[The Hawthorns. Saturday March 31. 14:50 GMT.]
Pulis met me at the tunnel mouth.
"Daniel."
"Tony."
"Wins record day."
"If we win."
"You'll find a way through us. I'll make you find a way through us. I'll make it ugly while you find it."
"Cheers, Tony."
One handshake, fast, without looking. He went back to his bench.
The lineup was rotation. Pope in goal. Joel Ward at right-back with Aaron rested for Thursday. Sakho and Dann across the middle. Digne at left-back with Ben rested for Thursday. Mili, Kovačić and Neves in the three. Townsend, Eze and Zaha across the front. Benteke at the top. Aaron and Ben on the bench with their tracksuits on but their game-day faces off. Four days from Salzburg. Sarah had been firm about it on Friday and I had agreed.
The away end was three thousand Palace fans in red and blue. Half of them with handmade Walsh 70 signs.
