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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 2 (setup 5, season 18)
Crystal Palace
v.
Bradford City
Formation:
4-3-3
Overall form:
Home form:
Wojciech SZCZESNY17Jeroen ZOET
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Martin KELLY82Francisco Javier Chica Torres, JAVI CHICA
Joel WARD63KERIM FREI Koyunlu
Yohan CABAYE74RENATO Dirnei Florêncio
ROLANDO Jorge Pires da Fonseca856Christopher ROUTIS
Scott DANN766Lewis HOLTBY
James McARTHUR76Javier ESPINOSA González
Andros TOWNSEND86RENATO Soares de Oliveira AUGUSTO
Christian BENTEKE896Stephen DARBY
Ruben LOFTUS-CHEEK10Timothée DIENG
Loïc RÉMY11Marcos Gabriel do Nascimento, MARQUINHOS GABRIEL
Manager
Jason PUNCHEON12Nathaniel KNIGHT-PERCIVAL
Steve MANDANDA13Joe CRACKNELL
Jeffrey SCHLUPP14Tony McMAHON
Connor WICKHAM15Nicky LAW
Timothy FOSU-MENSAH716Alberto GILARDINO

Crystal Palace 2 Bradford City 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 26,167, Stadium: Selhurst Park, Referee: Aris GALANOPOULOS 5½, TV: highlights)
15 Townsend, 43 TownsendScorers
50 Ward <=> Fosu-MensahSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings42 Dieng, 86 Renato
3Corners5
8Fouls27
1Offsides1
5Shots on5
9Shots off2
14Total shots7
3Shots saved5
60%Possession40%
Man of the match: Christian BENTEKE
3A right foot effort from BENTEKE was clawed past the post by the 'keeper.
6MCARTHUR played the ball to TOWNSEND who turned it wide.
11RENATO AUGUSTO beat WARD and flicked the ball to ESPINOSA who fired his shot wide.
14SZCZESNY was able to claw away a tame header from ESPINOSA.
15GOAL!! A long goal-kick from KELLY caught the Bradford City defence napping and TOWNSEND nipped in to easily score. (1-0 Crystal Palace)
17CABAYE flicked a simple chance past the lefthand post.
28A shot from DARBY held no problem for the 'keeper.
31A penalty box meleé resulted in TOWNSEND cracking a low shot over.
38A free-kick from TOWNSEND floated inches wide.
42A bad challenge on ROLANDO by DIENG results in a booking.
43GOAL!! A strike from TOWNSEND which ZOET was able to palm clear was deemed over the line and the ref awarded the goal. (2-0 Crystal Palace)
45+1A pin-point pass bobbled toward TOWNSEND and his looping effort raced narrowly over.
45+4DANN kicked the ball wide from just outside the area.
 
50A refined pass from TOWNSEND, was lashed goalbound by BENTEKE only for the Bradford City 'keeper to block.
52RENATO's shot was well saved by the Crystal Palace 'keeper.
53A shot from DARBY was smothered by the Crystal Palace 'keeper.
55TOWNSEND rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
60RÉMY beat a number of Bradford City players and slammed a golden opportunity over the bar.
69A tame strike from TOWNSEND trickled agonisingly wide.
70DARBY made space on the right and knocked the ball to RENATO AUGUSTO who fired the ball wide.
76ESPINOSA dummied DANN but nudged the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
82BENTEKE shot wide.
86RENATO receives a yellow card for a clumsy foul on TOWNSEND.