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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 46 (setup 4, season 28)
Crystal Palace
v.
Rotherham United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
VICENTE GUAITA Panadero17Scott SHEARER
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Aaron WAN-BISSAKA26Eddie NOLAN
Patrick VAN AANHOLT37Jordan AMAVI
James McARTHUR4ZHENG Zhi
Martin KELLY5Kyle BARTLEY
Jeffrey SCHLUPP66Jaroslaw JACH
Jason PUNCHEON77André Filipe Alves Monteiro, UKRA
Andros TOWNSEND86Serge GNABRY
Christian BENTEKE97Javier HERNÁNDEZ Balcázar
Alexander SŘRLOTH610RUI Pedro da Rocha FONTE
Sullay KAIKAI116Colin KAZIM-RICHARDS
Manager
Luke DREHER12Danny FOX
Balázs MEGYERI13Joe MATTOCK
Joel WARD14Darren POTTER
Levi LUMEKA15Stephen BROGAN
Nya KIRBY16

Crystal Palace 5 Rotherham United 0
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 26,206, Stadium: Selhurst Park, Referee: Darren DRYSDALE 7)
2 Benteke, 9p Benteke, 14p Benteke, 71 Townsend, 81 TownsendScorers
74 Benteke <=> LumekaSubstitutions
Sendings off
24 Sřrloth, 39 SchluppBookings14 Bartley
4Corners0
14Fouls12
3Offsides3
5Shots on4
18Shots off5
23Total shots9
0Shots saved4
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Jason PUNCHEON
2GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of BENTEKE who tapped the ball past the helpless Rotherham United 'keeper. (1-0 Crystal Palace)
8A cross from TOWNSEND left KAIKAI in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
9GOAL!! A definite penalty was awarded to Crystal Palace, after RUI FONTE had fouled KAIKAI, which BENTEKE easily converted.
11AMAVI headed just wide.
12A tame strike from BENTEKE trickled agonisingly wide.
14The ref cautions BARTLEY for dangerous play against TOWNSEND.
14GOAL!! Crystal Palace were awarded a penalty after a foul on TOWNSEND, and BENTEKE put it past the Rotherham United 'keeper.
20A corner bobbled toward HERNÁNDEZ who fired the ball just beyond the near post.
24DRYSDALE cautions SŘRLOTH for a bad tackle.
25A strike from ZHENG held little difficulty for the Crystal Palace 'keeper.
27The bemused SHEARER could only watch as a backpass from ZHENG fell just wide.
37TOWNSEND rushed an easy chance.
39SCHLUPP booked by the ref for a clumsy challenge.
41SCHLUPP was put clear by MCARTHUR and he turned the Rotherham United 'keeper but rammed his shot wide.
42TOWNSEND beat a number of Rotherham United players and stroked a great chance just wide.
 
52HERNÁNDEZ fired the ball through a crowd of players but VICENTE GUAITA was a match for it as he dived to his right.
60A penalty box scramble resulted in SŘRLOTH cracking a low shot wide.
64VAN AANHOLT shot wide.
71GOAL!! A tame shot from TOWNSEND seemed to hold little difficulty for the Rotherham United 'keeper but the ball somehow squirmed over the line. (4-0 Crystal Palace)
81GOAL!! A brilliant ball from LUMEKA left PUNCHEON in the clear, he made SHEARER commit himself before touching the ball to TOWNSEND to score. (5-0 Crystal Palace)
85A good effort from PUNCHEON scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
89A free-kick from MCARTHUR raced wide.