A crunch match at the bottom of the Championship on Saturday, with Scunthorpe hoping to accomplish a great escape and remain in the second flight for the second season running.

The Iron have struggled since Nigel Adkins left for Southampton, although Alan Knill was recently appointed manager and watched his team thrash champions-elect QPR during his first match in charge.

Tuesday’s 2-0 reverse against Reading was a setback, although United still have an outside chance of surviving, with Victor Chandler (£25 free bets) making them 4/1 chances to collect a crucial three points at Selhurst Park this weekend.
Crystal Palace are the team that Scunthorpe have to overhaul to stand any chance of survival, with the Eagles six points ahead of their opponents with five games of the season remaining.

Dougie Freedman’s side picked up an unlikely point at Leicester on Tuesday and know that three points from this match would make them virtually safe, with Betfred going 5/6 about the home side doing the business.

It is sure to be a tense affair, although Palace are proving hard to beat on home soil and can be backed at 13/2 (William Hill) to win 1-0 and 15/2 (Hills – £25 free betting) to win by a 2-1 scoreline.

Sean Scannell scored his first goal of the season at the Walkers Stadium on Tuesday and he could be a spot of value at 11/1 (Victor Chandler – £25 free bet) to score the first goal of this match, with James Vaughan available at 11/2 with the same firm.