Cost-cutting sees 10 up for axe at Crystal Palace

Neil Warnock will wield the axe at Crystal Palace next Monday with up to 10 senior players set for the chop, writes Andrew Fifield.

Shekfi Kuqi, James Scowcroft. Danny Butterfield, Johannes Ertl, Paul Ifill and John Oster are all likely to be told they can leave Selhurst Park as Palace cut costs.

Warnock, who saw Palace beaten 2-0 at Doncaster, said: "I will talk to the players the day after Sunday's Sheffield United game - there will be more news then."

Watford striker Tommy Smith insists he has heard nothing about a proposed move this summer.

Smith, who has been tracked by Cardiff, hit his 17th goal of the season in Saturday's 3-2 win at Coventry, with Grzegorz Rasiak and Tamas Priskin also on the scoresheet.

Charlton boss Phil Parkinson has vowed to overhaul his relegated side this summer. After losing 1-0 at Derby he said: "We need to add to the squad to have a chance of coming back up."

Queens Park Rangers loanee Adel Taarabt has returned to Tottenham after being told he needs knee surgery. Rangers drew 0-0 with Plymouth and caretaker boss Gareth Ainsworth admitted: "It was a typical end-of-season game."