Match Report
| Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace |  |  | Bradford City | Bradford City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alun Newton | A. Newton |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Danny Bastin | D. Bastin | |||||||||
| Morris Joseph | M. Joseph | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | Frank Carter | F. Carter | |||||||||
| Albert James | A. James |  | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Michael Gower | M. Gower | |||||||||
| Felipe Marcelino | F. Marcelino |  | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Seth Clegg | S. Clegg | |||||||||
| Jason Davies | J. Davies | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Emile Charlton | E. Charlton | |||||||||
| John Arne Soltvedt | J. Soltvedt |  | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Harvey Barmby | H. Barmby | |||||||||
| Lionel Cinetti | L. Cinetti |  | 69 | A | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Des Gallagher | D. Gallagher | |||||||||
| Alistair Gascoigne | A. Gascoigne | | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Darren Heskey | D. Heskey | |||||||||
| Jan Nygaard | J. Nygaard |  | 68 | M | | 9 | | A | 47 | | Syd Newton | S. Newton | |||||||||
| Matthew Dugbatey | M. Dugbatey |  | 72 | M | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Wayne Godber | W. Godber | |||||||||
| Tim Peters | T. Peters | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Jermaine Montague | J. Montague | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 4,426 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 6-3-1 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 6-3-1 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Bradford City kicking off!
6.24
0-0Syd Newton clumsily knocks into Albert James. The referee calls over Syd Newton and shows him a yellow card! Albert James hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.39
0-0Darren Heskey makes a beautiful solo run. Darren Heskey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.47
Alistair Gascoigne flicks the ball to his team mate, Tim Peters. Tim Peters finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
12.56
Harvey Barmby flicks the ball to his team mate, Syd Newton. Syd Newton shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.24
0-0Bradford City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Crystal Palace's defence.
22.02
Des Gallagher knocks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.02
Albert James chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Dugbatey. Matthew Dugbatey chips the ball to his team mate, Tim Peters. Tim Peters shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
30.43
0-0Seth Clegg chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Heskey. Darren Heskey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Alun Newton easily smothers it!
32.59
Harvey Barmby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Syd Newton. Syd Newton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
38.07
Des Gallagher advances with the ball. Des Gallagher kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Alun Newton!
40.36
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
Matthew Dugbatey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tim Peters. Tim Peters shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Crystal Palace get the second half underway!
49.42
Seth Clegg passes the ball forward to Des Gallagher. Des Gallagher sees space and advances. Des Gallagher shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.14
Matthew Dugbatey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tim Peters. Tim Peters shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.38
Jason Davies makes a simple pass to Alistair Gascoigne. Alistair Gascoigne knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Peters. Tim Peters tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.28
Alistair Gascoigne makes a probing pass to Tim Peters. Tim Peters shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.58
0-0Alistair Gascoigne threads the ball through to Tim Peters. Tim Peters knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emile Charlton.
71.29
Albert James kicks a strong pass forward to Jan Nygaard. Jan Nygaard sees a break and surges forward. Jan Nygaard controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.44
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
25.4%
49.3%
25.4%