Match Report
| Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace |  |  | Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Momoussaa Moussaa | Momoussaa Moussaa | Hugo Picault | Hugo Picault | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Lua-Lua | D. Lua-Lua |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Dion Collymore | D. Collymore | |||||||||
| Mohamed Djoudi | M. Djoudi |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | John Heskey | J. Heskey | |||||||||
| Marc Peckham | M. Peckham | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 |  | Joseph-Desire Mboma | J. Mboma | |||||||||
| Garry Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn |  | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Adam Jobson | A. Jobson | |||||||||
| Graham Smith | G. Smith | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 |  | Nils Winkler | N. Winkler | |||||||||
| Stephen Barrett | S. Barrett | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Brian Todd | B. Todd | |||||||||
| Shaun Haynes | S. Haynes | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 |  | Jan Jensen | J. Jensen | |||||||||
| Syd Terry | S. Terry | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 |  | Luigi Baronio | L. Baronio | |||||||||
| Rio Taylor | R. Taylor | | 45 | M | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Syd Dixon | S. Dixon | |||||||||
| Norman Mann | N. Mann | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Des Philips | D. Philips | |||||||||
| Mervin Mckay | M. Mckay | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Nigel Johnson | N. Johnson | |||||||||
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 8,345 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Crystal Palace start the match!
4.48
0-0Syd Terry clumsily knocks into Jan Jensen. Syd Terry is warned by the referee! Jan Jensen stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.38
Luigi Baronio catches Shaun Haynes on the ankles. Luigi Baronio is given a warning by the referee! Shaun Haynes stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.53
0-0Graham Smith catches Des Philips on the ankles. Graham Smith is shown the yellow card! Des Philips grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.20
0-0Stephen Barrett brings the ball forward. Stephen Barrett shoots from distance but it flies wide!
16.37
0-0Stephen Barrett knocks the ball forward to Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Dion Collymore.
18.53
1-0Marc Peckham makes a simple pass to Stephen Barrett. Stephen Barrett makes a probing pass to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay whips in a cross ball towards Norman Mann. Norman Mann heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
28.00
Stephen Barrett knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Dion Collymore!
33.40
John Heskey decides to run forward with the ball. John Heskey passes the ball forward to Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.26
Luigi Baronio sees a break and surges forward. Luigi Baronio shoots from 25 yards. David Lua-Lua easily smothers it.
39.14
Nigel Johnson catches Graham Smith on the ankles. Nigel Johnson is given a warning by the referee! Graham Smith hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.03
Luigi Baronio makes a simple pass to Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.39
1-0Bristol Rovers are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Crystal Palace's defence.
45.00
Mohamed Djoudi advances with the ball. Mohamed Djoudi makes a simple pass to Norman Mann. Norman Mann finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Bristol Rovers kicking off!
49.23
Bristol Rovers are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
51.43
Jan Jensen advances with the ball. Jan Jensen goes all the way! Jan Jensen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.50
1-0Luigi Baronio makes a probing pass to Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Lua-Lua who gathers it comfortably.
54.04
Stephen Barrett clumsily knocks into Luigi Baronio. Stephen Barrett is warned by the referee! Luigi Baronio stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.24
Brian Todd advances with the ball. Brian Todd kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.52
Des Philips barges into Marc Peckham. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marc Peckham grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
63.17
Mohamed Djoudi chips the ball to his team mate, Shaun Haynes. Shaun Haynes knocks the ball forward to Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.13
Garry Meiklejohn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Syd Terry. Syd Terry knocks the ball to his team mate, Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joseph-Desire Mboma.
67.28
Brian Todd makes a beautiful solo run. Brian Todd whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
71.20
Adam Jobson chips the ball to his team mate, Luigi Baronio. Luigi Baronio kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by David Lua-Lua.
72.26
Syd Terry flicks the ball to his team mate, Norman Mann. Norman Mann knocks in a cross ball towards Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
73.31
1-1Norman Mann hacks Joseph-Desire Mboma from behind! The referee calls over Norman Mann and shows him a yellow card! Joseph-Desire Mboma runs off the knock.
77.57
Syd Terry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
87.03
Luigi Baronio hacks Stephen Barrett from behind! Luigi Baronio is warned by the referee again! Stephen Barrett stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61%
39%
Play Area
32.9%
45.1%
22%
Scorers
| Norman Mann 19 | Nigel Johnson 67 |