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Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has given a hint that one of his winter signings, Keshi Anderson will be included in the squad for Saturday's trip to Leicester City.

The 19-year-old joined Palace on deadline day from Barton Rovers, and though he has no direct links with Nigeria, sharing the same name with erstwhile Super Eagles Stephen Keshi has seen many generate so much interest in the youngster who before now was playing in Southern League Division One Central – seven tiers below the top flight.

The striker has scored 19 goals for Rovers this season and a six-minute hat-trick against Palace in a trial match for Brentford convinced Pardew to make his move.

"Six minutes isn't bad is it? He's just got a chance, that's what it is," the Palace manager said.

"It's an opportunity for him, he trained with us today and I've put him in the squad for Saturday. It'll be good experience for him to come to see what goes on and his headlights are still full on.

"I told him to forget where he has come from, to forget about the fee. He's now a Crystal Palace footballer and he'll be classed the same as Jordon Mutch who has cost £4.5m.

"Keshi is a player that came to our attention very late – there was a little bit of interest in him from other clubs. He played against us and just caught our eye.

"It's a great opportunity for him and a similar route that I took myself (joining Palace from non-league) so he'll have great, sympathetic eyes from me looking for him to progress."

Palace suffered a lone goal defeat at home last weekend against Everton and they will hope to shake that off to record a good result over Leicester who are currently bottom of the log.

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