Pardew said: “Speroni will play”.
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“Everything can happen very fast and that is no problem”.
The striker was brought in by boss Alan Pardew over the winter on a short-term deal until the end of the season.
The visitors will be missing Joe Ledley for the trip to Southampton after the Wales midfielder fractured his fibula.
“With the win at the weekend, it wonderful how different the table looks, we even have an outside chance of finishing in the top 12 – it just means we can look forward to the final more”.
“[We need to focus on ourselves] and finish the season like we have in the last few months and then it’s really time to enjoy, but not before Sunday afternoon”. I’m sure [Wales manager] Chris [Coleman] will be desperate for him.
He said: “It has been a tense time, we were not secure in the Premier League until Saturday, and I was in a much better place when I woke up on Sunday morning, there is no doubt about that”.
“He was disappointed, but he’s a strong character”.
Koeman has no new injury or suspension worries, with Sadio Mane – who missed Southampton’s 2-1 win over Tottenham last weekend due to illness – available.
Joe Ledley is out after fracturing his leg against Stoke last weekend, while Yohan Cabaye and Wilfried Zaha are nursing minor injuries.
– Crystal Palace have failed to win their past 10 away league games (D5, L5).
Croydon town hall is to be decked out in the colours of Crystal Palace in support of the team ahead of their first FA Cup final in 26 years. It’s pointless not resting players, they only get in a cup final once in a blue moon.
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Power was a mainstay in the Wigan midfield which comfortably claimed the League One title this season, scoring six goals as well as providing eight assists and as a result, the former Tranmere star is said to have caught the attention of Pardew.
