Match Report


Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace     Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion
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Jody InceJ. Ince43
G
1
G
43Carlton SimonsenC. Simonsen
Darius WetherallD. Wetherall45
D
2
D
49Fredrik ByrneF. Byrne
Simon HulmeS. Hulme44
D
captain3
D
48Scott ThirlwellS. Thirlwell
Gareth EvansG. Evans41
D
4
D
46Carl SouthgateC. Southgate
Ben BenjaminB. Benjamin36
D
5
M
58Niccolo BoydN. Boyd
Danilo MarchegianiD. Marchegiani56
M
6captain
M
53Stan SmithS. Smith
Graham BaileyG. Bailey54
M
7
M
50Oleg GascoigneO. Gascoigne
Peter BurgessP. Burgess48
M
8
M
40Morris PriorM. Prior
Gareth VassellG. Vassell44
M
9
M
39Daniel WatsonD. Watson
Jonathan WinterburnJ. Winterburn53
A
10
A
45Eddie MurrayE. Murray
Syd CrooksS. Crooks52
A
11
A
44Alun McManamanA. McManaman
 
Chris WatsonC. Watson47
A
12
D
44Robert LockleyR. Lockley
Eddie DyerE. Dyer45
A
13
A
43Gavin LeeG. Lee
Gilles SmithG. Smith41
M
14
A
42Wes HitchcockW. Hitchcock

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Brighton and Hove Albion in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Brighton and Hove Albion appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Bould.


0.00
Brighton and Hove Albion kick off the first half!
3.01
Graham Bailey flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Winterburn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jonathan Winterburn shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
6.41
Without breaking stride, Danilo Marchegiani plays the ball forward to Jonathan Winterburn. Jonathan Winterburn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fredrik Byrne.
8.46
Gareth Vassell darts forward. Gareth Vassell makes a probing pass to Syd Crooks but he's offside!
18.24
Morris Prior flicks a high ball forward to Alun McManaman who takes it down. Alun McManaman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.42
Darius Wetherall knocks the ball forward to Graham Bailey. Graham Bailey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Syd Crooks. Syd Crooks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.55
Graham Bailey sees a break and surges forward. Graham Bailey tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Carlton Simonsen manages to keep it out.
32.08
Darius Wetherall pushes up the pitch. Darius Wetherall sees Jonathan Winterburn in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonathan Winterburn lofts in a cross ball towards Syd Crooks. With a superhuman jump, Syd Crooks connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
Graham Bailey flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Winterburn collects the pass. Jonathan Winterburn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Carlton Simonsen. Excellent save.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Chris Watson replacing Darius Wetherall. Brighton and Hove Albion appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Crystal Palace kick off the second half!
47.13
Stan Smith makes a probing pass to Eddie Murray. Eddie Murray rushes past Gareth Evans! Eddie Murray muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
48.04
Scott Thirlwell flicks the ball to his team mate, Morris Prior. Morris Prior decides to run forward with the ball. Morris Prior sees Alun McManaman just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some silky footwork from Alun McManaman provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.23
Peter Burgess takes a long throw-in. Danilo Marchegiani hits a low pass to Syd Crooks. Syd Crooks shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
59.45
Graham Bailey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonathan Winterburn. Jonathan Winterburn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carl Southgate.
61.42
Gareth Vassell flicks a high pass forward to Syd Crooks who brings the ball neatly under control. Syd Crooks whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Winterburn. Jonathan Winterburn is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
63.22
Crystal Palace are in full control of this game.
72.33
With some swift thinking, Peter Burgess plays the ball forward to Jonathan Winterburn. Jonathan Winterburn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
73.03
Graham Bailey knocks the ball forward to Syd Crooks. Syd Crooks shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
77.55
Crystal Palace have made 2 substitutions with Eddie Dyer replacing Jonathan Winterburn and Gilles Smith replacing Syd Crooks .
78.62
Daniel Watson threads a neat ball through to Alun McManaman. Alun McManaman knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Eddie Murray is offside!
79.18
Ben Benjamin makes a simple pass to Gareth Vassell. Gareth Vassell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Smith. Gilles Smith controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
81.58
Niccolo Boyd passes the ball forward to Alun McManaman. Alun McManaman threads a neat, attacking ball through to Eddie Murray. Eddie Murray makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Crystal Palace

Brighton and Hove Albion
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.3%
34.7%
Play Area
22.2%
47.2%
30.6%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Graham Bailey of Crystal Palace

Match Ratings
1.Jody Ince (GK)
6
2.Darius Wetherall (DEF)
7
3.Simon Hulme (DEF)
6
4.Gareth Evans (DEF)
6
5.Ben Benjamin (DEF)
6
6.Danilo Marchegiani (MID)
7
7.Graham Bailey (MID)
9
8.Peter Burgess (MID)
6
9.Gareth Vassell (MID)
7
10.Jonathan Winterburn (ATT)
6
11.Syd Crooks (ATT)
6
 
12.Chris Watson (ATT)
6
13.Eddie Dyer (ATT)
6
14.Gilles Smith (MID)
6

1.Carlton Simonsen (GK)
8
2.Fredrik Byrne (DEF)
6
3.Scott Thirlwell (DEF)
7
4.Carl Southgate (DEF)
6
5.Niccolo Boyd (MID)
6
6.Stan Smith (MID)
7
7.Oleg Gascoigne (MID)
6
8.Morris Prior (MID)
8
9.Daniel Watson (MID)
7
10.Eddie Murray (ATT)
6
11.Alun McManaman (ATT)
6
 
12.Robert Lockley (DEF)
0
13.Gavin Lee (ATT)
0
14.Wes Hitchcock (ATT)
0