Can Wolves Bite Where Eagles Dare?

Three draws in a row points to them being due a much needed win, but The Eagles wont be content being mere bystanders in yet another must win match for the former England Manager's side.

On the official site on Friday Glenn Hoddle joked that Selhurst Park was a hard place to go to as he always has trouble finding it, but he knows that the laughs wont be quite so easy to find come three o'clock on Saturday afternoon..

Yesterdays injury roll call was merely adding to a nightmare list of first team absentees that has continued contributed to Wolves stuttering form.

Colin Cameron is doubtful, Jo Lescott has a slight knock, Jody Craddock may be sidelined, and joins strikers Leon, Clarke, Kenny Miller and George Ndah who all face late fitness tests.

On the plus side Rohan Ricketts may make his long awaited return, and both Mark Clyde and Michael Oakes are now available for selection, but with the recently returned from loan Chris Cornes on standby, Hoddle's hands may be tied when he looks at which formation his players will adopt.

For their part Palace are themselves finding preseason billing just as hard to live up to. Equal on points with Wolves, but with two games in hand, Iain Dowie will be hoping the likes of Dougie Freedman, Andy Johnson, Clinton Morrison and winger Marco Reich, possibly back after a hernia operation can help avenge their scrappy 2-1 away to Wolves earlier this year.

There are slight doubts for Dowie over Ben Watson and Fitz Hall's fitness but both defensive Danny's, Granville and Butterfield are definitely ruled out. as is Finnish star Aki Riihilati.

Palace are slight 6-5 favourites to win with Wolves 9-4 to take all the points, but it comes as no surprise to see bookies quoting 15-8 on the sides sharing the spoils in a draw that will help neither side achieve the Holy Grail of a place in next years Barclays Premiership fixture list.