When Eric Cantona of Manchester United did his amazing Kung-fu kick on an obnoxious Crystal Palace supporter seventeen years ago this month, I was there. By chance I was also an eye-witness thirty-five years earlier when United's goalkeeper Harry Gregg spectacularly whacked a spectator at Luton Town in April, 1960, knocking him to the ground.

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Prior to the start of the season you probably couldn't have picked two Championship sides with more diametrically opposed expectation levels than Crystal Palace and West Ham. While Saturday's visitors to Selhurst Park were widely tipped to bounce straight back up into the top flight, the home team were fearful of exiting the division in the opposite direction - and with some justification, having

Los partidos correspondientes a los octavos de final de la Copa de la Liga se disputarán entre el 25 y 26 de octubre. Manchester United enfrentará a un equipo de la cuarta divisón. Se destacan: Wolves – Manchester City, Everton – Chelsea, Stoke – Liverpool y Arsenal – Bolton

• Wolverhampton Wandereres – Manchester City (Molineaux Stadium)
• Cardiff City – Burnley (Cardiff City Stadium)
• Blackburn Rovers – Newcastle (Ewood Park)
• Arsenal – Bolton (Emirates)
• Stoke City – Liverpool (Britannia Stadium)
• Aldershot Town – Manchester United (Recreation Ground)
• Crystal Palace – Southampton (Selhurst Park)
• Everton – Chelsea (Goodison Park)

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I'll never forget the night of January 25th, 1995.

For anyone looking at the emotionless match summary, it'd prove a difficult task to find what was so extraordinary and unforgettable about the Premier League match that took place that evening. On a cold night at Selhurst Park, London, Crystal Palace and Manchester United played out a dreary 1-1 draw (Southgate 80′, May 56′) in the 94/95 season which ended so disappointingly for the Reds.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is preparing a double raid on Crystal Palace for hot prospects Wilfried Zaha and Jon Williams.
Anfield scouts have been monitoring Zaha during his first full season for Palace and Dalglish has had glowing reports about the 18-year-old striker, who is also interesting Arsenal, Tottenham and Newcastle.

Palace's plans are for a 25,000-seat stadium, which could be expanded to a capacity of 40,000, and includes provision for an indoor aquatics and sports complex as well as a community sports facility on the present Crystal Palace National Sports Centre site in Bromley.

"The most difficult challenge of my life". That was how Dougie Freedman described the task facing him after Crystal Palace's latest heavy away defeat at Swansea which kept his beloved Eagles deep in the relegation mire. The 36-year-old is a legend in these parts of South London but there is no denying the uphill battle ahead for the Scotsman in what is sure to be a challenging introduction into football management.