NEIL WARNOCK is hardly averse to a spot of hyperbole, but nobody argued when the veteran manager suggested yesterday that turning his Crystal Palace side from Championship cannon fodder into Premier League hopefuls has been the biggest achievement of his long managerial career.

Burnley 0 Arsenal 2

Burnley 0 Portsmouth 1

Sylvain Distin was the only player who kept his place as Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp made 10 changes for tonight’s Carling Cup third round clash with Burnley at Turf Moor.

Crystal Palace have allowed goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly to leave the club at the end of his contract.

Leeds kept alive their hopes of fending off relegation with goals in each half from Matt Heath and Robbie Blake securing them a deserved win at Elland Road.

Sunderland 0 Crystal Palace 0

Manchester United 2 Aston Villa 1

Aston Villa skipper Gareth Barry will return after a one-match suspension for his red card at Charlton for the FA Cup third-round clash at Old Trafford.

Aston Villa have been given permission by Crystal Palace to play on-loan goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly in Sunday’s FA Cup third-round tie with Manchester United.

Aston Villa 0 Chelsea 0

Aston Villa midfielder Stiliyan Petrov has recovered from his hamstring injury in time for today’s Premiership clash with Charlton.

JERMAIN DEFOE proved the difference as Tottenham extended their White Hart Lane winning streak with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa, leaving manager Martin Jol full of praise for the striker.

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill will assess the fitness of key midfielder Gavin McCann before choosing his side for the St Stephen's Day clash at White Hart Lane.

Two-goal Cristiano Ronaldo's virtuoso performance and a superb strike from Paul Scholes helped put Manchester United's Barclays Premiership title challenge back on track against Aston Villa.

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick will miss today's Premiership clash with Aston Villa amid reports he has an ankle ligament injury that could keep him out for up to a month.

Aston Villa midfielder Gavin McCann is battling to be fit for tomorrow's visit of Premiership leaders Manchester United.

On-loan Crystal Palace goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly will make his Aston Villa debut against Bolton tomorrow evening in the Barclays Premiership.

Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill is hoping Crystal Palace’s Gabor Kiraly will be the answer to his goal-keeping crisis.

Anton Ferdinand has an ankle injury and is a doubt for West Ham’s Barclays Premiership clash against Bolton at the Reebok Stadium.

Training ground injuries robbed Everton of both Phil Neville and Mikel Arteta for the visit of West Ham, although Andrew Johnson returned after a hamstring problem.

West Ham boss Alan Pardew will make a late check on John Pantsil and Yossi Benayoun before Sunday’s clash at Everton.

These are the teams for in today's 3pm Premiership action.

West Ham boss Alan Pardew is likely to field an unchanged team for the home clash with Sheffield United.

Chelsea v West Ham

Crystal Palace 1 Leeds 0. CRYSTAL PALACE boss Peter Taylor wants Clinton Morrison to improve his fitness following the striker’s injury-time winner against Leeds yesterday.

Leicester 2 Crystal Palace 0

Leeds 0 Crystal Palace 1

Brighton 2 Crystal Palace 3

Crystal Palace: Speroni, Borrowdale, Hudson, Fitz Hall, Boyce, Watson, Soares, Hughes, Reich, Freedman, Morrison. Subs: Kiraly, Ward, Black, Andrews, Togwell.

Charlton 2 Crystal Palace 2

Victory inside a frenzied Selhurst Park was vital for both Palace boss Iain Dowie and his old friend and former manager, Southampton’s Harry Redknapp.

Crystal Palace manager Iain Dowie hopes to name an unchanged squad for tomorrow’s crunch Barclays Premiership relegation showdown with Southampton at Selhurst Park.

Newcastle boss Graeme Souness brought back Steven Taylor and Amdy Faye for the Barclays Premiership clash against Crystal Palace as his injury worries eased slightly.

Crystal Palace are in rude health for the final phase of their Barclays Premiership survival bid which begins at Newcastle tomorrow.

Blackburn 1 Crystal Palace 0

Robbie Keane gets a rare start for Tottenham today as they bid to halt Liverpool's Champions League push. See all today's teams below.

Crystal Palace boss Iain Dowie could be boosted by the return of defensive duo Gonzalo Sorondo and Danny Butterfield for tomorrow’s crunch Barclays Premiership relegation clash with Norwich.

Everton 4 Crystal Palace 0

Everton 4 Crystal Palace 0

Middlesbrough welcomed back Mark Viduka, Ray Parlour and George Boateng for today’s Barclays Premiership clash with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Crystal Palace boss Iain Dowie will be forced to shuffle his defence against Middlesbrough tomorrow after losing full-back Emmerson Boyce for at least six weeks with a broken foot.

Chelsea maintained their 11-point lead at the top of the Barclays Premiership but were made to fight for a 4-1 win against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge.