FFO Prem, Manchester City vs. Crystal Palace (Fri May 22)


                      Manchester City  |  Crystal Palace
                            5-1-2-2 P  |  5-1-2-2 C
                          Nick Lovell  |  Rob Brunton
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                           Ederson GK  |  GK D_Livakovic
                           M_Thiaw DF  |  DF J_Heitinga
                       R_Ait_Nouri DF  |  DF D_Rugani
                        A_Khusanov DF  |  DF W_Anton
                            J_Hato DF  |  DF D_Upamecano
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF E_Alvarez
                          Am_Onana DM  |  DM Jorginho
                           B_Silva MF  |  MF I_Sarr
                      J_Bellingham MF  |  MF O_Dembele
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  FW I_Thiago
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW J_S_Larsen
                                       |
                              Moya SUB |  SUB J_Speroni
                        Marquinhos SUB |  SUB O_Strompf
                          E_Robson SUB |  SUB J_Ward
                          A_Gordon SUB |  SUB L_Sane
                         N_Goodman SUB |  SUB C_Immobile




Min. 2  :(cry) I_Sarr knocks the ball past R_Ait_Nouri 
          ...  I_Sarr drives the ball low! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 3  :(mnc) Am_Onana takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Am_Onana with a terrific drive! 
          ...  But D_Livakovic makes an easy save 
Min. 3  :(mnc) H_Kane knocks the ball past D_Rugani 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Khusanov! 
          ...  J_Heitinga tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  A_Khusanov floats it forward 
          ...  D_Vlahovic latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Vlahovic throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  D_Livakovic tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Thiaw hits it into the box! 
          ...  It is kicked away by D_Upamecano 
Min. 4  :(mnc) H_Kane sidesteps W_Anton 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  H_Kane from 20 yards! 
          ...  D_Livakovic gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 5  :(mnc) Am_Onana spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to H_Kane! 
          ...  J_Heitinga bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 6  :(mnc) J_Bellingham takes advantage of a mistake by J_Heitinga 
          ...  A skilful effort from J_Bellingham! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  D_Livakovic moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 7  :(mnc) B_Silva takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  J_Heitinga with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
          ...  What's The Referee going to decide? 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  That looked like it was outside the box!! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  He sends D_Livakovic the wrong way with a shimmy John Aldridge style 
          ...  GOAL! 
          ...  He made it look easy. 
          ...  And Manchester City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Crystal Palace...
Min. 9  :(cry) J_Heitinga brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  E_Alvarez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Thiaw and it had to be 
Min. 11 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Hato 
          ...  Jorginho with a poor challenge 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Rob Brunton looks relieved 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  J_Bellingham fires it towards the goal 
          ...  Looks like it should be an easy save for D_Livakovic 
          ...  He's been nutmegged! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  D_Livakovic looks embarrassed! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Crystal Palace ...
Min. 12 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Gordon 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Silva 
Min. 12 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  H_Kane will now play as a AM 
Min. 12 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a DM 
Min. 12 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Am_Onana will now play as a MF 
Min. 12 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace 
          ...  Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 13 :(mnc) Am_Onana runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to H_Kane 
          ...  Jorginho takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 21 :(mnc) A_Gordon sprints past D_Rugani 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A_Gordon carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  D_Livakovic fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 22 :(cry) I_Sarr looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago is clean through! 
          ...  He just has Ederson to beat! 
          ...  He rounds Ederson 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  Ederson somehow manages to get to it!! 
Min. 24 :(cry) J_S_Larsen finds the space intelligently 
          ...  J_S_Larsen throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  Ederson collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 26 :(cry) O_Dembele flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  Am_Onana with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 28 :(cry) D_Upamecano hits a hard pass to O_Dembele 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Hato 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_S_Larsen crosses it in! 
          ...  O_Dembele loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But Ederson punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 31 :(cry) Jorginho pulls it back to I_Sarr 
          ...  Am_Onana hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by E_Alvarez! 
          ...  Am_Onana with the clearance 
Min. 32 :(mnc) A_Gordon with a flicked pass to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But D_Livakovic punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 36 :(cry) J_Heitinga with an inch perfect pass to I_Sarr 
          ...  A_Khusanov rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 40 :(cry) O_Dembele dribbles past Ruben_Dias 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 41 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Kane 
          ...  D_Upamecano wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(cry) J_S_Larsen beats Ruben_Dias 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Fine tackle by R_Ait_Nouri 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 46 :(mnc) J_Bellingham has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past D_Rugani 
          ...  He knocks it to Ruben_Dias! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  D_Livakovic comes towards him 
          ...  D_Livakovic makes his move 
          ...  D_Livakovic catches the ball 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Am_Onana flights it in! 
          ...  D_Rugani gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 47 :(cry) W_Anton volleys it forward. He finds I_Thiago 
          ...  From long range I_Thiago bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Brilliant save from Ederson 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-0 Crystal Palace

Min. 47 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri spots A_Gordon who is in acres of space 
          ...  I_Thiago with an ugly foul 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 51 :(mnc) J_Hato with a probing through ball D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But D_Livakovic punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 53 :(mnc) A_Gordon takes possession 
          ...  J_Heitinga with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him that he has been warned enough 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 54 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Sane 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Sarr 
Min. 54 :(cry) D_Rugani backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  I_Thiago latches onto the end of it 
          ...  I_Thiago unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  Ederson with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 61 :(mnc) J_Hato chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 61 :(mnc) J_Hato has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on D_Livakovic! 
          ...  E_Alvarez hacks him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Ruben_Dias shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to Am_Onana instead 
          ...  A thundering drive by Am_Onana! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  D_Livakovic dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And D_Livakovic tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Gordon swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  D_Livakovic comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  J_Hato with the shot! 
          ...  But D_Livakovic punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 62 :(cry) I_Thiago cuts inside Ruben_Dias 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from R_Ait_Nouri 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Sane plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias heads it away 
Min. 64 :(mnc) M_Thiaw turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon sees D_Livakovic off his line! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 68 :(cry) L_Sane flicks the ball through 
          ...  I_Thiago runs onto it! 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Sane swings it in! 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 71 :(mnc) A_Khusanov eases past E_Alvarez 
          ...  A_Khusanov unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 72 :(mnc) H_Kane with a well-controlled run 
          ...  H_Kane shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 73 :(cry) J_S_Larsen with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past Ruben_Dias 
          ...  Ederson with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  The Referee immediately points to the spot! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  J_S_Larsen is the man who takes it 
          ...  He sends Ederson the wrong way 
          ...  But it has gone over!! 
          ...  Terrible, terrible miss!! 
Min. 76 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  Jorginho slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 77 :(cry) L_Sane with the dribble 
          ...  A_Khusanov is easily beaten 
          ...  L_Sane rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  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. 79 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from J_Bellingham to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane has a dig at goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 79 :(cry) I_Thiago kills the ball dead 
          ...  Am_Onana knocks the ball back to Ederson 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past Ederson! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Sane! 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 80 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  D_Livakovic fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 80 :(cry) E_Alvarez floats the ball in to find D_Rugani 
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Rugani! 
          ...  But Ederson punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Ederson got a touch 
Min. 86 :(mnc) A_Gordon dribbles past D_Rugani 
          ...  A_Gordon with a terrific drive! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 86 :(cry) J_S_Larsen cuts in on J_Bellingham's blind side 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Hato 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 87 :(mnc) H_Kane takes advantage of a mistake by D_Rugani 
          ...  He crosses to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon must beat D_Livakovic! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(cry) W_Anton with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  A_Gordon with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 93 :(mnc) A_Gordon turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Thiaw 
          ...  M_Thiaw with the shot on net! 
          ...  It floats over D_Livakovic 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : R_Ait_Nouri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Vlahovic (7 pen), J_Bellingham (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Crystal Palace Match Info
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Best player          : I_Thiago
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Heitinga (53), E_Alvarez (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Crystal Palace
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       8
Off target           :           9        |       2
On target            :          12        |       6
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :          14        |       5
Key Passes           :          14        |       8
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Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 0 Crystal Palace
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ederson        GK  29   1   1   1  22 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  53   0   0   0
M_Thiaw        DF   1  24  21  18  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  15  12
R_Ait_Nouri    DF   1  25  21  17  28 |  97   0   6   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  90  60   0
A_Khusanov     DF   1  23  21  14  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  16
J_Hato         DF   1  23  20  11  29 |  97   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  32  21
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  24  20  16  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0  16
Am_Onana       MF   1  21  24  13  29 |  97   0   4   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  76  24  38
B_Silva        MF   1   4  26  20  24 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bellingham   DM   1  19  25  24  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  22  30
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   6  19  27  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  41
H_Kane         AM   1   8  21  26  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15  14
Moya           GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  25  20  17  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Robson       MF   1  12  18   7  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gordon       AM   1   5  23  23  26 |  85   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  26  30
N_Goodman      FW   1   4  14  19  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
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D_Livakovic    GK  30   1   1   1  27 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
J_Heitinga     DF   1  21  18  14  23 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  17  16  -2
D_Rugani       DF   1  24  20   4  26 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  16  28
W_Anton        DF   1  25  18  12  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
D_Upamecano    DF   1  24  20   9  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  16   0
E_Alvarez      DF   1  20  24  14  33 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -2
Jorginho       DM   1  16  20  14  30 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  16   0
I_Sarr         MF   1   8  23  21  24 |  57   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   9
O_Dembele      MF   1   7  25  23  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  18  24  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
J_S_Larsen     FW   1   5  21  25  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
J_Speroni      GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Strompf      DF   1  18  16   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ward         DF   1  16  12   6  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Sane         AM   1   4  25  23  23 |  40   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11   7
C_Immobile     FW   1   0  11  21  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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