Moor

Last season n/a

Referee P Dowd

This season G15, Y66, R4, 4.7 cards per game

Odds H 17-11 A 9-4 D 23-10

Burnley v Crystal Palace
Burnley v Crystal Palace: probable starters in bold, contenders in light Photograph: xz

Burnley

Subs from Gilks, Vokes, Jutkiewicz, Sordell, Duff, Reid, Kightly, Wallace, Cisak, Lafferty, O’Neill

Doubtful Shackell (calf), Trippier (hamstring)

Injured Taylor (achilles, 31 Jan), Long (knee, Aug), Ward (ankle, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WLLDDW

Discipline Y39 R0

Leading scorer Ings 6

Crystal Palace

Subs from Hennessey, Kettings, Fryers, Hangeland, Boateng, Bannan, Thomas, Mariappa, McCarthy, Guedioura, Doyle, Campbell, O’Keefe, Chamakh, Sanogo

Doubtful Chamakh (hamstring), McAthur (ankle)

Injured Williams (groin, unknown)

Unavailable Bolasie (Afcon), Jedinak (Asia Cup)

Suspended None

Form DLLDDW

Discipline Y36 R3

Leading scorer Jedinak 5

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