Match Report


Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
John DiffeyJohn Diffey Jack Herer Jack Herer
Youssouf Olivier SiéY. Olivier Sié85
G
1
G
75Jo RiiseJ. Riise
Sebastian SegarraS. Segarra73
D
2
D
72Jeroen VenemaJ. Venema
Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma77
D
3
D
75Johan DeloumeauJ. Deloumeau
Corrado BigicaC. Bigica73
D
4
D
70Rafael HernandezR. Hernandez
Roy ArtsR. Arts82
M
5
D
75Garry DijkstraG. Dijkstra
Sylvain JeffersS. Jeffers88
M
captain6
M
76Greg KingG. King
Hugo MorenoH. Moreno83
M
7captain
M
75Nuno AlvesN. Alves
Eduardo GonzalezE. Gonzalez76
M
8
A
70Mast H. BabayaroM. Babayaro
Cedric LurlingC. Lurling73
A
9
A
68Martino CapuanoM. Capuano
Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk77
A
10
A
74Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo
Shota HillS. Hill77
A
11
A
70Kevin ZickK. Zick
 
Thomas WallnerT. Wallner72
D
12
M
35Carl HeskeyC. Heskey
Eduardo TeixeiraE. Teixeira77
M
13
D
31Stanley StandingS. Standing
Miguel MedinaM. Medina75
A
14
M
35Henry FerdinandH. Ferdinand

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Nottingham Forest. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crystal Palace are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Mcgreal.


0.00
The first half starts with Nottingham Forest kicking off!
2.32
Hugo Moreno makes a simple pass to Sylvain Jeffers. Sylvain Jeffers makes a simple pass to Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.00
Greg King makes a simple pass to Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
6.21
Corrado Bigica clumsily knocks into Martino Capuano. The referee calls over Corrado Bigica and shows him a yellow card! Martino Capuano runs off the knock.
6.21
Free kick to Nottingham Forest just outside the area...
7.57
Nuno Alves calmly steps up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
14.01
Greg King threads a neat ball through to Martino Capuano. Martino Capuano lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick powers a header at goal. Youssouf Olivier Sié easily punches it away to safety.
18.17
Nuno Alves changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Nuno Alves knocks the ball forward to Mast H. Babayaro but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
24.29
Eduardo Gonzalez comes in with a very late challenge on Nuno Alves. Eduardo Gonzalez is shown the red card!! Nuno Alves runs off the knock.
27.07
Hugo Moreno knocks the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk whips in a cross ball towards Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling connects with a diving header but Jo Riise is on top of it.
30.29
Shota Hill sees Cedric Lurling in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cedric Lurling knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.07
Hugo Moreno runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Hugo Moreno knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jo Riise who gathers it comfortably.
34.36
Rafael Hernandez threads the ball through to Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball towards Greg King. Greg King powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
38.58
Rafael Hernandez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves passes the ball forward to Greg King. Greg King controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Youssouf Olivier Sié manages to gather it comfortably.
40.26
Martino Capuano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves makes a simple pass, allowing Eugenio Izquierdo to run into the box. Some silky footwork from Eugenio Izquierdo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
Nuno Alves surges forward with the ball. Nuno Alves tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Miguel Medina replacing Cedric Lurling. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. The Crystal Palace players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Crystal Palace kicking off!
47.48
Greg King hits a low pass to Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Youssouf Olivier Sié manages to gather it.
48.15
Jeroen Venema knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves flicks a high pass forward to Greg King who brings the ball under control. Greg King knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves whips the ball goalwards with his head. Youssouf Olivier Sié manages to gather it.
49.27
Sylvain Jeffers knocks the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Medina. Miguel Medina gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Superb reactions from Jo Riise. What a save!
53.02
Johan Deloumeau controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg King. Greg King sees Kevin Zick in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Zick lofts in a cross ball towards Greg King. Greg King beats his man to it with a header. Youssouf Olivier Sié easily picks it out of the air!
60.36
Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Thomas Wallner replacing Roberto Quaresma .
61.37
Nuno Alves changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Nuno Alves plays a scrappy one-two with Eugenio Izquierdo and advances towards the goal... Nuno Alves tries a spectacular strike but it's a woeful effort!
65.57
Hugo Moreno chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Segarra. Sebastian Segarra flicks the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk shoots from 20 yards but Jo Riise is on top of it.
67.53
Garry Dijkstra knocks the ball forward to Martino Capuano. Martino Capuano knocks the ball forward, putting Nuno Alves through on goal. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Nuno Alves provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Youssouf Olivier Sié with no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
72.35
Jeroen Venema makes a probing pass to Martino Capuano. Martino Capuano shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Youssouf Olivier Sié!
77.03
Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Eduardo Teixeira replacing Hugo Moreno .
85.57
Rafael Hernandez advances with the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Rafael Hernandez plays the ball forward to Martino Capuano. Martino Capuano passes the ball forward but Nuno Alves is offside!
89.11
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Crystal Palace

Nottingham Forest
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
3
10
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
36.1%
63.9%
Play Area
34.4%
44.3%
21.3%

Scorers
Greg King 34
Eugenio Izquierdo 40
Nuno Alves 68

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Alves of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Youssouf Olivier Sié (GK)
7
2.Sebastian Segarra (DEF)
6
3.Roberto Quaresma (DEF)
6
4.Corrado Bigica (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Roy Arts (MID)
6
6.Sylvain Jeffers (MID)
6
7.Hugo Moreno (MID)
6
8.Eduardo Gonzalez (MID)red card
3
9.Cedric Lurling (ATT)
6
10.Hryhoriy Oliynyk (ATT)
6
11.Shota Hill (ATT)
6
 
12.Thomas Wallner (DEF)
6
13.Eduardo Teixeira (MID)
6
14.Miguel Medina (ATT)
6

1.Jo Riise (GK)
6
2.Jeroen Venema (DEF)
6
3.Johan Deloumeau (DEF)
6
4.Rafael Hernandez (DEF)
6
5.Garry Dijkstra (DEF)
6
6.Greg King (MID)goal scored
8
7.Nuno Alves (MID)goal scored
9
8.Mast H. Babayaro (ATT)
6
9.Martino Capuano (ATT)
6
10.Eugenio Izquierdo (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Kevin Zick (ATT)
6
 
12.Carl Heskey (MID)
0
13.Stanley Standing (DEF)
0
14.Henry Ferdinand (MID)
0