da spicy bet: Crystal Palace shared important travel details for supporters ahead of Saturday’s clash with Aston Villa on their official Twitter channel on Thursday evening, and the club’s post has duly had plenty of Eagles and Villa fans talking.
da dobrowin: The Eagles are yet to lose at Selhurst Park under Patrick Vieira and will be hoping to continue that run when they host Steven Gerrard’s side on Saturday afternoon. A win could lift Palace up into sixth in the Premier League on 19 points, with referee Michael Salisbury set to take charge of his first top-flight fixture.
However, the club have urged fans to arrive at the stadium with plenty of time to spare, as train disruptions are expected. Trains to Selhurst and Thornton Heath stations will be limited prior to the game due to engineering works, and they will be shut following the fixture.
Palace fans react
Palace posted all the essential information on their website and shared details on Twitter. Here is what these disgruntled Eagles supporters had to say in reply, with one labelling it as ‘important news’ for those whose travel plans could be disrupted.
“Ridiculous, it will be chaos, you have Palace fans like me, Villa wanting to get to the ground, Leeds on the way to Brighton, what bright spark decided this weekend to take place”
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“Do it at night! Ridiculous doing it on Saturday.”
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“Grim”
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“Important news people!!!! Those buses will be packed!!!”
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“This will be fun”
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“Great planning as usual from the train companies”
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