FFO2 Premiership, Crystal Palace vs. Chelsea (Fri Mar 31) Crystal Palace | Chelsea 5-1-2-2 C | 5-1-1-2-1 C Lee Clark | Andy Babbs | D_Livakovic GK | GK Unai_Simon K_Vogt DF | DF A_Robertson W_Anton DF | DF A_Wan_Bissaka K_Tsimikas DF | DF R_James M_Alonso DF | DF D_Carlos F_Balbuena DF | DF E_Garcia A_Diawara DM | AM L_Sane M_Pasalic MF | MF N_Fekir E_Eze MF | AM P_Sarabia D_Dike FW | DM S_M_Savic Adama_Traore FW | FW O_Edouard | W_Morris SUB | SUB J_Butez M_Nastasic SUB | SUB Marcelo Parejo SUB | SUB J_Rossiter J_Ralls SUB | SUB D_Kohr S_Banza SUB | SUB Richarlison Min. 6 :(che) P_Sarabia hoofs it upfield to find N_Fekir ... N_Fekir blasts the ball towards goal! ... D_Livakovic is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... GOAL!! ... Great strike! ... And Chelsea are leading in the game now ... Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea ... Min. 7 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to P Min. 7 :(che) S_M_Savic brings it under control ... He takes on A_Diawara ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Robertson! ... A cheeky lob from A_Robertson! ... He hits the side netting Min. 9 :(cry) D_Dike dribbles past D_Carlos ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... A well-placed shot from D_Dike! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... Unai_Simon acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... W_Anton chips the ball in towards the far post! ... Unai_Simon easily catches it! Min. 10 :(cry) D_Dike runs into space ... O_Edouard knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 11 :(che) D_Carlos sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... L_Sane gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... L_Sane with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... D_Livakovic with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 13 :(che) P_Sarabia looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Robertson ... A_Robertson with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... S_M_Savic hits it into the box! ... W_Anton cleans up with a great clearance Min. 17 :(cry) K_Tsimikas gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to Adama_Traore ... A_Robertson stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 17 :(che) P_Sarabia with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... P_Sarabia chases it through, he must score! ... D_Livakovic has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... D_Livakovic reacts well to save!! Min. 19 :(cry) A_Diawara slips past his marker A_Robertson ... The ball is whipped into Adama_Traore ... Adama_Traore from 20 yards! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 20 :(cry) D_Dike takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... E_Garcia intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... E_Eze drives it into the box! ... S_M_Savic with the clearance Min. 27 :(che) P_Sarabia with a probing through ball L_Sane ... L_Sane fires a shot at goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 28 :(che) D_Carlos drives it across the face of the goal L_Sane ... L_Sane has a dig at goal! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 30 :(cry) E_Eze sprints past R_James ... E_Eze with a graceful, looping effort! ... Unai_Simon is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 39 :(che) L_Sane has broken clear! Just D_Livakovic to beat! ... M_Alonso brings him down! ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 41 :(cry) D_Dike sidesteps D_Carlos ... That was too easy ... A left-footer by D_Dike! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... F_Balbuena swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... R_James wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 41 :(che) S_M_Savic with a flicked pass to L_Sane ... L_Sane drives the shot in! ... But D_Livakovic gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... A_Robertson floats the ball in! ... K_Tsimikas belts it clear Min. 42 :(che) E_Garcia with a glorious 60-yard pass to L_Sane ... K_Tsimikas hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... N_Fekir flights it in! ... M_Alonso gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(che) O_Edouard is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... A_Robertson latches onto the ball ... M_Alonso with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 43 :(che) O_Edouard turns past M_Alonso ... He has created space for himself now ... O_Edouard tries to beat D_Livakovic from outside the area! ... D_Livakovic makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 44 :(cry) Adama_Traore beats R_James with absolute ease! ... Adama_Traore tries the shot! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... W_Anton plays it into the danger area! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for Unai_Simon, who catches the ball Min. 46 :(che) P_Sarabia lobs it over F_Balbuena ... But K_Tsimikas slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea Min. 46 :(cry) The defender underhits the back pass! ... Adama_Traore is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... Adama_Traore hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... Unai_Simon gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 47 :(che) N_Fekir pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... N_Fekir attempts a lob! ... D_Livakovic just watches it drift out of play! Min. 48 :(cry) Adama_Traore sprints past D_Carlos ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... Adama_Traore with a stunning strike! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Diawara ... E_Garcia reads the ball well and clears Min. 48 :(che) O_Edouard jinks through the defence ... O_Edouard sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 54 :(che) D_Carlos gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to O_Edouard ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from O_Edouard! ... It looks good ... He hits the side netting Min. 55 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... E_Eze will now play as a FW Min. 55 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... M_Pasalic will now play as a AM Min. 58 :(cry) A_Diawara with the deft touch ... He takes it past D_Carlos ... He knocks it to M_Pasalic! ... But A_Robertson slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 60 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace ... COMING ON: M_Nastasic ... COMING OFF: K_Vogt Min. 60 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... A_Diawara will now play as a MF Min. 61 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace ... COMING ON: S_Banza ... COMING OFF: E_Eze Min. 65 :(che) O_Edouard beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... A_Diawara cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 67 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace ... COMING ON: J_Ralls ... COMING OFF: A_Diawara Min. 70 :(cry) M_Pasalic retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... W_Anton latches onto the end of it ... D_Carlos wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 71 :(che) D_Carlos with a penetrating pass to A_Robertson ... A great volley from A_Robertson! ... D_Livakovic gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 76 :(che) N_Fekir crosses into the box, finding L_Sane ... But M_Nastasic sweeps up the threat Min. 78 :(che) L_Sane eases past W_Anton ... Blocked by M_Pasalic Min. 79 :(cry) M_Nastasic plays it long to K_Tsimikas ... D_Carlos dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 87 :(cry) S_Banza drives the ball across field ... It comes to D_Dike ... D_Dike tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(cry) Adama_Traore has time and space on the edge of the box ... A_Wan_Bissaka anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 90 :(cry) M_Pasalic flicks the ball through ... Adama_Traore runs onto it! ... Adama_Traore hits a great shot! ... Unai_Simon gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 91 :(che) R_James changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Carlos ... D_Carlos with the header! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Crystal Palace fans taunt him! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Selhurst Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Diawara Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Alonso (43) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Carlos (Man of the Match) Scorers : N_Fekir (6) Sent Off : N/A Booked : O_Edouard (10) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace | Chelsea Attempts on Goal : 9 | 14 Off target : 8 | 8 On target : 1 | 6 Possession : 36 | 64 Corners : 5 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 10 | 11 Key Tackles : 8 | 9 Key Passes : 7 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Chelsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Livakovic GK 21 1 1 1 27 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 K_Vogt DF 1 16 13 7 27 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Anton DF 1 18 13 8 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 K_Tsimikas DF 1 18 13 8 31 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 19 0 M_Alonso DF 1 17 13 4 29 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 -2 -2 F_Balbuena DF 1 16 12 5 33 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Diawara MF 1 13 17 5 27 | 71 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 30 0 M_Pasalic AM 1 6 18 15 29 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 28 0 E_Eze FW 1 7 17 15 28 | 65 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 D_Dike FW 1 4 14 17 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Adama_Traore FW 1 5 9 19 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 W_Morris GK 12 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Nastasic DF 1 16 10 6 26 | 32 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 22 0 Parejo MF 1 11 18 9 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Ralls MF 1 8 16 7 27 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Banza FW 1 3 11 17 28 | 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unai_Simon GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 1 19 16 8 29 | 96 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 42 0 52 A_Wan_Bissaka DF 1 19 15 10 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 R_James DF 1 19 16 6 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 16 0 D_Carlos DF 1 18 15 3 27 | 96 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 44 68 21 E_Garcia DF 1 18 15 3 25 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 17 0 L_Sane AM 1 3 19 17 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 N_Fekir MF 1 4 20 16 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 40 P_Sarabia AM 1 5 18 17 25 | 96 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 64 11 S_M_Savic DM 1 16 18 7 24 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 28 0 O_Edouard FW 1 4 14 20 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 16 14 J_Butez GK 18 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marcelo DF 1 16 13 10 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rossiter MF 1 10 12 7 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kohr DM 1 10 14 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richarlison FW 1 7 13 19 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1680257238 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40