Alan Pardew’s reign as West Brom manager began with a tame goalless draw against former club Crystal Palace.
Crystal Palace goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey faces a battle to win his place back against Bournemouth on Saturday.
Wales international Hennessey missed last weekend’s trip to West Brom after pulling up injured during the warm-up.
That forced veteran crowd favourite Julian Speroni to don the gloves, and the 38-year-old excelled in keeping a clean sheet during the goalless draw.
Boss Roy Hodgson confirmed that Hennessey is back in training and available to face the Cherries — but gave no guarantee that…

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Steve Nicol credits Palace’s resolute defence and capitalising on their chances in their 2-1 win over Chelsea.

Former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol lauds the Reds for their thorough home victory over Everton in the Merseyside Derby.
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Goalkeeper: Chelsea had a whole 79 minutes in which to turn around a 2-1 deficit at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday, but try as they might, they just…

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Sam Allardyce says Crystal Palace paid the ultimate price for missed opportunities against Man City.

Steve Nicol evaluates the Prem League relegation battle and predicts who will be stuck in the drop zone come season’s end.

Sam Allardyce says Crystal Palace are quite close to signing Sunderland’s Patrick van Aanholt.
Crystal Palace were knocked out of the FA Cup — a competition in which they reached the final of last season — by Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City by a score of 3-0. Palace’s performance was far from shameful but lacked the cutting edge necessary against a club of City’s stature. While referee Mike Jones could and should have sent Yaya Toure off in the latter stages of the first half, Palace were again bitten by defensive indifference and offensive profligacy. 

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