Match Facts.....Palace v Rovers

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Thought you might find these facts interesting for todays game, lifted from the BBC website.

Crystal Palace will be without captain Paddy McCarthy, who will be out for a fortnight with a groin injury.

Anthony Gardner is a doubt with a back injury and Owen Garvan is suspended, but Darren Ambrose could return after a hamstring strain.

Doncaster are boosted by the return to contention of defenders Adam Lockwood (foot) and Shelton Martis (groin).

Dennis Souza is in contention for his debut, having received international clearance following his recent move.

MATCH PREVIEW

Crystal Palace are one off the bottom of the table and last weekend's defeat against fellow strugglers Sheffield United was another setback for them.

But the Eagles, who have failed to score in eight of their league matches this season, have won their last two home games and shown definite signs of improvement in recent weeks.

They will not expect any favours from in-form Doncaster, who are seventh and are the only team other than unbeaten QPR that have not lost to a team in the bottom half of the Championship.

Forward James Hayter has been particularly ruthless of late, scoring in five consecutive matches for Rovers, who are unbeaten in their last four outings.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• These sides have only met eight times in the league. Palace have failed to score in two of their last four meetings.
   
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• Doncaster secured their first ever away win against Palace - and only their second league victory - over the Eagles with a 3-0 triumph in last season's corresponding fixture.

Crystal Palace

• Palace have lost 11 Championship matches this season and have conceded 35 goals. On both counts, only bottom club Preston have fared worse.

• They have opened the scoring in only six league games - fewer than any other team in the division.

• The Eagles have conceded seven penalties - at least three more than any other Championship side.

• Neil Danns is one goal away from the 50th of his career.

Doncaster

• A win for Doncaster would be the club's 200th, and a goal their 500th, in the second tier.

• Rovers boast the best first-half record in the Championship this season. They have led at the break in nine of their 18 games.

[Dutch Uncle]

Slightly LJs

Although a win would be our 200th in the 2nd tier we have so far scored 855 goals. We have scored 499 of those at home so the comment about the 500th goal has been copied and pasted from last week's home match