Manager: Alan Smith.

Ground: Selhurst Park

Nickname: Eagles.

Current league position: 23rd.

Players in: Neil Ruddock, Mikael Forsell (loan), Tommy Black, Julian Gray, Andrejs Rubins, Aleksandras Kolinka, Jamie Pollock, Craig Harrison, Andy Morrison (loan) Steve Staunton (loan).

Players out: Nicky Rizzo, Andy Linighan.

Last season v Wanderers: Claus Jensen's fabulous 25-yard shot, eight minutes from time, was the highlight of Wanderers' 2-0 November win at the Reebok. It killed off Palace hopes of rescuing a point after Eidur Gudjohnsen had opened the scoring in the 64th minute. Wanderers finished the return match at Selhurst Park in March with just nine men - Mike Whitlow and Gudni Bergsson being sent off for second bookable offences - but still managed to hold on for a scoreless draw.

Last match: Palace 0, Grimsby 1.

How they lined up: Kolinka; Smith, Staunton, Andy Morrison, Harrison (sub 75 mins Gray); Black, Pollock, Mullins (sub 61 mins Rodger), Rubins; Freedman, Forsell (sub 58 mins Clinton Morrison).

Top scorer: Tommy Black - 4.

Danger man: Sam Allardyce was disappointed when Chelsea's young Finland striker Mikael Forssell preferred to stay at Palace on a long-term loan rather than join the Reebok ranks. He hasn't made much of an impact this season and was linked this week with a move to German club Bayer Leverkusen. But the power and the potential are there and he could explode at any time.

Last six results: Sheffield Utd (home) lost 1-0, Preston (away) lost 2-0, Birmingham (away) lost 2-1, Fulham (away) lost 3-1, Portsmouth (home) lost 3-2, Grimsby (home) lost 1-0.

Coming up: Tuesday, Oct 31 - Leicester (away) Worthington Cup 3rd rnd; Saturday, Nov 4 - Sheffield Wed (home) Div One.