- Tickets for Palace's trip to Stamford Bridge on Saturday, March 19, are now completely sold out. Supporters are also reminded that Palace's game with Arsenal at Highbury on Monday, February 14, is also now completely sold out.

If you do not have a ticket for either of these matches please do not travel to the stadiums.

- England U20 manager John Peacock has named Crystal Palace starlet Gary Borrowdale among a host of Premiership youngsters in his squad for the upcoming international clash with Russia at Charlton Athletic on Tuesday, February 8 (KO 8pm).

Tickets are now on sale and fans should log onto www. TheFA.com and www.cafc. co.uk for further information. Tickets will be priced £3 for adults in advance (£5 on day of game) and £1 for children (U16) and OAPs.

Contact Charlton Athletic FC on 0800 587 1100 or 020 8333 4010 for further details.

- Palace's fourth round Surrey Senior Cup tie against Chipstead has been moved to Tuesday, February 1, kick-off 7.30pm.

- Midfielder Shaun Derry has extended his stay at Nottingham Forest for another month. The 27-year-old initially joined Forest on a one-month loan deal on Boxing Day but new boss Gary Megson has been so impressed by his performances that he asked to keep Shaun until Saturday, February 26.

- We can bring you the great news that former Eagles captain Geoff Thomas is now in remission from leukaemia after his bone marrow transplant a year ago.

- In the event of Arsenal drawing their Fourth Round FA Cup tie with Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, January 29, the replay will be held on Saturday, February 12.

If the replay takes place the Barclays Premiership match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at Highbury on Monday, February 14, will be played on the following night, Tuesday, February 15.

Tickets and travel arrangements will remain valid for this possible new date.

The kick-off will remain at 8pm and the game will also still be shown live on Sky TV.

- In their first game of 2005 the ladies lost an amazing 17-month unbeaten away record dating back to August 2003.

The team that travelled to Brimsdown Rovers to face Enfield had a new look about it as both Kenne Ogunneye and Mary Onianwa made the step up from the reserve team due to regular first team centre forwards Emily Stanghon and Nancy Osuji being both unavailable to play.

They drew 1-1.

Terry Byfield
Communications manager