Match Report
| Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace |  |  | Brighton and Hove Albion | Brighton and Hove Albion | ||||||||||||||||
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| David Moncur | D. Moncur |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Nwankwo Ince | N. Ince | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Lee | N. Lee | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Patrick Thomson | P. Thomson | |||||||||
| Max Thirlwell | M. Thirlwell | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Ledley Benali | L. Benali | |||||||||
| Ighli Adami | I. Adami |  | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Dayo Grassadonia | D. Grassadonia | |||||||||
| Kevin Shields | K. Shields | | 44 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Ian Charles | I. Charles | |||||||||
| Darren Izzet | D. Izzet | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Leon Guppy | L. Guppy | |||||||||
| Ian Howells | I. Howells | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Clive Barry | C. Barry | |||||||||
| Carl Lineker | C. Lineker | | 53 | M |  | | 8 | | | M | 53 | | Alexander Godber | A. Godber | |||||||
| John Izzet | J. Izzet | | 56 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 |  | Simon Kühn | S. Kühn | |||||||||
| Neil Ferguson | N. Ferguson |  | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Simon Tolley | S. Tolley | |||||||||
| Giampietro Pinzi | G. Pinzi | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Noel Joachim | N. Joachim | |||||||||
| Alexander Beattie | A. Beattie | | 49 | G | | 12 | | A | 48 | | Peter Mills | P. Mills | |||||||||
| Matt Wilson | M. Wilson | | 47 | M | | 13 | | A | 47 | | Simon Minto | S. Minto | |||||||||
| Damien Clegg | D. Clegg | | 45 | M | | 14 | | D | 44 | | Alun Clegg | A. Clegg | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Brighton and Hove Albion in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Crystal Palace and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Darren Bower.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Crystal Palace and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Darren Bower.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Brighton and Hove Albion kicking off!
14.22
0-0Alexander Godber plays the ball forward to Simon Tolley. Simon Tolley shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
20.27
Max Thirlwell threads a neat ball through to Ian Howells. Ian Howells knocks the ball to his team mate, Giampietro Pinzi. Giampietro Pinzi shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
21.43
0-0Max Thirlwell flicks a high pass forward. Darren Izzet holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darren Izzet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Nwankwo Ince manages to gather it.
22.06
1-0From the throw-in, Carl Lineker picks out Ian Howells. Ian Howells threads the ball through to John Izzet. John Izzet plays a scrappy one-two with Giampietro Pinzi and advances towards the goal... John Izzet side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.20
Ian Howells threads a neat ball through to John Izzet. John Izzet shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Nwankwo Ince.
31.24
1-0Giampietro Pinzi takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Some silky footwork from Darren Izzet provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
32.12
1-0Ledley Benali barges into Giampietro Pinzi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Giampietro Pinzi runs off the knock.
36.57
Ian Howells makes a simple pass to Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
38.23
1-0Ian Howells flicks a high ball forward to Giampietro Pinzi who takes it down. Giampietro Pinzi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ian Charles.
42.08
Darren Izzet runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Darren Izzet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
1-0Alexander Godber barges into Darren Izzet. The referee brings Alexander Godber to one side and gives him a warning! Darren Izzet runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Crystal Palace appear unchanged since the first half. Brighton and Hove Albion also appear unchanged since the first half. The Brighton and Hove Albion players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Crystal Palace kick off and get the second half underway!
47.39
Carl Lineker sees a break and surges forward. Carl Lineker knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ledley Benali.
54.25
Darren Izzet knocks the ball forward to Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Nwankwo Ince. Excellent save.
55.40
Darren Izzet chips the ball to his team mate, John Izzet. John Izzet whips in a cross ball towards Neil Ferguson. Neil Ferguson flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.03
1-0Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Damien Clegg replacing Giampietro Pinzi .
63.53
1-0Carl Lineker flicks a high pass forward. Neil Ferguson collects the pass. Neil Ferguson advances inside the box! Dayo Grassadonia barges into Neil Ferguson. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
72.07
1-0Carl Lineker hacks Leon Guppy from behind! Carl Lineker is given a warning by the referee! Leon Guppy gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.28
Brighton and Hove Albion have made 3 substitutions with Peter Mills replacing Leon Guppy, Simon Minto replacing Patrick Thomson and Alun Clegg replacing Alexander Godber .
79.43
Clive Barry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Tolley. Simon Tolley whips in a cross ball towards Simon Kühn. Simon Kühn rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
85.11
Ian Howells chips the ball to his team mate, John Izzet. John Izzet finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
89.01
Ighli Adami clumsily knocks into Noel Joachim. Ighli Adami is warned by the referee! Noel Joachim stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Peter Mills makes a beautiful solo run. Peter Mills knocks in a cross ball towards Noel Joachim. Noel Joachim makes a convincing header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
69.2%
30.8%
Play Area
21.5%
44.6%
33.8%
Scorers
| John Izzet 22 | Noel Joachim 91 |
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) | 6 | |
| 3. | Max Thirlwell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ighli Adami (DEF) | 5 | |
| 5. | Kevin Shields (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Darren Izzet (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Ian Howells (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Carl Lineker (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | John Izzet (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Neil Ferguson (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Giampietro Pinzi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Alexander Beattie (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Matt Wilson (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Damien Clegg (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Nwankwo Ince (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Patrick Thomson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ledley Benali (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Dayo Grassadonia (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ian Charles (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Leon Guppy (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Clive Barry (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Alexander Godber (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Simon Kühn (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Simon Tolley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Noel Joachim (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Peter Mills (ATT) | 7 | |
| 13. | Simon Minto (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Alun Clegg (DEF) | 6 | |