Match Report
| Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace |  |  | Sheffield United | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Lua-Lua | D. Lua-Lua |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Stuart Insley | S. Insley | |||||||||
| Mohamed Djoudi | M. Djoudi |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | Eddie Simonsen | E. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Marc Peckham | M. Peckham | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Liam Smithe | L. Smithe | |||||||||
| Garry Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn |  | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Ian Lloyd | I. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Graham Smith | G. Smith | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 43 | | Ross Grimandi | R. Grimandi | |||||||||
| Stephen Barrett | S. Barrett | | 76 | M | | 6 | | D | 43 |  | Eduardo Jardim | E. Jardim | |||||||||
| Shaun Haynes | S. Haynes | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 |  | Vincenzo Frieser | V. Frieser | |||||||||
| Syd Terry | S. Terry | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Ivan Galli | I. Galli | |||||||||
| Rio Taylor | R. Taylor | | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 54 | | Oleg Higginbotham | O. Higginbotham | |||||||||
| Norman Mann | N. Mann | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Gareth Carter | G. Carter | |||||||||
| Luke Moffat | L. Moffat | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Kevin Cleland | K. Cleland | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 4,224 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
0.00
0-0Crystal Palace start the match!
4.21
0-0Garry Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Stephen Barrett. Stephen Barrett kicks a strong pass forward to Luke Moffat. Luke Moffat shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
6.35
0-0Liam Smithe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Galli. Ivan Galli passes the ball forward to Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Lua-Lua who gathers it comfortably.
8.37
Ivan Galli makes a simple pass to Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.43
Garry Meiklejohn knocks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Haynes. Shaun Haynes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luke Moffat. Luke Moffat knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.02
Mohamed Djoudi kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Terry. Syd Terry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Moffat. Luke Moffat controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.22
Syd Terry kicks a strong pass forward to Norman Mann. Norman Mann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.22
Ross Grimandi kicks a strong pass forward to Oleg Higginbotham. Oleg Higginbotham threads the ball through to Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marc Peckham.
28.37
Stephen Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.27
Rio Taylor makes a simple pass to Norman Mann. Norman Mann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart Insley who gathers it comfortably.
33.53
0-0Luke Moffat comes in with a late challenge on Ian Lloyd. Luke Moffat is warned by the referee! Ian Lloyd runs off the knock.
34.38
0-1Eduardo Jardim makes a simple pass to Vincenzo Frieser. Vincenzo Frieser makes a simple pass to Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.23
39.41
0-1Liam Smithe hacks Luke Moffat from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Luke Moffat hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.57
0-1Shaun Haynes passes the ball forward to Luke Moffat. Luke Moffat makes a probing pass to Norman Mann but he's offside!
45.00
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Sheffield United kicking off!
51.25
0-1Shaun Haynes threads the ball through to Luke Moffat. Luke Moffat controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Stuart Insley manages to gather it comfortably.
53.11
Stephen Barrett surges forward with the ball. Stephen Barrett knocks in a cross ball towards Norman Mann. Norman Mann connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Stuart Insley easily picks it out of the air!
54.27
Graham Smith knocks the ball to his team mate, Syd Terry. Syd Terry makes a probing pass to Luke Moffat. Luke Moffat shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.20
Marc Peckham makes a probing pass to Syd Terry. Syd Terry chips the ball to his team mate, Norman Mann. Norman Mann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
66.16
Marc Peckham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Barrett. Stephen Barrett knocks the ball to his team mate, Luke Moffat. Luke Moffat shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.34
Ivan Galli makes a probing pass to Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.40
Syd Terry sees a break and surges forward. Syd Terry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ross Grimandi.
72.22
Shaun Haynes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luke Moffat. Luke Moffat knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Liam Smithe.
75.39
Garry Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Syd Terry. Syd Terry knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Mann. Norman Mann whips in a cross ball towards Luke Moffat. Luke Moffat directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
78.04
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
8
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
73.5%
26.5%
Play Area
22.9%
43.4%
33.7%
Scorers
| Luke Moffat 75 | Kevin Cleland 34 |