Neil Warnock is throwing his Crystal Palace youngsters in at the deep end when he takes his side to Watford in the FA Cup third round.Warnock has used his talented teens sparingly in the Championship, but plans to unleash them all at once at Vicarage Road.

Sean Scannell, a reported target for Manchester City, 15-year-old John Bostock, Lee Hills and Ryan Hall are all in line to play against the Hornets.

Full-back Danny Butterfield limped out of Saturday's draw against Norwich with a groin injury and is a doubt, so Jose Fonte (thigh) could return to the backline.

Fellow defender Tony Craig is still recovering from shoulder surgery and midfielder Mark Kennedy is out with Achilles trouble.

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