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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 8 (setup 4, season 28)
Crystal Palace
v.
Torquay United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
VICENTE GUAITA Panadero717Felix WIEDWALD
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Martin KELLY2Emmanuel BOAKYE
Jeffrey SCHLUPP53Emiliano Adrián INSÚA
James McARTHUR4Grant LEADBITTER
Nicolás Andrés BURDISSO85Robert HUTH
Scott DANN76Johan DJOUROU
Oleksandr MELASCHENKO7Sebastian LARSSON
Wilfried Armal ZAHA Dazet78Neil KILKENNY
Christian BENTEKE79José Luis Mato Sanmartín, JOSELU
Ruben LOFTUS-CHEEK710Bobson BAWLING
Hugo RODALLEGA Martínez116Tyler WALKER
Manager
Andros TOWNSEND12Tony McMAHON
Balázs MEGYERI13Pavels STEINBORS
Jason PUNCHEON14Dwight TIENDALLI
Danny BATTH615Josh GOWLING
Alexander SŘRLOTH16Matthew MILLS

Crystal Palace 4 Torquay United 0
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 26,316, Stadium: Selhurst Park, Referee: Neil SWARBRICK 6½)
3 Benteke, 16 Melaschenko, 45+1 Schlupp, 66 BentekeScorers
85 Schlupp <=> BatthSubstitutions
Sendings off
29 Zaha, 35 DannBookings43 Walker
4Corners2
10Fouls8
7Offsides1
8Shots on4
18Shots off2
26Total shots6
4Shots saved4
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Nicolás Andrés BURDISSO
3GOAL!! A Crystal Palace counter-attack allowed MELASCHENKO to setup BENTEKE with a simple goal. (1-0 Crystal Palace)
10DANN fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
16GOAL!! MELASCHENKO hit a glorious twenty-five yard shot past the motionless WIEDWALD. (2-0 Crystal Palace)
28A useful ball from ZAHA on the right found BENTEKE who scuffed his shot over the bar.
29ZAHA booked for a poor tackle.
33INSÚA ran onto a wonderful ball from LEADBITTER but blasted his shot wide.
35MELASCHENKO poked a simple chance past the near post.
35The ref cautions DANN.
43WALKER booked.
45+1GOAL!! A long ball from LOFTUS-CHEEK had the Torquay United defence back-pedalling and SCHLUPP made the most of the opportunity with a good goal. (3-0 Crystal Palace)
 
49A penalty box meleé resulted in BENTEKE driving the ball wide.
51ZAHA booted the ball wide from just outside the area.
59SCHLUPP fired a left foot shot inches wide from just outside the area.
63MCARTHUR made space on the left and dragged the ball to BURDISSO who clipped the ball over.
64The Crystal Palace 'keeper saved a glorious shot from JOSELU.
66GOAL!! MELASCHENKO made space for BENTEKE who, after an interchange of passes twenty yards out, glanced the ball past WIEDWALD. (4-0 Crystal Palace)
69KILKENNY's shot was well held by the Crystal Palace 'keeper.
73A free-kick from BENTEKE flew inches over.
83DANN beat two Torquay United players and fired a shot just beyond the far post.
84A good effort from RODALLEGA scraped the outside of the post.
86BENTEKE shot over.
89ZAHA beat KILKENNY and whacked the ball to RODALLEGA who fumbled his shot wide.