West Brom v Crystal Palace

“After a few games I’m sure he’ll be hitting the form which we saw earlier in the season”.

The BBC has confirmed it will broadcast live coverage of the FA Cup sixth-round ties between Everton and Chelsea as well as Reading versus Crystal Palace.

Albion are 14th in the Barclays Premier League table but have won just twice in their last 11 games ahead of the visit of Palace, who Pulis left in August 2014. “One win will settle us”, he said in his press conference.

Emmanuel Adebayor scored his first goal for Palace in that game; meanwhile, winger Yannick Bolasie is pushing for a start after making his first appearance of 2016 as a sub against Spurs.

“West Brom were knocked out by Reading but I am backing them to bounce back for a couple of reasons”.

“Like everybody else they’ll have a moan and a groan if things are not going well but we’re not a club that condone people throwing stuff, especially at their own, and I thought they were wonderful today”.

Pardew’s side have slipped out of European contention after a dismal run of form, which has seen them win one of their last 10 league matches and none for two months. “You can not disguise that there is a little bit of a buzz about the FA Cup, we are in the quarter-finals and we have to use that as a platform to go and win our games in the league”.

The Baggies boss said: “He’s back in the team and that’s what Saido was like past year when I came, a talisman that kept us up”.

Head coach Tony Pulis is hopeful Jonny Evans could play following a hamstring issue but the former Manchester United defender faces a race against time to be fit while Callum McManaman (ankle) and James Morrison (hamstring) remain out.

“It’s a game that’s pivotal to a degree”.