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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 7 (setup 5, season 18)
Gillingham
v.
Crystal Palace
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Bernd LENO17Wojciech SZCZESNY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Daniel CARVAJAL Ramos2Martin KELLY
Marcel SCHMELZER737Joel WARD
Adam MAHER847Yohan CABAYE
Tony JANTSCHKE757ROLANDO Jorge Pires da Fonseca
Roberto José ROSALES Altuve76Scott DANN
Ted BISHOP77James McARTHUR
Muamer TANKOVIC78Andros TOWNSEND
Álvaro Borja MORATA Martín97Christian BENTEKE
Javier HERNÁNDEZ Balcázar107Ruben LOFTUS-CHEEK
Santiago Mina Lorenzo, SANTI MINA11Loďc RÉMY
Manager
Billy KNOTT12Jason PUNCHEON
Salvatore SIRIGU13Steve MANDANDA
Adedeji OSHILAJA146Jeffrey SCHLUPP
Ádám SZALAI15Connor WICKHAM
Davide SANTON16Timothy FOSU-MENSAH

Gillingham 1 Crystal Palace 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 11,305, Stadium: Priestfield, Referee: Graham SALISBURY 5½, TV: highlights)
25 MorataScorers53 Benteke
Substitutions81 Cabaye <=> Schlupp
Sendings off
83 TankovicBookings
2Corners1
9Fouls12
0Offsides1
5Shots on9
10Shots off6
15Total shots15
3Shots saved8
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Adam MAHER
3LOFTUS-CHEEK beat HERNÁNDEZ and hit the ball to BENTEKE who fired his effort wide.
16TANKOVIC shot over.
19MORATA waltzed away from MCARTHUR and rifled a poor shot well wide.
22TOWNSEND ran onto a delightful ball from MCARTHUR but pulled his effort wide of the goal.
25GOAL!! A strike from MORATA which the 'keeper managed to palm clear seemed to have crossed the line and the referee awarded the goal. (1-0 Gillingham)
30A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing LENO.
37A corner found TANKOVIC who headed an effort inches over.
38A pin-point pass fell to BISHOP and his right foot shot floated narrowly over.
41The 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from LOFTUS-CHEEK.
43LENO did well to hold onto an amazing strike from BENTEKE.
 
52A header by TANKOVIC at the far post was easily collected by the Crystal Palace 'keeper.
52The Gillingham 'keeper saved a neatly crafted strike from BENTEKE.
53GOAL!! A long goal-kick from DANN caught the Gillingham defence napping and BENTEKE ran on to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (1-1)
71A mix up in the Crystal Palace defence enabled TANKOVIC to thump an effort over.
73BENTEKE was put clear by MCARTHUR and he nutmegged the 'keeper but rammed his shot over the bar.
74LENO was able to claw away a poor shot from BENTEKE.
78A thirty yard drive from RÉMY caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
80TANKOVIC's shot was well held by the Crystal Palace 'keeper.
81LOFTUS-CHEEK played the ball to TOWNSEND who nodded it wide.
83SALISBURY cautions TANKOVIC for an off-the-ball incident against ROLANDO.
84The stunned 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from BISHOP fell just over.
86HERNÁNDEZ placed a deadly shot just beyond the near post from twenty-five yards out.