FFO Prem, Manchester City vs. Crystal Palace (Mon Sep 23) Manchester City | Crystal Palace 5-1-4 P | 5-1-2-1-1 C Nick Lovell | Lee Clark | Ederson GK | GK D_Livakovic Marquinhos DF | DF K_Vogt J_Stones DF | DF M_Nastasic Ruben_Dias DF | DF Renan_Lodi M_Thiaw DF | DF W_Anton D_Rensch DF | DF M_Alonso N_Rovella MF | DM A_Diawara P_Foden FW | MF Fabinho N_Goodman FW | MF M_Pasalic H_Kane FW | AM R_De_Paul D_Vlahovic FW | FW D_Dike | S_Soares SUB | SUB Y_Clementia N_Otamendi SUB | SUB D_Sweeney N_Nartey SUB | SUB L_Bierschenk S_Sohm SUB | SUB E_Eze L_Magnino SUB | SUB T_Asano Min. 1 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to P Min. 4 :(mnc) N_Goodman looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to D_Vlahovic ... D_Dike takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 7 :(cry) M_Pasalic squares it to W_Anton ... Launched towards the top corner by W_Anton! ... The shot slips through Ederson's hands ... GOAL!! ... Oh dear! ... And Crystal Palace are leading in the game now ... Manchester City 0-1 Crystal Palace ... Min. 8 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to C Min. 13 :(cry) M_Pasalic lobs it over H_Kane ... M_Thiaw with the tackle ... He was very late there! ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 16 :(mnc) N_Goodman looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... D_Dike with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 17 :(cry) R_De_Paul turns nicely onto the ball ... R_De_Paul attempts a chip! ... The shot slips through Ederson's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 19 :(mnc) J_Stones takes advantage of a mistake by M_Alonso ... He crosses to P_Foden ... M_Alonso with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not happy with that! ... He's got to be careful now! ... PENALTY!! ... It looks as though D_Vlahovic will take it ... D_Livakovic guesses correctly ... But the shot's too powerful! ... GOAL!! ... It's all to play for again! ... Manchester City 1-1 Crystal Palace... Min. 20 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to P Min. 28 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with a measured pass to P_Foden ... But K_Vogt wins the tackle Min. 28 :(cry) W_Anton has it now ... He takes on D_Rensch ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Pasalic! ... P_Foden body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 31 :(mnc) N_Rovella sidesteps Fabinho ... He showed great skill there ... N_Rovella sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... GOAL!! ... Superb strike! ... His team mates join him in a celebration ... They dance around his shirt in delight!! ... That's put Manchester City into the lead! ... Manchester City 2-1 Crystal Palace ... Min. 31 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... P_Foden will now play as a MF Min. 31 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... H_Kane will now play as a AM Min. 31 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... M_Pasalic will now play as a AM Min. 31 :(cry) Renan_Lodi jumps over D_Rensch's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Renan_Lodi with the header! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... Ederson never had a chance! Min. 34 :(mnc) H_Kane curls the ball out wide to P_Foden ... Well executed sliding challenge from K_Vogt Min. 35 :(cry) A_Diawara has picked up a knock ... It looks like he'll carry on though Min. 38 :(mnc) J_Stones with a real burst of pace ... W_Anton can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... J_Stones attempts to drive it home! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... D_Livakovic was beaten there! Min. 38 :(cry) M_Pasalic takes advantage of a mistake by M_Thiaw ... M_Pasalic with the 40 yard drive! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 40 :(mnc) H_Kane with a deep cross to N_Goodman ... N_Goodman belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... D_Livakovic with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 42 :(mnc) M_Thiaw had to stretch to reach the pass ... M_Thiaw looks to see where D_Livakovic is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... D_Livakovic was left standing ... Manchester City 3-1 Crystal Palace ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(mnc) Marquinhos has time and space on the edge of the box ... Marquinhos with a thundering shot! ... D_Livakovic gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 46 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic cuts inside ... D_Vlahovic with a thundering volley! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 47 :(cry) D_Dike beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... D_Rensch with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 3-1 Crystal Palace Min. 46 :(mnc) N_Goodman jinks past W_Anton ... W_Anton does well to get the tackle in Min. 48 :(mnc) J_Stones spots his team mate making a run ... He finds N_Goodman with a lovely pass! ... N_Goodman with the overhead! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 54 :(mnc) N_Goodman takes advantage of a mistake by Renan_Lodi ... That mistake could prove costly ... W_Anton with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 57 :(mnc) N_Goodman takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... M_Alonso takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 57 :(cry) Fabinho looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to M_Pasalic ... H_Kane with a bad challenge ... The Referee warns him Min. 60 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace ... COMING ON: D_Sweeney ... COMING OFF: M_Nastasic Min. 60 :(mnc) H_Kane takes on 3 men ... But W_Anton spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 61 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to A Min. 61 :(mnc) D_Rensch drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to H_Kane ... But M_Alonso comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 61 :(cry) Fabinho passes the ball to R_De_Paul ... R_De_Paul with a terrific drive! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 62 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace ... COMING ON: T_Asano ... COMING OFF: D_Sweeney Min. 62 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias has plenty of time and space ... Ruben_Dias rifles it to the far post! ... D_Livakovic just watches it float over the bar! Min. 65 :(cry) W_Anton takes on Ruben_Dias ... He runs past him ... N_Rovella with a clumsy challenge ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 67 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace ... COMING ON: L_Bierschenk ... COMING OFF: Fabinho Min. 68 :(mnc) N_Rovella cuts inside W_Anton ... He worked that well ... He puts in D_Vlahovic! ... D_Vlahovic attempts a chip! ... D_Livakovic just watches it float over the bar! Min. 69 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Marquinhos ... L_Bierschenk slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 69 :(mnc) N_Rovella plays the early ball across the box to find H_Kane in space ... A_Diawara with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 71 :(mnc) N_Goodman with the cross-field pass to Marquinhos ... M_Alonso gathers up the loose ball Min. 71 :(cry) R_De_Paul is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to M_Pasalic ... M_Pasalic attempts a low drive! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Ederson moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL!! ... Ederson looks dejected! ... Manchester City 3-2 Crystal Palace ... Min. 75 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: S_Sohm ... COMING OFF: N_Goodman Min. 76 :(mnc) H_Kane runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to D_Vlahovic ... D_Vlahovic hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But D_Livakovic makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 77 :(mnc) P_Foden could get a shot on goal here ... Blocked by K_Vogt Min. 79 :(mnc) P_Foden with a 50-yard pass to D_Vlahovic ... D_Vlahovic aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... D_Livakovic fists it away Min. 79 :(cry) W_Anton spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to R_De_Paul! ... What a fantastic interception by Ruben_Dias ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 81 :(cry) M_Pasalic with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... M_Pasalic smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 82 :(mnc) N_Rovella hits a hard pass to H_Kane ... H_Kane controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It clips the post!! ... The net bulges!! ... GOAL!! ... Manchester City 4-2 Crystal Palace ... Min. 83 :(cry) D_Dike sidesteps M_Thiaw ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Good sliding challenge from D_Vlahovic and it had to be Min. 84 :(mnc) Marquinhos get's past A_Diawara ... He's gonna worry them again ... Renan_Lodi clears with a diving header Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(cry) L_Bierschenk rushes through the defence ... But Ruben_Dias puts it in row Z! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Rovella (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Vlahovic (19 pen), N_Rovella (31), M_Thiaw (42), H_Kane (82) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Foden (28) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Pasalic Scorers : W_Anton (7), M_Pasalic (71) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Alonso (19) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Crystal Palace Attempts on Goal : 13 | 7 Off target : 5 | 5 On target : 8 | 2 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 8 Key Tackles : 3 | 12 Key Passes : 14 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 4 - 2 Crystal Palace ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ederson GK 26 1 1 1 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0 Marquinhos DF 1 24 18 16 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 J_Stones DF 1 23 19 15 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 11 Ruben_Dias DF 1 22 18 14 27 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 11 12 M_Thiaw DF 1 21 18 15 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 D_Rensch DF 1 22 17 14 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 N_Rovella MF 1 18 22 8 25 | 95 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 32 44 P_Foden MF 1 6 21 20 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 4 -4 N_Goodman FW 1 3 13 17 23 | 77 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 19 H_Kane AM 1 7 18 23 27 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 33 14 D_Vlahovic FW 1 5 17 23 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 31 12 28 S_Soares GK 22 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Otamendi DF 1 17 13 3 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Nartey FW 1 9 14 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Sohm MF 1 5 16 13 21 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Magnino DF 1 15 12 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 25 1 1 1 27 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -24 0 0 0 K_Vogt DF 1 19 15 9 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 M_Nastasic DF 1 17 11 7 26 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Renan_Lodi DF 1 21 16 11 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 W_Anton DF 1 21 15 9 27 | 95 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 45 28 42 M_Alonso DF 1 21 15 4 29 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 41 -4 -4 A_Diawara DM 1 14 20 6 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fabinho MF 1 16 21 7 26 | 69 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 M_Pasalic AM 1 7 19 16 29 | 95 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 24 48 R_De_Paul AM 1 3 21 17 24 | 95 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 18 D_Dike FW 1 5 15 20 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 Y_Clementia GK 18 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sweeney DF 1 12 8 3 26 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Bierschenk MF 1 2 17 14 24 | 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 E_Eze AM 1 8 19 17 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Asano FW 1 4 13 19 23 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1727117298 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40