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The Bottom Line

Although Town won 3-1 on Tuesday night to get another three points, helping their bid to avoid relegation further, the game was undoubtedly marred by the broken leg of loan striker Martin Pringle. Town have now gone back to the drawing board, with no new faces allowed by the FA until three weeks, much to the disgust of the Grimsby fans. This means that Town have to cope with what they have got up front with Bradley Allen and Michael Boulding expected to provide the goals. A hard task maybe, but the league table has not changed.

A win over Trevor Francis' side on Saturday could mean that Town move out of the bottom three for the first time since 2001- a timely boost at a key stage in the season. Palace meanwhile had hit a rough patch of form before their 4-1 win over Barnsley on Tuesday night, and they will be eager to continue this at Blundell Park.

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Town got thrashed 5-0 the last time they played Palace so Paul Groves and his men will want revenge for the humiliating defeat. This game signalled the start of a woeful spell for the Mariners, which saw them win only one of the next 19 league games! Since then, Palace have stayed in the top half of the table, fighting for a play off spot, but they have swapped managers with Birmingham - Steve Bruce going to St Andrews and Trevor Francis going to Selhurst Park.

Grimsby: Coyne, McDermott, Smith, Groves, Broomes, Pouton (Burnett), Campbell, Willems, Butterfield, Jeffrey, Rowan (Allen).
Subs: Beharall, Boulding and Croudson.  Report

Palace Head-to-Head (66th on The Opposition Ladder).

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This is another winnable match for the Mariners, and if they play to their best, perhaps they will get another three points to help their desperate bid to stay up.

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