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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 37 (setup 4, season 27)
Portsmouth
v.
Crystal Palace
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Marco SILVESTRI61Balázs MEGYERI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Victor MOSES727Martin KELLY
Aaron CRESSWELL3Jeffrey SCHLUPP
Stuart O'KEEFE748Ruben LOFTUS-CHEEK
Ragnar SIGURĐSSON57Danny BATTH
Liam FONTAINE66Barry DOUGLAS
Mauro Abel FORMICA77Oleksandr MELASCHENKO
Quincy OWUSU-ABEYIE88Wilfried Armal ZAHA Dazet
Sylvan EBANKS-BLAKE9Christian BENTEKE
Patrick CREGG6106Bakary SAKO
Hameur BOUAZZA116Hugo RODALLEGA Martínez
Manager
Stuart GIDDINGS12Aaron DOWNES
Joe LUMLEY13Mark GILLESPIE
Kelvin WILSON14Nicky FEATHERSTONE
Spase DILEVSKI15Jack PAGE
James McFADDEN16Craig KING

Portsmouth 0 Crystal Palace 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 15,500, Stadium: Fratton Park, Referee: Jarnail SINGH 6½)
Scorers24 Rodallega, 34 Zaha
Substitutions
Sendings off
4 Ebanks-Blake, 17 Bouazza, 22 Formica, 28 Fontaine, 38 CreggBookings54 Rodallega
4Corners7
18Fouls14
1Offsides1
0Shots on3
5Shots off16
5Total shots19
0Shots saved0
36%Possession64%
Man of the match: Ruben LOFTUS-CHEEK
1A accurate pass bobbled toward MELASCHENKO and his deadly shot flew narrowly over.
4SINGH books EBANKS-BLAKE for a high challenge.
11MELASCHENKO beat a number of Portsmouth players and drove a great chance wide.
12SAKO ran onto a great ball from LOFTUS-CHEEK but blasted his effort wide of the lefthand post.
17A high foul gets BOUAZZA a yellow card.
22FORMICA booked by SINGH for a clumsy challenge.
24GOAL!! A cross from SCHLUPP was flicked away by FONTAINE only for MELASCHENKO to volley the ball back into the box for RODALLEGA to force into the net. (1-0 Crystal Palace)
27ZAHA brought the ball round O'KEEFE and poked a weak shot wide.
28FONTAINE booked.
30Uncertainty in the Portsmouth defence enabled MELASCHENKO to fire an effort inches over.
34GOAL!! A patient Crystal Palace side were rewarded with a lovely shot from ZAHA. (2-0 Crystal Palace)
38CREGG given a yellow card by the ref.
41A cross from CREGG left OWUSU-ABEYIE in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
45+3The bemused 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from FORMICA fell just wide.
 
48BENTEKE was put clear by DOUGLAS and he dummied the Portsmouth 'keeper but rammed his shot wide.
54RODALLEGA receives a yellow card for a clumsy tackle.
55BENTEKE nodded the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
63A useful ball from MELASCHENKO on the left bobbled toward SCHLUPP who sliced his shot inches wide.
67BENTEKE rushed a simple chance.
70An exceptional effort from BENTEKE scraped the upright.
73A corner was collected by BENTEKE who forced the ball over the bar.
79O'KEEFE chipped the ball to OWUSU-ABEYIE who nodded it wide.