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​Palace defender Tomkins happy to sacrifice central pairing for full back gig

James Tomkins says he is happy to continue playing at right-back after switching from centre-back in the 3-0 win against Southampton on Saturday and helped Palace keep their first clean sheet of the season.

Tomkins said: "I will play anywhere for the team. I have played there before with West Ham but to play there for the first time this year is still a little bit different.

"Physically it is a lot more different than playing centre-back."

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