Alan Pardew’s instinct will be to protect his players for the club’s second FA Cup final later this month but Crystal Palace, hampered by strains and sniffles, have won only once in 19 games – half the league campaign – and are still not mathematically safe. A point against a Stoke side who have been beaten twice already this season and whose own form has unravelled of late will be enough to guarantee the hosts a third top-flight campaign, and allow them to refocus on Wembley on 21 May. Dominic Fifield
Kick-off Saturday 3pm
Venue Selhurst Park
Last season Crystal Palace 1 Stoke City 1
Referee Kevin Friend
This season G18, Y57, R3, 3.50 cards per game
Odds H 11-10 A 3-1 D 5-2
Crystal Palace
Subs from A McCarthy, Speroni, Kelly, Mariappa, Jedinak, Kaikai, Mutch, Lee, Adebayor, Gayle, Campbell, Bolasie
Doubtful Bolasie (illness), Jedinak (knock)
Injured Zaha (buttock, 21 May), Anderson (leg, Aug), Appiah (knee, Aug), Chamakh (groin, Aug), Hangeland (calf, Aug)
Suspended None
Form DWDDLL
Discipline Y58 R2
Leading scorers Bolasie, Cabaye, Dann, Wickham 5
Stoke City
Subs from Bachmann, Wollscheid, Teixeira, Muniesa, Adam, Ireland, Joselu, Diouf, Shenton
Doubtful Krkic (foot)
Injured Given (groin, 15 May), Wilson (knee, Jun), Butland (ankle, Aug), Johnson (knee, Aug), Afellay (knee, Jan)
Suspended None
Form WDLLLD
Discipline Y46 R3
Leading scorer Arnautovic 11
