Match Report
| Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace |  |  | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Moncur | D. Moncur |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 | | Jon Jess | J. Jess | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Lee | N. Lee | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Glynn Venus | G. Venus | |||||||||
| Max Thirlwell | M. Thirlwell | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Alan Young | A. Young | |||||||||
| Ighli Adami | I. Adami |  | 50 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 57 | | Max Kanu | M. Kanu | ||||||||
| Kevin Shields | K. Shields | | 44 | D | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Marino Campolonghi | M. Campolonghi | |||||||||
| Darren Izzet | D. Izzet | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 |  | Dennis Venema | D. Venema | |||||||||
| Ian Howells | I. Howells | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 |  | Romero P. Castro | R. Castro | |||||||||
| Carl Lineker | C. Lineker | | 53 | M | | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Robbie Johnson | R. Johnson | ||||||||
| John Izzet | J. Izzet | | 56 | A | | 9 | | A | 73 | | Spencer Dean | S. Dean | |||||||||
| Neil Ferguson | N. Ferguson |  | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 |  | Samuel Veloso | S. Veloso | |||||||||
| Giampietro Pinzi | G. Pinzi | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Francis Walsh | F. Walsh | |||||||||
| Alexander Beattie | A. Beattie | | 49 | G | | 12 | | M | 58 | | Eoin Murphy | E. Murphy | |||||||||
| Matt Wilson | M. Wilson | | 47 | M | | 13 | | M | 52 | | Gavin Henry | G. Henry | |||||||||
| Damien Clegg | D. Clegg | | 45 | M | | 14 | | D | 49 | | Simon Thompson | S. Thompson | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Wolverhampton Wanderers. A crowd of 4,729 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Wolverhampton Wanderers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ashley Nicholls.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Wolverhampton Wanderers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ashley Nicholls.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Crystal Palace kicking off!
10.46
0-0Robbie Johnson flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Veloso holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samuel Veloso shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.20
Dennis Venema brings the ball forward. Dennis Venema tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
14.05
0-0Alan Young comes in with a late challenge on John Izzet. The referee calls over Alan Young and shows him a yellow card! John Izzet hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.28
0-0Max Thirlwell takes it forward alone. Max Thirlwell flicks a high pass forward. Giampietro Pinzi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giampietro Pinzi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
16.54
With vision, Glynn Venus plays the ball forward to Marino Campolonghi. Marino Campolonghi sees Spencer Dean in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Spencer Dean whips in a cross ball towards Francis Walsh. Francis Walsh is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by David Moncur. Excellent save.
21.21
Glynn Venus sees a break and surges forward. Glynn Venus hits a low pass to Spencer Dean. Spencer Dean controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
26.58
0-0Max Kanu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marino Campolonghi. Marino Campolonghi flicks a high pass forward. Francis Walsh collects the pass. Francis Walsh knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.39
Marino Campolonghi flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Veloso controls it well on his chest. Samuel Veloso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.01
Samuel Veloso comes in with a late challenge on Ighli Adami. The referee calls over Samuel Veloso and shows him a yellow card! Ighli Adami hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.19
0-0Ighli Adami catches Samuel Veloso on the ankles. Ighli Adami is shown the yellow card! Samuel Veloso gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.45
0-0With some swift thinking, Darren Izzet plays the ball forward to John Izzet. John Izzet threads a neat, attacking ball through to Neil Ferguson. Max Kanu catches Neil Ferguson on the ankles. Neil Ferguson appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Crystal Palace appear unchanged since the first half. Wolverhampton Wanderers also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Wolverhampton Wanderers kicking off!
53.21
1-0Nwankwo Lee deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Izzet. Darren Izzet makes a simple pass to John Izzet. John Izzet plays a scrappy one-two with Giampietro Pinzi and stumbles forward towards the goal... John Izzet shoots from just inside the box. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jon Jess with no chance!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
60.41
1-0Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Damien Clegg replacing Giampietro Pinzi .Wolverhampton Wanderers have made 2 substitutions with Simon Thompson replacing Spencer Dean and Gavin Henry replacing Romero P. Castro .
63.50
Alan Young surges forward with the ball. Alan Young knocks the ball to his team mate, Francis Walsh. Francis Walsh lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Thompson. Simon Thompson makes a looping header on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
65.25
Gavin Henry passes the ball forward to Simon Thompson. Simon Thompson whips in a cross ball towards Francis Walsh. Francis Walsh directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
66.04
Nwankwo Lee sees Ian Howells in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ian Howells darts forward. Ian Howells shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
69.12
Dennis Venema kicks a strong pass forward to Francis Walsh. Francis Walsh shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
73.09
Carl Lineker barges into Dennis Venema. Carl Lineker is shown the yellow card! Dennis Venema runs off the knock.
78.26
Gavin Henry knocks the ball forward to Samuel Veloso. Samuel Veloso knocks in a cross ball towards Francis Walsh. Francis Walsh makes a looping header on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
79.42
Ighli Adami threads a neat ball through to Darren Izzet. Darren Izzet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Izzet. John Izzet whips in a cross ball towards Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.54
Ian Howells threads a neat ball through to John Izzet. John Izzet knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
85.00
Alan Young knocks the ball forward to Dennis Venema. Dennis Venema deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Thompson. Simon Thompson shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
87.48
Ian Howells brings the ball forward. Ian Howells knocks in a cross ball towards Damien Clegg. Damien Clegg makes a deft header. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Crystal Palace are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
30.6%
45.8%
23.6%
Scorers
| John Izzet 53 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to John Izzet of Crystal Palace |
Match Ratings
| 1. | David Moncur (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nwankwo Lee (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Max Thirlwell (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Ighli Adami (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Kevin Shields (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Darren Izzet (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Ian Howells (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Carl Lineker (MID) | | 5 |
| 9. | John Izzet (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Neil Ferguson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Giampietro Pinzi (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Alexander Beattie (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Matt Wilson (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Damien Clegg (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Jon Jess (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Glynn Venus (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Alan Young (DEF) | | 6 |
| 4. | Max Kanu (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Marino Campolonghi (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dennis Venema (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Romero P. Castro (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Robbie Johnson (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Spencer Dean (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Samuel Veloso (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Francis Walsh (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Eoin Murphy (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gavin Henry (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Simon Thompson (DEF) | 6 | |