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• Roy Hodgson admires Antonio’s versatility • Palace fear West Ham could price them out of move Crystal Palace have made a move for West Ham United’s Michail Antonio, as they look to build on their end-of-season momentum by completing early transfer business. Antonio, 28, can play in wide midfield, up front or even at full-back – versatility that has impressed Roy Hodgson – and the Palace manager would most likely use…

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• Former England Under-21 defender moves to Selhurst Park • Tomkins becomes Palace’s third signing of the summer Crystal Palace have confirmed the signing of James Tomkins from West Ham United for £10m. The former England Under-21 defender, who joined West Ham at the age of seven, did not travel with Slaven Bilic’s squad for their United States tour last week and has signed a five-year contract at Selhurst Park. Related: Crystal Palace to raise bid for Liverpool’s Christian Benteke…

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• Belgium striker is also wanted by West Ham and Juventus • Palace also trigger Andros Townsend’s release clause Crystal Palace have agreed a fee €38m (£31.6m) with Marseille for Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi, with the Premier League club also hopeful of completing deals for France goalkeeper Steve Mandanda and Newcastle’s Andros Townsend. Related: West Ham and Juventus in running to sign Michy Batshuayi from Marseille Continue reading…

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Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has been boosted by the return from injury of several first-team players for Saturday’s visit of West Ham.

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Few expected Crystal Palace and West Ham to be in the top six and the two managers involved have been keen to praise each other's exploits.

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West Ham have a great away record this term, Palace alternate between victory and defeat in their last six home league games and both matches last season saw the away side win 3-1.

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Minute-by-minute report: Join Simon Burnton for all the latest news from the day’s afternoon kick-offs Simon Burnton

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• Sunderland look to extend unbeaten run against Aston Villa • Crystal Palace v Norwich; Fulham v West Ham relegation six-pointers Vito Mannone not only believes history is bunk but he also considers that statistics are there to be confounded. Sunderland’s goalkeeper merely shrugs when people tell him that West Bromwich Albion in 2004-05 are the only Premier League team to have escaped relegation after being bottom of the table at Christmas. “We need to believe something different,” says …

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Minute-by-minute report: Keep up with all the action in today’s 3pm kick-offs with Scott Murray’s updates Scott Murray

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Tony Pulis has had his immediate effect. Crystal Palace, a team apparently bereft of hope a few weeks ago, hoisted themselves off the foot of the table with victory in their new manager’s first home game in charge here and, in an instant, safety is only three points away. Life near the bottom does not seem quite so oppressive in that context. These are very early days for the new man at the helm but, with Cardiff City – currently just outside the cut-off – …

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Marouane Chamakh’s header gave Palace a vital, hard-earned victory which took them off the bottom of the table Rob Smyth

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