Match Report
| Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace |  |  | Swindon Town | Swindon Town | ||||||||||||||||
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| Jody Ince | J. Ince |  | 43 | G |  | 1 | | G | 41 | | Dion Powell | D. Powell | |||||||||
| Darius Wetherall | D. Wetherall | | 45 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 42 | | Joe Forbes | J. Forbes | |||||||||
| Simon Hulme | S. Hulme | | 44 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 39 | | Eoin Shields | E. Shields | ||||||||
| Gareth Evans | G. Evans | | 41 | D | | 4 | | D | 37 | | Phil Lineker | P. Lineker | |||||||||
| Ben Benjamin | B. Benjamin | | 36 | D | | 5 | | D | 35 | | Tony Defoe | T. Defoe | |||||||||
| Danilo Marchegiani | D. Marchegiani |  | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Peter Hackworth | P. Hackworth | |||||||||
| Graham Bailey | G. Bailey | | 54 | M | | 7 | | | M | 43 | | Tommy Andrews | T. Andrews | ||||||||
| Peter Burgess | P. Burgess | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 | | Mike Hamilton | M. Hamilton | |||||||||
| Gareth Vassell | G. Vassell | | 44 | M | | 9 | | M | 40 | | Eddie Keegan | E. Keegan | |||||||||
| Jonathan Winterburn | J. Winterburn | | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 46 | | Steven Marr | S. Marr | |||||||||
| Syd Crooks | S. Crooks | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 42 | | Eddie Gardner | E. Gardner | |||||||||
| Chris Watson | C. Watson | | 47 | A | | 12 | | A | 42 | | Jody Griffin | J. Griffin | |||||||||
| Eddie Dyer | E. Dyer | | 45 | A | | 13 | | A | 41 | | Mark Deane | M. Deane | |||||||||
| Gilles Smith | G. Smith | | 41 | M | | 14 | | A | 41 | | George Montague | G. Montague | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Swindon Town. A crowd of 2,534 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Crystal Palace and Swindon Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Summerbell.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Crystal Palace and Swindon Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Summerbell.
0.00
0-0Crystal Palace kick off and get the match underway!
3.06
0-0Phil Lineker barges into Jonathan Winterburn. Phil Lineker is given a warning by the referee! Jonathan Winterburn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.08
0-0Peter Burgess knocks the ball forward to Syd Crooks. Syd Crooks shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
14.02
0-0Simon Hulme flicks a high ball forward to Danilo Marchegiani who takes it down. Danilo Marchegiani flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Winterburn. Jonathan Winterburn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eoin Shields.
20.53
0-0Graham Bailey takes it forward alone. Graham Bailey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
21.30
Jonathan Winterburn hacks Joe Forbes from behind! Jonathan Winterburn is warned by the referee! Joe Forbes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.32
Simon Hulme makes a probing pass to Danilo Marchegiani. Danilo Marchegiani controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonathan Winterburn. Jonathan Winterburn shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
27.49
0-0Gareth Vassell flicks a high pass forward. Syd Crooks controls it well on his chest. Syd Crooks whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Winterburn. Phil Lineker hacks Jonathan Winterburn from behind! Jonathan Winterburn appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
28.16
Mike Hamilton flicks a high pass forward. Steven Marr controls it well on his chest. Steven Marr shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.01
From the throw-in, Simon Hulme picks out Darius Wetherall. Darius Wetherall pushes up the pitch. Darius Wetherall controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Syd Crooks. Syd Crooks knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.05
1-0Danilo Marchegiani kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Crooks. Syd Crooks controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Dion Powell is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
39.42
Joe Forbes flicks a high ball forward to Mike Hamilton who takes it down. Mike Hamilton plays the ball forward to Steven Marr. Steven Marr plays a scrappy one-two with Eddie Gardner and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Steven Marr provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it flies well off target!
40.39
Tommy Andrews flicks the ball to his team mate, Steven Marr. Steven Marr shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
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. Swindon Town appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Swindon Town kick off and get the second half underway!
49.04
Mike Hamilton catches Peter Burgess on the ankles. The referee calls over Mike Hamilton and warns him to calm down! Peter Burgess runs off the knock.
66.08
Eddie Keegan kicks a strong pass forward to Steven Marr. Steven Marr shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
75.13
Eoin Shields knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Andrews. Tommy Andrews hits a low pass to Eddie Gardner. Eddie Gardner finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
77.17
1-0Crystal Palace have made 2 substitutions with Eddie Dyer replacing Jonathan Winterburn and Gilles Smith replacing Syd Crooks .
78.26
Simon Hulme decides to run forward with the ball. Simon Hulme plays the ball forward to Gilles Smith. Gilles Smith tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.16
Phil Lineker flicks a high pass forward. Mike Hamilton controls it well on his chest. Mike Hamilton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steven Marr. Steven Marr controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.04
With imagination, Eoin Shields laces a weighted ball forward to Tommy Andrews. Tommy Andrews takes it forward alone. Tommy Andrews plays a scrappy one-two with Eddie Gardner and advances towards the goal... Tommy Andrews muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.34
Eoin Shields makes a probing pass to Tommy Andrews. Tommy Andrews kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Gardner. Eddie Gardner shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.3%
43.7%
Play Area
26.8%
47.9%
25.4%
Scorers
| Syd Crooks 33 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Syd Crooks of Crystal Palace |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jody Ince (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Darius Wetherall (DEF) | 8 | |
| 3. | Simon Hulme (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Gareth Evans (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ben Benjamin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Danilo Marchegiani (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Graham Bailey (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Peter Burgess (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gareth Vassell (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Jonathan Winterburn (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Syd Crooks (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Chris Watson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Eddie Dyer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Gilles Smith (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Dion Powell (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Joe Forbes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Eoin Shields (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Phil Lineker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Tony Defoe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Peter Hackworth (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Tommy Andrews (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Mike Hamilton (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Eddie Keegan (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Steven Marr (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Eddie Gardner (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jody Griffin (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Mark Deane (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | George Montague (ATT) | 0 | |