Andy Drury returns to the Town side in place of Guirane N’Daw as new manager Mick McCarthy takes charge of the Blues for the second time at Crystal Palace this evening (KO 8pm). The Senegalese international, who was forced off with cramp late in the 1-0 victory at Birmingham on Saturday, is included amongst the subs.

McCarthy may switch his otherwise unchanged side from Saturday’s 4-4-2 to a 4-5-1 to match Palace’s usual formation. The Eagles have their new boss Ian Holloway in charge for the first time.

Former Blues Damien Delaney and Owen Garvan are in the Palace starting line-up, while keeper Lewis Price and one-time Town academy schoolboy Stuart O'Keefe are on the bench. Full match preview here.

Town: Henderson, Edwards (c), Chambers, Higginbotham, Cresswell, Martin, Reo-Coker, Drury, Wellens, Murphy, Campbell. Subs: Loach, Smith, Mohsni, N'Daw, Emmanuel-Thomas, Scotland, Chopra.

Crystal Palace: Speroni, Ward, Ramage, Delaney, Parr, Dikgacoi, Jedinak (c), Bolasie, Garvan, Zaha, Murray. Subs: Price, Blake, Easter, Moxey, O'Keefe, Appiah, Moritz

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irishtim added 19:16 - Nov 6 Cmon lads. Give it 100% & we will always support ye.
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StuartBrett8 added 19:18 - Nov 6 N'Daw is a big miss... but still keeping the faith COYB!!
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nobbyclark added 19:19 - Nov 6 Will be listening from New Zealand. Not expecting much in terms of a result....... But you never know!! Blue Armmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :))
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jas0999 added 19:20 - Nov 6 No surprise considering N'Daw had problems with cramp after Saturday. Drury is not my favourite player by any means - but what he lacks in ability, he will give 110%!. Good luck lads, but am not expecting much from this one.
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thebeat added 19:36 - Nov 6 a draw would be tremendous.come on boys 110%
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bluefeast added 19:45 - Nov 6 Weve got a great a crowd here , buzzing
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jlcollins added 19:51 - Nov 6 I think 2 . 1 to town. N`Daw a loss, but im keeping the faith. COYB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dissboyitfc added 20:03 - Nov 6 i will be pleased with a clean sheet, DJ cambell is our leading scorer with 3 goals, we need clean sheets! Gonna be tough tonight. COYB
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bluefeast added 20:22 - Nov 6 doing ok at the moment all fairly even
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Dissboyitfc added 20:26 - Nov 6 DAM, oh well, we will just have to come from behind...COYB
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bluefeast added 20:29 - Nov 6 yes 1.0 down no clean sheet and dury is a weak link against a hugry palace midfield sadly COYB
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StuartBrett8 added 20:30 - Nov 6 Remember chap's we have a manager who know's what he's doing, sitting on the bench looking bored isn't in BIG Mick's DNA COYB!!
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bluefeast added 20:31 - Nov 6 we need to impose ourselves and create some chance ,dury cant create tackle or score. He is our stand out weak player tonight ,plenty of running but so does the squits ffs
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bluefeast added 20:34 - Nov 6 i tell you what dougie freedman put together one hell of a side for less than 800k. They are a class act for sure. Plus they are really up for this.
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bluefeast added 20:36 - Nov 6 we seem laboured again. There are one or two that are clearly low on confidence COYB
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bluefeast added 20:38 - Nov 6 NOTE cHARLTO FIGHTING FOR THERE LIVES ,THEY WERE 2.0 DOWN TO cARDIF AND HAVE COME BACK TO 2.2.wE NEED SOME GUTS
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footyblue added 20:43 - Nov 6 @bluefeast get off of here and get behind the team.......................................
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bluefeast added 20:46 - Nov 6 FOOTYBLUE ,I am at the match and very much behind the team. Im telling it as it is . We are 2nd best ,and if you were here you would see what i see. That Palace have a better side and that it was put together for 800k ,weve spent millions ,and are no where near as good . However , if we score next its game on. If they do its lights out
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bluefeast added 20:47 - Nov 6 we have woken up in the last 10 mins and put them under some pressure.
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Dissboyitfc added 21:14 - Nov 6 Ground hog day.
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bluefeast added 21:19 - Nov 6 Yes it is indeed. Zaha running riot at our fragile defence. I have to say what ever the press write , the gulf is massive , absolutely massive between the two sides. This is not MMs fault but our team is very poor looking.
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Dissboyitfc added 21:21 - Nov 6 3 penalties , we are just a jinxed side it seems , oh well done henderson.
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bluefeast added 21:23 - Nov 6 Charlton were 2.0 down and have scored five on the trot. We have not goals in this side. Thank god we have a manager now who will buy the correct types and build a team. This is an embarressment, and thank god we wont see a number of these again. Ive spent alot of money getting to this game. Gutted. COYB ffs stand up and be counted.
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Dissboyitfc added 21:25 - Nov 6 At least MM knows just how big this job is, if he didnt know already..
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bluefeast added 21:26 - Nov 6 Garvan is taking the piss out of us. Every player clearly under instruction to run at us by holloway. Its terrible to watch how weak we are,the defence has no protection and are so exposed. Im telling you this drury is lost absolutely lost at this level.
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