Kayal makes everything tick, we need him fully fit for the run-in.
Exactly, which is why I think it was the right decision to rest him today.
Unfortunately setting up 4-5-1 with Stephens, Sidwell AND Crofts in the middle was a bad decision. I would have liked to see a 4-4-2 with Stephens & Sidwell, Hemed starting with Zamora in the absence of Wilson.
Unless injured, Kayal and Murphy should both have started today.