French side Nancy have pulled out of next month's friendly with Crystal Palace because they don't want to catch swine flu.

The Ligue 1 club was due to visit Selhurst Park on Sunday, August 2, in what would have been the Eagles final pre-season game before the Championship begins six days later.

However, they have now pulled the plug on their entire UK tour because of concerns over the illness.

Instead, the Eagles will play League One side Gillingham at Selhurst Park at 2pm, ending a week of fixtures in south London for the Gulls.

On Tuesday, July 28, they travel to Bromley before facing Croydon Athletic at the KT Stadium two days later.

The match at Selhurst Park will be their first visit to the ground since 2004, when Danny Butterfield scored the only goal as Palace came away 1-0 winners despite Mark Hudson's 48th minute red card.