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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 26 (setup 4, season 27)
Crystal Palace
v.
Coventry City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Balázs MEGYERI1Heurelho Silva GOMES
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Barry DOUGLAS727Federico FERNÁNDEZ
Jeffrey SCHLUPP3Cristian MOLINARO
Ruben LOFTUS-CHEEK47Siem DE JONG
Nicolás Andrés BURDISSO75Laurent KOSCIELNY
Danny BATTH666Damien PLESSIS
Oleksandr MELASCHENKO77Gabriele PUCCIO
Wilfried Armal ZAHA Dazet8Matt TAYLOR
Christian BENTEKE97Stefano OKAKA Chuka
Bakary SAKO7106Frederico Chaves Guedes, FRED
Hugo RODALLEGA Martínez11Nacer BARAZITE
Manager
Jack PAGE12Rodrigo Pereira POSSEBON
Mark GILLESPIE13Craig GORDON
Nicky FEATHERSTONE14Lewis McGUGAN
156Filip DJORDJEVIC
Craig KING16Glen JOHNSON

Crystal Palace 0 Coventry City 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 26,276, Stadium: Selhurst Park, Referee: Dean WHITESTONE 7)
Scorers54 Okaka
Substitutions68 Okaka <=> Djordjevic
Sendings off
Bookings11 Taylor, 82 Koscielny
0Corners6
7Fouls10
4Offsides7
9Shots on5
8Shots off5
17Total shots10
8Shots saved4
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: Wilfried Armal ZAHA Dazet
1MOLINARO snapped at an easy chance.
6An inswinging corner was flicked into the arms of the Coventry City 'keeper by ZAHA.
10DE JONG headed wide.
11A late challenge gets TAYLOR a yellow card.
15MELASCHENKO was put clear by BURDISSO and he dummied GOMES but glanced his shot wide.
16MELASCHENKO fired the ball through a ruck of players but the Coventry City 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
22A shot from MELASCHENKO held no problem for the Coventry City 'keeper.
25A mix up in the Crystal Palace defence enabled BARAZITE to crack the ball over the bar.
42ZAHA's shot was well saved by the Coventry City 'keeper.
44RODALLEGA nodded the ball wide from the edge of the box.
 
48BARAZITE worked the ball to FRED, TAYLOR latched onto his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of MEGYERI.
49An exceptional strike from BARAZITE was dealt with by a good block from the 'keeper.
53BENTEKE poked a simple chance past the far post.
54GOAL!! A great drive from TAYLOR was palmed away by the 'keeper only as far as OKAKA who nudged the ball past the stranded MEGYERI. (1-0 Coventry City)
66SAKO beat MOLINARO and flicked the ball to BENTEKE who blasted his effort wide.
67A penalty box meleé resulted in ZAHA knocking the ball wide.
72ZAHA shot over.
73ZAHA's shot beat GOMES but rebounded off the Coventry City woodwork.
77The stunned MEGYERI stared in disbelief as a backpass from SAKO fell just wide.
82KOSCIELNY booked for a clinical challenge.
85A drive from RODALLEGA seemed a certain goal but GOMES managed to punch the ball away.
88FRED fired a looping shot inches wide from thirty yards out.