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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 17 (setup 5, season 17)
Stoke City
v.
Crystal Palace
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
FÁBIO Deivson Lopes Maciel17Wojciech SZCZESNY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Christian TRÄSCH728Martin KELLY
Bruno MARTINS-INDI37Mamadou SAKHO
Darren FLETCHER4James McARTHUR
Raúl ALBIOL Tortajada85ROLANDO Jorge Pires da Fonseca
Ryan SHAWCROSS6Damien DELANEY
Geoff CAMERON677Jason PUNCHEON
Xherdan SHAQIRI87Andros TOWNSEND
Peter CROUCH797Christian BENTEKE
Saido BERAHINO105Wayne ROUTLEDGE
BOJAN Krkic Pérez611Connor WICKHAM
Manager
Stephen IRELAND12Joe LEDLEY
Jack BUTLAND13Steve MANDANDA
Kevin WIMMER14Loïc RÉMY
Oliver SHENTON15Scott DANN
Kurt ZOUMA16Timothy FOSU-MENSAH

Stoke City 1 Crystal Palace 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 27,982, Stadium: Britannia, Referee: Dean WHITESTONE 5, TV: highlights)
16 FletcherScorers20 Kelly
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners0
6Fouls8
1Offsides1
4Shots on4
6Shots off13
10Total shots17
3Shots saved3
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Martin KELLY
2TOWNSEND stabbed an easy chance past the near post.
6A tame shot from WICKHAM trickled agonisingly wide.
8CAMERON's shot was well held by the Crystal Palace 'keeper.
14TOWNSEND nutmegged TRÄSCH but knocked the ball into the arms of the Stoke City 'keeper.
16GOAL!! A BERAHINO run down the middle resulted in a nice cross for FLETCHER to volley in. (1-0 Stoke City)
20GOAL!! A deep cross from MCARTHUR on the right was nodded home by KELLY on the edge of the box. (1-1)
20CROUCH was put clear by TRÄSCH and he raced past the 'keeper but rammed his shot wide.
23The stunned Stoke City 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from ALBIOL dropped just over.
33A penalty box scramble resulted in KELLY driving the ball over.
35BENTEKE beat three Stoke City players and fired a golden opportunity over the bar.
39Uncertainty in the Crystal Palace defence enabled CROUCH to fire an effort inches over.
42TOWNSEND headed inches wide.
45+1A good ball from KELLY on the left found ROUTLEDGE who sliced his effort over the bar.
 
65An exceptional effort from BOJAN scraped the outside of the post.
66BENTEKE fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
71A pin-point pass found TOWNSEND and his right foot shot went narrowly wide.
73CAMERON made space on the left and pulled the ball to FLETCHER who touched the ball over.
73The 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce shot from ROUTLEDGE.
82A cross from MCARTHUR left WICKHAM in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
86BENTEKE ran onto a great ball from PUNCHEON but hit his shot wide.
90WICKHAM shot over.
90+1ROLANDO brought the ball past MARTINS-INDI and rattled a poor shot over the bar.