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Bristol City

  • Trundle 103’
  • McIndoe 110’

Crystal Palace

  • Watson 24’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:120'
    • Bristol City
    • Crystal Palace
    • 118' Sproule almost grabs a third but fires a loose ball over from close range.
    • 115' Fonte with a flying volley but a feline stop from Basso, for the ladies that one.
    • 113' CITY SUB: Fontaine on for Carle.
    • 110' It's indirect and McIndoe is going to strike it after the touchÂ… AND BOY DOES HE STRIKE IT, CURLING LOW INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT FOR 2-1! What a great goal, even Neil Warnock applauds from the sidelines to his great credit, City surely in the play-off final.
    • 109' CITY SUB: Trundle comes off for Johnson as City prepare to take a free-kick.
    • 107' They're just giving it to Trundle now, the ball sticks to his feet like glue, he wins a throw, taken quick and Sproule drills it in low from the left and ADEBOLA but the defender gets in the way and it's diverted into Speroni's arms!
    • 107' Super skill on the left by McAllister to beat Butterfield and win a corner.
    • 106' Second period of extra-time underway!
    • 106' PALACE SUB: A very attacking move as Moses comes on for Derry.
    • 105' Trundle on the right with some great skill against Butterfield, plays it back and gets it back in loads of space and chips a hanging far-post cross but headed away from Adebola. Half-time in extra-time, 1-1 and City lead overall.
    • 103' Orr sends it high into the box, the second ball drops to Trundle who kills it immaculately with his right foot AND SENDS A WONDERFUL CURLER PAST SPERONI WITH HIS LEFT FOR 1-1! What a goal! He has deserved that for his performance tonight.
    • 100' Watson with a long-range drive that rises well over.
    • 97' It takes three Palace defenders to fend off Adebola when he gets the ball back-to-goal in their box, but they manage his strength and clear.
    • 95' Cool defending from Hill to chest the ball back to Peroni under pressure.
    • 94' A couple of half-chances from the resultant corner but the ball flies out for a throw. This is more like it from Bristol City.
    • 93' Carle into the area, he slips it across to Adebola who can shoot but blocked and back on the right and swung over and McIndoe's free but Butterfield puts it out for a corner!
    • 92' Adebola gets onto a Carey ball and bustles through the Palace defence but they manage to get it clear.
    • 91' First half of extra-time is underway. Sproule on for Noble for City.
    • 90+3 It is pumped in but Palace clear, they haven't got it away though and Orr can swing one in but too deep and the whistle goes for full-time. Extra time now.
    • 90+2 Soares with a silly tackle on Elliott from behind, free-kick to City on the left, it's going to be pumped long into the box.
    • 90' Two minutes of added time.
    • 89' Trundle runs forward, a counter for City, he cuts inside from the right and sends AN OUTRAGEOUS LOB FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX THAT TOTALLY BEATS SPERONI BUT BOUNCES OFF THE BAR! What an audacious effort. He's been the best player for City tonight, his quality is undeniable and he deserves a goal.
    • 87' Speroni and Hudson misunderstand on the edge of the box but they get away with it, Palace break and Scannell gets the ball on the edge of the box, fires in a shot that is blocked and the deflection takes it over Basso but just over the bar!
    • 84' Really unlucky for City as Adebola flicks a long ball on for Trundle to run clean through but the flag is up - he was fractionally offside, that was marginal.
    • 82' Palace now have the initiative with City on the back-foot. Constant pressure in the City half, where the hosts are camped.
    • 80' Hudson and Hill are forward as Watson swings it over but headed clear at the near post.
    • 79' Soares lets the ball bounce out for a corner after a poor back-header from City. Their first corner of the night.
    • 73' Watson steps up with the penalty - but he sends it against the left-hand post! Basso went the right way, don't know if he got a touch but it has been missed.
    • 72' Carle takes a swing at a bouncing ball in the box, Soares gets in first and he kicks his thigh and it's a penalty! Oh dear, City press self-destruct! They've bossed this game, and Watson could put Palace in front here...
    • 70' CORRECTION: Seems Nick Carle was shown the card, not Orr. Both of them slid in and the Aussie was punished. Although it seemed to me that Orr made contact. Odd.
    • 69' After Sinclair gets some treatment for cramp, finally Palace take the kick which Watson plays straight into Basso's hands, although Fonte was close to getting a nick.
    • 67' Sinclair is fouled by Orr on the edge of the box, he gets a booking and his furious that his team-mates gave the ball away.
    • 66' Adebola muscles his way into the box and he can score but an unbelievably good - and strong - slide tackle from Clint Hill to put it out for a corner. Fonte heads McIndoe's ball away and it drops to Carle at the edge of the box but Fonte deflects into the arms of Speroni.
    • 65' Howard Webb makes his first mistake of the night after incorrectly viewing Trundle's chest control into the box as a handball. The angle was tough on Webb, to be fair, but it came off his chest.
    • 64' Ball over the top frees Scannell who races onto it and lobs the keeper but Scannell was inches offside.
    • 61' Great run by Scannell as Palace finally get a break on, he beats one man, then another and cuts inside to the box and he could be in but a superb slide tackle by McCombe and then McAllister comes across to put it out.
    • 60' Incessant pressure now from the Robins, roared on by 20-thousand odd supporters, a bit of panic in the Palace box but they get it away. City are camped in the Palace half but Watson hurls himself into another tackle. Carey storms down the right wing to win a throw. All-action from the West Country boys now.
    • 59' McIndoe takes the kick but he sends it far too deep, Elliott falls trying to keep the lost cause in play but it's out for a Palace throw.
    • 58' Good run by Derry and he has a pop from the edge of the D but straight at Basso. City come forward, Noble to Trundle who shows good feet to beat his man but the shot is blocked and behind for a corner.
    • 57' Trundle on the right, back to Orr who returns the favour and Trundle cuts inside Hill onto his left foot and swings over a great cross that is nicked away from Adebola. City need to get the ball to Trundle, who looks like the main man to make things happen for the Robins tonight.
    • 56' McIndoe fouls Derry as Bristol City pile on the pressure, to be honest they're pretty unlucky to be behind tonight.
    • 54' Great touch and pass from Trundle switches City from defending on the back foot to an attack, Orr on the right swings a cross in but an excellent take from Speroni.
    • 52' Adebola almost turns his way into the box but good defending by Butterfield and Palace get it away.
    • 48' Corner to City, which Watson almost diverts past his own keeper but a great save from Speroni. That may have come off Elliott actually, hard to tell with the bodies flying about.
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 46' HALF-TIME PALACE SUB: Fonte on for Lawrence, who one can only assume has suffered adverse effects from his rushed return following a hernia op.
    • 45+3 The whistle goes for the break, even stevens as Palace lead 1-0, 2-2 overall
    • 45+2 Watson decides to shoot, but despite getting it on target it was rather ambitious from that range against a keeper like Basso, who claims with ease.
    • 45+1 Free-kick to Palace about 30 yards out after a foul by Carle.
    • 44' Free-kick to City on the left, swung over for Elliott far post but he can't direct the header and it's over.
    • 43' In the aftermath of that one of City's coaches is sent to the stands and Clinton Morrison is booked.
    • 42' Nasty, nasty tackle from Hill after he loses the ball, going studs-up on Carey and the City players are furious, it all kicks off but Webb calms things down and shows a yellow card.
    • 40' Swift counter from City as Trundle with another superb piece of skill on the left to send a cross for Adebola but put behind for a corner.
    • 38' Free-kick for the hosts, sent long into the area and McCombe makes a late diagonal run and wins the header over Hudson but it loops just over!
    • 35' After a knock to the head, Hudson needs some help with his vision seemingly impaired. He strolls off, seems alright to be honest, but there was a concern about concussion.
    • 33' Sinclair with a shot from the edge of the box but well wide. After a bright start, City have faded and boss Gary Johnson will have his work cut out at the break.
    • 29' Havoc in the Palace box as a corner is not cleared, McCombe and Elliott go for the same ball though which spares Palace, who finally get it away.
    • 26' After a delay to allow McCombe off the field to sort his eyes out (how very modern), play resumes. Remember - away goals count for nothing in the play-offs so the sides are now even!
    • 24' High ball into the area, Basso comes to claim but for some reason McCombe gets in his way to head straight to Watson outside the box who sends a looping header over Basso into the back of the net! Oh dear, dreadful error from McCombe, who lost a contact lens one assumes while making that ill-advised header!
    • 21' Morrison tries a shot from outside the area but it loses momentum quickly and is easy for Basso.
    • 20' Classy backheel from Trundle plays McIndoe in but his first touch lets him down and Palace clear.
    • 18' City can't clear the corner properly, the second punch from Speroni drops to Orr who lofts it back in with interest but Webb has seen an infringement and Palace can relax.
    • 17' Ball out wide from McIndoe to Carle on the overlap, the Aussie tries a cheeky shot from a crossing position but Lawrence blocks and it spins onto the roof of the net for a corner.
    • 13' Watson wins the ball and slips it into Scannell who takes a great touch and smashes in a shot, but it's cleared, now Sinclair has it on the left, great feet to slip into space and he goes down but play-on says Webb! Palace wake up.
    • 12' City continue to pile on the pressure after the free-kick is cleared, McIndoe winning a corner which Speroni totally misses but his defence help him out and Palace clear.
    • 10' We've been waiting for 100 minutes of this play-off and it's happened - Lee Trundle earns himself a kick and his side a set-piece after some trademark showboating on the left wing.
    • 8' After the horrorshow that was Kevin Friend's performance during Watford-Hull, they've gone for some Premier League refereeing quality - Howard Webb is in charge today, calm and collected as usual.
    • 6' More good pressure from City as Orr helps the ball back into the area and Lawrence can only head straight to Trundle to powers the header on goal but Speroni is well-placed to claim.
    • 3' City with the early pressure on the right as Carey swings a cross in, Speroni messes up the punch and Elliott heads on goal but put over his own bar by Hudson! A great goal-line clearance from the Palace captain.
    • - Match underway!
    • - Just to recap, the first leg was a humdinger of a game that saw City take the lead through defender and captain Louis Carey's first goal of the season. Palace equalised when Jose Fonte moved up front to win a penalty that Ben Watson converted, but in injury-time David Noble let rip with an absolute screamer that made the Robins favourites to progress to a likely final against Hull.
    • - CRYSTAL PALACE TEAM NEWS: Two changes for Palace, defender Matt Lawrence returning after his recovery from a hernia op with Jose Fonte dropping to the bench, while young winger Victor Moses is replaced by fellow youngster Sean Scannell. Poor Jamie Scowcroft is ruled out after doing his hamstring in the first leg.
    • - BRISTOL CITY TEAM NEWS: Understandably, boss Gary Johnson has made no changes from the side that won at Selhurst Park - even his son stays on the bench.
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of the second leg of the play-off semi final between Bristol City and Crystal Palace, from 19:45, with City leading 2-1 from the first leg!

  • Summary

    • 110' It's indirect and McIndoe is going to strike it after the touchÂ… AND BOY DOES HE STRIKE IT, CURLING LOW INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT FOR 2-1! What a great goal, even Neil Warnock applauds from the sidelines to his great credit, City surely in the play-off final.
    • 107' They're just giving it to Trundle now, the ball sticks to his feet like glue, he wins a throw, taken quick and Sproule drills it in low from the left and ADEBOLA but the defender gets in the way and it's diverted into Speroni's arms!
    • 103' Orr sends it high into the box, the second ball drops to Trundle who kills it immaculately with his right foot AND SENDS A WONDERFUL CURLER PAST SPERONI WITH HIS LEFT FOR 1-1! What a goal! He has deserved that for his performance tonight.
    • 93' Carle into the area, he slips it across to Adebola who can shoot but blocked and back on the right and swung over and McIndoe's free but Butterfield puts it out for a corner!
    • 92' Adebola gets onto a Carey ball and bustles through the Palace defence but they manage to get it clear.
    • 89' Trundle runs forward, a counter for City, he cuts inside from the right and sends AN OUTRAGEOUS LOB FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX THAT TOTALLY BEATS SPERONI BUT BOUNCES OFF THE BAR! What an audacious effort. He's been the best player for City tonight, his quality is undeniable and he deserves a goal.
    • 87' Speroni and Hudson misunderstand on the edge of the box but they get away with it, Palace break and Scannell gets the ball on the edge of the box, fires in a shot that is blocked and the deflection takes it over Basso but just over the bar!
    • 73' Watson steps up with the penalty - but he sends it against the left-hand post! Basso went the right way, don't know if he got a touch but it has been missed.
    • 72' Carle takes a swing at a bouncing ball in the box, Soares gets in first and he kicks his thigh and it's a penalty! Oh dear, City press self-destruct! They've bossed this game, and Watson could put Palace in front here...
    • 66' Adebola muscles his way into the box and he can score but an unbelievably good - and strong - slide tackle from Clint Hill to put it out for a corner. Fonte heads McIndoe's ball away and it drops to Carle at the edge of the box but Fonte deflects into the arms of Speroni.
    • 61' Great run by Scannell as Palace finally get a break on, he beats one man, then another and cuts inside to the box and he could be in but a superb slide tackle by McCombe and then McAllister comes across to put it out.
    • 48' Corner to City, which Watson almost diverts past his own keeper but a great save from Speroni. That may have come off Elliott actually, hard to tell with the bodies flying about.
    • 40' Swift counter from City as Trundle with another superb piece of skill on the left to send a cross for Adebola but put behind for a corner.
    • 38' Free-kick for the hosts, sent long into the area and McCombe makes a late diagonal run and wins the header over Hudson but it loops just over!
    • 24' High ball into the area, Basso comes to claim but for some reason McCombe gets in his way to head straight to Watson outside the box who sends a looping header over Basso into the back of the net! Oh dear, dreadful error from McCombe, who lost a contact lens one assumes while making that ill-advised header!
    • 13' Watson wins the ball and slips it into Scannell who takes a great touch and smashes in a shot, but it's cleared, now Sinclair has it on the left, great feet to slip into space and he goes down but play-on says Webb! Palace wake up.
    • 3' City with the early pressure on the right as Carey swings a cross in, Speroni messes up the punch and Elliott heads on goal but put over his own bar by Hudson! A great goal-line clearance from the Palace captain.
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of the second leg of the play-off semi final between Bristol City and Crystal Palace, from 19:45, with City leading 2-1 from the first leg!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Howard Webb

  • Bristol City

    Manager: Gary Johnson

    Captain: Louis Carey

    On the Field

    • Basso
    • Orr
    • Carey
    • McAllister
    • McCombe
    • Elliott
    • Carle Yellow Card Substitution Out (113′)
    • Noble Substitution Out (91′)
    • McIndoe Goal
    • Adebola
    • Trundle Goal Substitution Out (109′)

    Subs

    • Byfield
    • Fontaine Substitution In113′
    • Johnson Substitution In109′
    • Weale
    • Sproule Substitution In91′

    Injured

    • Brooker

    Suspended

    None

  • Crystal Palace

    Manager: Neil Warnock

    Captain: Mark Hudson

    On the Field

    • Speroni
    • Butterfield
    • Hudson
    • Lawrence Substitution Out (46′)
    • Hill Yellow Card
    • Derry Substitution Out (106′)
    • Soares
    • Watson Goal
    • Scannell
    • Morrison Yellow Card
    • Sinclair

    Subs

    • Fletcher
    • Ifill
    • Craig
    • Fonte Substitution In46′
    • Moses Substitution In106′

    Injured

    • Scowcroft
    • Danns
    • Hills

    Suspended

    None