Stoke V Crystal Palace - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.Walters set for Potters actionStoke striker Jon Walters could feature in Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash against Crystal Palace despite suffering a fractured cheekbone last weekend.Walters had a routine operation to repair the damage and could play wearing a protective mask but he will be assessed first.Forward Victor Moses (leg) is unlikely to face his former club while defenders Erik Pieters (thigh) and Philipp Wollscheid (groin) will undergo fitness tests.The Potters are looking to bounce back from defeat at West Brom last week and boss Mark Hughes has been impressed his side in training."We're looking to bounce back, we were disappointed with ourselves last time out," he said"Whenever we have had a disappointment in the league this season more often than not we've bounced back very quickly."We have trained really well this week, that is the reaction I want and I want that attitude taking into the game as well."They are a dangerous side, good on the break and have a lot of pace so we will have to deal with that
Our home form is good and I am sure we can get a result."Alan Pardew has written off Crystal Palace's chances of catching Stoke.The Eagles head to the Britannia Stadium on Saturday knowing a fourth away win in five outings would cut the gap on eighth-placed City to six points.It has been some turnaround for Palace, who were in the relegation zone and without a win in eight matches when Pardew took over as manager in January.Last weekend's 3-1 victory over QPR lifted them eight points clear of the bottom three while Stoke's three-game winning run ended in defeat at West Brom.But while Palace fans may be looking up the table following their fine recent form, Pardew still has one eye on the survival battle beneath them."We can't relax," he said
"Two results for one of those bottom teams and it will be very tight again, so we know we still have work to do."Can we catch Stoke? No
They've had a great season under Mark Hughes, they were disappointing last week and they will come recharged for us."It's always difficult at the Britannia, but we are looking forward to this fixture, we are playing well and we will be a test for Stoke."When you've won the way to look is up
If you've lost you look down
All teams go through different phases of form and we're in a good phase, and we want to try to keep that going."You can feel there is a little bit of confidence in the air here after we got a result against QPR and the manner in which we did, but as we all know in this game seven days is a long time in football so we have to produce a performance against Stoke."We have momentum but it's only our second year in the Premier League and that is the most difficult one
We were in trouble, we got ourselves out of it but we have a long way to go before we're like Stoke."Palace have offered their fans free coach travel for the trip and Pardew hopes his side can put on another impressive away performance in front of a bumper crowd."It's a weekend where we're getting all the fans up there for free so we'll have a great following and hopefully we can respond to that," he added."They make a lot of noise up there and it's got a good atmosphere for the home team."They've got some good quality players, some whom I have worked with, so I'm not surprised where they are in the league."Pardew is hoping wingers Wilfried Zaha and Jason Puncheon can shake off the knocks they suffered at QPR
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