Good afternoon, everybody, and welcome to today's LIVE coverage of Crystal Palace v Aston Villa. Both teams have an equal number of games played; both have an equal number of points; and where Palace's goal difference is -16, Villa's is -13. It should be a tightly-fought contest, one would think - but then the visitors are without several senior players, including their leading scorer, Christian Benteke.
Premier League / Matchday 34
Selhurst Park / 12.04.2014
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Updated 12/04/2014 at 15:59 GMT
41'
Delph and Puncheon duel down the right, but the Palace players gets the ball in to Bolasie. Simple for Guzan to claim.
39'
Chamakh and Bolasie get in each other's way as they both go up for Mariappa's cross at the far post. It's out for a goal kick.
36'
Crystal Palace are calling for a penalty, but Howard Webb isn't interested, and I have to say that would have been a rather harsh decision had he pointed to the spot. Bolasie feels he was checked by Grant Holt, but the contact looked minimal at best.
35'
And Ledley is fouled now by Westwood - but now only about 35 yards from goal. This free kick might be somewhat more dangerous.
34'
El Ahmadi has a little clash with Joe Ledley, and Palace get a free kick on the edge of their box.
31'
Grant Holt finds himself out on the wing, and crosses it back to Westwood on the edge of the area. He lets fly - but it's blocked by Delaney.
30'
Paul Lambert and Tony Pulis are both attempting to rally their troops from their respective technical areas.
29'
Another hopeful ball forward from Delph. Straight to Speroni, mind.
27'
Delph has got the studs of Mariappa up his ankle. Nasty but clumsy, and the Palace player gets a scolding from referee Webb.
26'
Agbonlahor decides to try to stretch his legs with a run down the left, but Jedinak sticks a foot in.
23'
Good ball in from Ashley Westwood towards Grant Holt, but the striker gets the foul given against him for his challenge on Mariappa.
23'
Villa continue to pass it round nicely as Palace are trying to settle back down after that early enforced change.
21'
It's back in towards Clark and Agbonlahor, and it's bobbling towards the goal-line - but no Villa players want to attack it and for a moment it looks like no Palace players want to clear it either. Jerome hoofs it out of danger.
20'
Villa finally secure the game's first corner, taken by Westwood and cleared by Chamakh. The ball back in from Lowton is looking for the head of Clark and Delaney puts it out for another corner.
19'
Dangerous-looking ball in from Ron Vlaar, cleared by Puncheon.
18'
Dikgacoi finally concludes his limp off as Palace reorganise themselves.
17'
Dikgacoi has picked up an injury to his left foot, and the trainer is attending to him on the pitch as Chamakh gets himself ready as quickly as possible to make his 100th appearance in English football.
16'
Chamakh, on the bench for Palace, is warming up already. Could we be in for a change already?
15'
Fabian Delph won't want to be reminded of that attempted pass - it looked like he was trying to switch it from the right to the left flank but it ballooned massively into touch.
14'
Bolasie gets into the box from the left, and Jason Puncheon, in the middle, can't get to the ball in because Ryan Bertrand is in the way.
14'
A brief interlude as we have to change the match ball.