Match Report


Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace     EvertonEverton
John DiffeyJohn Diffey Aleksandar Nikolov Aleksandar Nikolov
Youssouf Olivier SiéY. Olivier Sié84
G
1
G
78Lefteris KipourosL. Kipouros
Sebastian SegarraS. Segarra70
D
2
D
72Alan ThomsonA. Thomson
Wagneau BourgoisW. Bourgois75
D
3
D
71Jakob BirkwaldJ. Birkwald
Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma76
D
4
D
73Callum GoughC. Gough
Alec BoothA. Booth72
D
5
M
82Jacob JessJ. Jess
Jose CaballeroJ. Caballero78
M
6
M
76Dale DrakeD. Drake
Sylvain JeffersS. Jeffers85
M
7
M
79Wladimiro ScarpiW. Scarpi
Marcel BirnbaumM. Birnbaum85
M
8captain
M
76John CaldwellJ. Caldwell
Shota HillS. Hill76
A
9
A
77Romero P. VegaR. Vega
Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk76
A
10
A
75Eoin RowettE. Rowett
Ighli CucciariI. Cucciari83
A
captain11
A
76Richard ThomsonR. Thomson
 
Ugo SmitheU. Smithe68
D
12
D
71Ian DuberryI. Duberry
Hugo MorenoH. Moreno81
M
13
M
78Gary SounessG. Souness
Simon GilchristS. Gilchrist71
A
14
A
73Jody BenjaminJ. Benjamin

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Everton. A crowd of 20,374 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Everton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Wilcox.


0.00
Everton kick off and get the first half underway!
2.03
Jose Caballero flicks a high pass forward. Ighli Cucciari controls it well on his chest. Ighli Cucciari whips in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk connects with a diving header. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
3.19
Dale Drake runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Dale Drake finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
8.38
Ighli Cucciari sees Hryhoriy Oliynyk in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hryhoriy Oliynyk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.19
Wladimiro Scarpi passes the ball forward to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess chips the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Vega. Romero P. Vega tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
10.47
Marcel Birnbaum controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shota Hill. Shota Hill knocks in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk connects with a diving header but is denied by Lefteris Kipouros. Excellent save.
12.36
With intelligent imagination, Callum Gough picks a pass forward to Dale Drake. Dale Drake picks a pass forward to Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.57
John Caldwell flicks a high pass forward to Richard Thomson who brings the ball under control. Richard Thomson runs straight at the defence! Richard Thomson strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Youssouf Olivier Sié reads it well. Well saved!
16.14
Dale Drake catches Roberto Quaresma on the ankles. The referee calls over Dale Drake and shows him a yellow card! Roberto Quaresma stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.50
Hryhoriy Oliynyk kicks a strong pass forward to Shota Hill. Shota Hill knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lefteris Kipouros who gathers it comfortably.
26.17
Wagneau Bourgois flicks a high pass forward. Hryhoriy Oliynyk controls it well on his chest. Hryhoriy Oliynyk controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Lefteris Kipouros manages to gather it.
28.40
Sylvain Jeffers threads a neat ball through to Jose Caballero. Jose Caballero threads a neat ball through to Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.25
Jakob Birkwald controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Caldwell. John Caldwell plays the ball forward to Romero P. Vega. Romero P. Vega runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Romero P. Vega provides some space. He shoots at goal. Youssouf Olivier Sié gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
32.18
Wladimiro Scarpi advances with the ball. Wladimiro Scarpi plays a scrappy one-two with Eoin Rowett and advances towards the goal... Wladimiro Scarpi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
33.01
Wagneau Bourgois brings the ball forward. Wagneau Bourgois skips past Jakob Birkwald! Wagneau Bourgois strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
36.12
Sylvain Jeffers flicks the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Caballero. With a superhuman jump, Jose Caballero connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
38.29
Shota Hill knocks the ball forward to Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
44.29
Wagneau Bourgois brings the ball forward. Wagneau Bourgois knocks the ball forward to Shota Hill. Shota Hill shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Ugo Smithe replacing Roberto Quaresma and Simon Gilchrist replacing Shota Hill. Everton appear unchanged since the first half. The Crystal Palace players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Crystal Palace kick off!
47.26
Jose Caballero flicks a high pass forward to Hryhoriy Oliynyk who brings the ball neatly under control. Hryhoriy Oliynyk flicks a high pass forward. Simon Gilchrist controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Simon Gilchrist provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
48.00
Wladimiro Scarpi knocks the ball to his team mate, Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett makes a probing pass between the defence to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess rockets a shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
49.24
Showing composure, Marcel Birnbaum plays the ball forward to Sylvain Jeffers. Sylvain Jeffers shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
54.22
Wagneau Bourgois flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Birnbaum holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcel Birnbaum sees Simon Gilchrist in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Gilchrist shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
57.39
Dale Drake sees space and advances. Dale Drake knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.45
Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Hugo Moreno replacing Marcel Birnbaum .Everton have made 3 substitutions with Ian Duberry replacing Jakob Birkwald, Gary Souness replacing Jacob Jess and Jody Benjamin replacing Richard Thomson .
61.49
Alan Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Rowett controls it well on his chest. Eoin Rowett sees Romero P. Vega in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Romero P. Vega flicks the ball to his team mate, Wladimiro Scarpi. Wladimiro Scarpi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
63.12
Ighli Cucciari barges into Gary Souness. Ighli Cucciari is warned by the referee! Gary Souness hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.16
Ugo Smithe takes it forward alone. Ugo Smithe flicks a high pass forward. Ighli Cucciari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ighli Cucciari knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lefteris Kipouros who gathers it comfortably.
75.23
Jody Benjamin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dale Drake. Dale Drake lofts in a cross ball towards Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Great save!
77.56
Jose Caballero comes in with a late challenge on Jody Benjamin. The referee calls over Jose Caballero and shows him a yellow card! Jody Benjamin stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.09
Eoin Rowett comes in with a late challenge on Sebastian Segarra. The referee brings Eoin Rowett to one side and gives him a warning! Sebastian Segarra runs off the knock.
83.52
Alan Thomson passes the ball forward to Wladimiro Scarpi. Wladimiro Scarpi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dale Drake. Dale Drake shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Youssouf Olivier Sié.
85.22
Wladimiro Scarpi takes a quick corner, playing it short to Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Youssouf Olivier Sié gets down and covers it.
87.33
Wladimiro Scarpi hits a low pass to Romero P. Vega. Romero P. Vega shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Youssouf Olivier Sié!
89.29
Ian Duberry flicks a high pass forward. Wladimiro Scarpi collects the pass. Wladimiro Scarpi flicks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Vega. Romero P. Vega edges inside the box! Romero P. Vega strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
90.00
Dale Drake controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Eoin Rowett provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Crystal Palace

Everton
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
11
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.7%
55.3%
Play Area
27.1%
45.9%
27.1%

Scorers
Sylvain Jeffers 49
Eoin Rowett 91

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Youssouf Olivier Sié of Crystal Palace

Match Ratings
1.Youssouf Olivier Sié (GK)
9
2.Sebastian Segarra (DEF)
6
3.Wagneau Bourgois (DEF)
7
4.Roberto Quaresma (DEF)
6
5.Alec Booth (DEF)
6
6.Jose Caballero (MID)yellow card
6
7.Sylvain Jeffers (MID)goal scored
8
8.Marcel Birnbaum (MID)
7
9.Shota Hill (ATT)
6
10.Hryhoriy Oliynyk (ATT)
7
11.Ighli Cucciari (ATT)
6
 
12.Ugo Smithe (DEF)
6
13.Hugo Moreno (MID)
6
14.Simon Gilchrist (ATT)
6

1.Lefteris Kipouros (GK)
7
2.Alan Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Jakob Birkwald (DEF)
6
4.Callum Gough (DEF)
6
5.Jacob Jess (MID)
6
6.Dale Drake (MID)yellow card
7
7.Wladimiro Scarpi (MID)
7
8.John Caldwell (MID)
6
9.Romero P. Vega (ATT)
7
10.Eoin Rowett (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Richard Thomson (ATT)
6
 
12.Ian Duberry (DEF)
6
13.Gary Souness (MID)
6
14.Jody Benjamin (ATT)
6