Match Report


Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace     Leicester CityLeicester City
John DiffeyJohn Diffey Mitchell Green Mitchell Green
Youssouf Olivier SiéY. Olivier Sié85
G
1
G
68Pedro CarmonaP. Carmona
Sebastian SegarraS. Segarra71
D
2
D
73Scott MoffatS. Moffat
Alec BoothA. Booth72
D
3
D
71Gary RaeG. Rae
Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma77
D
4
D
70Rodrigo PinheiroR. Pinheiro
Wagneau BourgoisW. Bourgois75
D
5
M
82Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill
Hugo MorenoH. Moreno81
M
6
M
84Patricio Eboki-PohP. Eboki-Poh
Sylvain JeffersS. Jeffers85
M
7
M
80Ralph PottsR. Potts
Marcel BirnbaumM. Birnbaum85
M
8
M
80Stephane SitrukS. Sitruk
Shota HillS. Hill76
A
9
A
76Bart AlberdaB. Alberda
Robert ValéryR. Valéry82
A
10captain
A
70Frank HenryF. Henry
Ighli CucciariI. Cucciari83
A
captain11
A
73Nicholas EtheringtonN. Etherington
 
Ugo SmitheU. Smithe68
D
12
M
71Mauricio CarcedoM. Carcedo
Jose CaballeroJ. Caballero78
M
13
M
82Arnauld DeniaudA. Deniaud
Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk76
A
14
A
69Claudio MarinC. Marin

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Leicester City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Keegan.


0.00
Crystal Palace start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.48
Sylvain Jeffers chips the ball to his team mate, Shota Hill. Shota Hill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.21
Marcel Birnbaum picks a pass forward to Shota Hill. Shota Hill lofts in a cross ball towards Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari makes a convincing header but somehow Pedro Carmona manages to keep it out.
8.08
Ralph Potts knocks the ball forward to Frank Henry. Frank Henry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alec Booth.
12.38
Nicholas Etherington makes an attacking run forward. Nicholas Etherington plays a scrappy one-two with Frank Henry and advances towards the goal... Nicholas Etherington tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nicholas Etherington!
16.37
Scott Moffat comes in with a late challenge on Robert Valéry. Scott Moffat is shown the yellow card! Robert Valéry runs off the knock.
20.52
Rodrigo Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Etherington controls it well on his chest. Nicholas Etherington knocks the ball forward to Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Youssouf Olivier Sié manages to gather it comfortably.
21.04
Stephane Sitruk flicks a high pass forward. Bart Alberda holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bart Alberda shoots from outside the area but somehow Youssouf Olivier Sié manages to keep it out.
22.09
Patricio Eboki-Poh knocks the ball forward to Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.43
Leicester City are dictating the run of play here today.
34.08
Stuart Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Frank Henry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frank Henry shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.33
Wagneau Bourgois clumsily knocks into Nicholas Etherington. The referee calls over Wagneau Bourgois and shows him a yellow card! Nicholas Etherington runs off the knock.
45.00
Ighli Cucciari clumsily knocks into Patricio Eboki-Poh. The referee calls over Ighli Cucciari and shows him a yellow card! Patricio Eboki-Poh runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Jose Caballero replacing Hugo Moreno and Hryhoriy Oliynyk replacing Shota Hill. Leicester City 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 second half starts with Leicester City kicking off!
48.52
Jose Caballero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert Valéry. Robert Valéry knocks in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Pedro Carmona gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
51.38
Scott Moffat sees a break and surges forward. Scott Moffat flicks a high pass forward to Ralph Potts who brings the ball under control. Ralph Potts makes a simple pass, allowing Bart Alberda to run into the box. Bart Alberda side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
63.52
Seeing a gap ahead, Ralph Potts plays the ball forward to Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Gemmill. With a superhuman jump, Stuart Gemmill connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but somehow Youssouf Olivier Sié manages to keep it out.
65.55
Sylvain Jeffers clumsily knocks into Ralph Potts. Sylvain Jeffers is given a warning by the referee! Ralph Potts runs off the knock.
65.55
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
67.26
Gary Rae surges forward with the ball. Gary Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Bart Alberda. Bart Alberda shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
69.35
Ralph Potts hits a low pass to Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Youssouf Olivier Sié!
75.33
Marcel Birnbaum flicks a high ball forward to Hryhoriy Oliynyk who takes it down. Hryhoriy Oliynyk whips in a cross ball towards Ighli Cucciari. Gary Rae clumsily knocks into Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
77.18
Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Ugo Smithe replacing Sebastian Segarra .Leicester City have made a substitution with Claudio Marin replacing Frank Henry .
81.51
Patricio Eboki-Poh flicks a high pass forward. Bart Alberda controls it well on his chest. Bart Alberda sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Youssouf Olivier Sié is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
83.25
Sylvain Jeffers chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Caballero. Jose Caballero shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jose Caballero!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Crystal Palace

Leicester City
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
27.7%
72.3%
Play Area
26.2%
49.2%
24.6%

Scorers
Jose Caballero 83
Nicholas Etherington 12
Frank Henry 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicholas Etherington of Leicester City

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

1.Pedro Carmona (GK)
6
2.Scott Moffat (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Gary Rae (DEF)
7
4.Rodrigo Pinheiro (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Gemmill (MID)
7
6.Patricio Eboki-Poh (MID)
6
7.Ralph Potts (MID)
7
8.Stephane Sitruk (MID)
6
9.Bart Alberda (ATT)
6
10.Frank Henry (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Nicholas Etherington (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Mauricio Carcedo (MID)
0
13.Arnauld Deniaud (MID)
0
14.Claudio Marin (ATT)
6