Palace, who have taken just three points from the last 24 available, secured a draw with Scott Dann’s goal early in the second half.
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“But no I did not want him at Swansea because I am happy to have Alberto”. “We showed a bit of edginess in our play”.
“We’ve had two good cup wins, but the league win has evaded us”.
“You look at the league table and you know that those bottom clubs are going to start finding some form and start pushing to save themselves”.
“We have to face reality, that is where we are and there is a bit of pressure on us and we need to deal with it”.
But the 54-year-old believes the tough period his side are going through will stand them in good stead come the business end of the campaign. “The feeling gets better”.
Star man Yannick Bolasie will be absent through injury along with James McArthur, Joe Ledley, Bakary Sako and Jason Puncheon, while Connor Wickham is suspended.
Emmanuel Adebayor is not yet ready is not yet ready to start for Palace, but could well make another appearance from the bench this weekend.
Tottenham are the Premier League’s top team in the standings.
Since then Pardew’s side have managed to score just twice in seven outings, a factor which has evidently hindered their chances of putting more points on the board.
Good afternoon and welcome to our coverage of Swansea’s clash against Crystal Palace.
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A run of five defeats in a row has seen Palace slip to 12th and Pardew – touted as a future England manager – lose a little of his silver sheen.
