Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has had his players training at Selhurst Park in the hope of exploiting a set-piece advantage over Queens Park Rangers in Saturday 's lunchtime kick-off . Palace ’ s home form this season is the second worst in the Barclays Premier League , with bottom-side Leicester City the only club worse than them on home turf . The Selhurst Park pitch has been re-laid twice this season , and with Pardew admitting the surface ‘ isn ’ t perfect ’ , he has called his players into the stadium that they face QPR in on Saturday to practice their dead-ball routines . Alan Pardew admits Crystal Palace have been training at Selhurst Park ahead of their match against QPR . Since taking over at Palace , Pardew has helped take the south London club up the Premier League . ‘ Our home form is something that we ’ re focusing on , ’ Pardew said . ‘ Really , we ’ ve done enough to stay in the division away from home already but our home form doesn ’ t reflect what it should be . ‘ Our stadium needs to be rocking tomorrow and if we want to keep it where it is in terms of that support , you ’ ve got to give them wins . ‘ We ’ re a good set-play team so we ’ ve been getting used to the co-ordinates here and the environment to make sure our set-plays are on the money tomorrow . QPR will be desperate for points at Selhurst Park on Saturday lunchtime , after seven defeats in their last eight . Chris Ramsey has endured a difficult start to life in the managerial hot-seat at Loftus Road . ‘ This new pitch is good , but it ’ s not perfect . The Premier League pitches don ’ t really get relaid during the season , they ’ re perfect , so it ’ s very unusual for us to have to do that . I can ’ t say it ’ s as good as Arsenal ’ s , Swansea ’ s or Newcastle ’ s , because it isn ’ t. ’ And Pardew sees Palace ’ s game against QPR as being more important for the visitors than his side , even though he admits both are still in a relegation scrap . ‘ It ’ s an important game , ’ he said . ‘ Probably more important for QPR than us , with where they are , those three teams down the bottom ( QPR , Burnley and Leicester ) really need a quick win to get them in touch again so it ’ s a huge game for them – probably must-win . Palace 's away form has been impressive , but Pardew admits they need to improve their fortunes at home . The Selhurst Park pitch has been relaid twice this season , and is not as impressive as other top flight clubs . ‘ For us , we just need to make sure we pick up points or pick up wins when we can and we ’ ll be ok. We have a cushion at the moment but it can be easily eroded with a defeat tomorrow so we need to make sure that we ’ re on our metal. ’ Palace , with 30 points , are currently eight points clear of third-bottom QPR but Pardew still believes it will require a further 10 before his side are sure of staying up .
Crystal Palace face Queens Park Rangers at Selhurst Park on tomorrow . Palace have been training at Selhurst Park in preparation for the game . Alan Pardew said that Palace are ' a good set-play team so we ’ ve been getting used to the co-ordinates ' at Selhurst Park . QPR are desperate for a win after seven defeats in their last eight . CLICK HERE for all the latest Crystal Palace news .