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Crystal Palace

  • Watson 86’ (pen.)

Bristol City

  • Carey 53’
  • Noble 90’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Crystal Palace
    • Bristol City
    • 90+6 And that's the whistle! A brilliant strike from David Noble sends Bristol City home with a 2-1 advantage going into the second leg! Phew. Great game in the end. We'll be back in three hours for the League Two play-off semi first leg between Darlington and Rochdale.
    • 90+5 CITY SUB: Johnson winds down the clock and brings on his son for Noble.
    • 90+4 CITY SUB: Fontaine on for Trundle.
    • 90+2 Lawrence heads the ball clear, it drops to Carle who slides it inside to Noble, 25 yards out, and he sends a sweetly-struck curling shot past the flying Speroni into the top left! What an incredible goal! Bristol City lead again!
    • 89' Palace have renewed confidence now, as Fonte hammers a low drive in that Speroni gets down to save.
    • 86' Watson steps up to take the spot-kick against Basso, who is a penalty save expert... but the Palace midfielder makes no mistake and sends an unstoppable strike into the left-hand side of the goal for 1-1!
    • 85' Fonte gets the ball in the box, he tries to flick it over Carey he gets his head on it but Carey slips to let Fonte in and brings him down! Penalty to Palace! Oh no, what have City done? Architects of their own downfall.
    • 82' Elliott with a high boot on Butterfield and he earns himself the first yellow card of the match.
    • 81' Adebola on the left, he cuts inside and turns into the box before drilling a low shot on goal but side netting! Superb, powerful play from Adebola.
    • 79' Cheeky back-heel from Fonte earns Palace a corner as Basso can't keep it in… swung to the six yard box and IFILL WITH THE HEADER but well-wide! Not the best in the air and McIndoe put him off but he should have done better with that chance.
    • 76' Ah, I see what Warnock's done - Jose Fonte is thrown up front as a makeshift centre-forward, which follows as his touch is good and he's an aerial threat.
    • 75' PALACE SUB: Defender and captain Matt Lawrence is brought on for Shaun Derry, one assumes to bring some leadership to the fray.
    • 68' A lull in proceedings as City sit back and Palace look somewhat perplexed as to how they work themselves back into this tie.
    • 63' Butterfield in space on the right, swings a superb ball towards the six yard box and Watson rises unmarked to head on goal but he sends it over! That was a chance and a half for the young midfielder...
    • 62' After some lengthy treatment Scowcroft is finally stretchered off and replaced by Paul Ifill, who is a winger, so Scott Sinclair will move to a more central position.
    • 59' Oh dear, just after coming on and coming back from injury, Scowcroft's hamstring goes as he chases the ball into the left, he's down and there goes his season. It was a risk bringing him back and it hasn't paid off.
    • 57' Long ball in for Scowcroft which Carey heads clear and it falls to SINCLAIR WITH THE DRIVE WHICH TAKES A TOUCH OFF SCOWCROFT BUT FLIES JUST WIDE! The luck isn't in for Palace at the moment...
    • 55' PALACE SUB: Scowcroft on for Moses. Basso then makes an OTT acrobatic save from a Palace corner.
    • 53' Free-kick to City, indirect around 30 yards out, McIndoe to take… he slides it quickly to Carle just inside the area, who pings it across the face of the box and CAREY HAMMERS THE RIGHT-FOOT FINISH INTO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER FOR 1-0! Classic set-play from City, they take the lead!
    • 51' Sinclair runs into space but he shows too much of it to Australian midfielder Carle, eventually Bristol City get a free kick.
    • 50' The ref keeps his cards in his pocket again, this time after a poor challenge from Morrison.
    • 47' Derry with a terrible, over-the-top tackle on Carle, who to his credit gets straight up, but the ref inexplicably gives Palace a free-kick!! Dreadful decision, and Palace almost score from it too, the long ball wreaking havoc but City hacking it clear.
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45' And that's the half-time whistle, goalless but some decent action in the first play-off semi!
    • 44' Even Stevens for the two sides in terms of shots on goal, five apiece, a slow start to the half but it has burst into life over the last quarter hour.
    • 43' City come forward now, Trundle holds it up on the edge of the box and slips it back to Carle who can shoot but drives the ball straight at Speroni.
    • 42' Neat footwork by Moses on the left, shimmies past one man and slides a through ball in for Sinclair, who has cut back inside, but slightly too wide to allow the on-loan Chelsea man a shot on goal and he's forced backwards.
    • 41' Sinclair on the right this time, he can't get past McIndoe but gets it back, cuts inside and slips it into Morrison who slides in with the finish but straight at Basso!
    • 39' The ball is sent far post to the left and Elliott heads down, a goalmouth scramble ensues and CAREY WITH THE FINISH but a great block by Clint Hill and Palace survive. The pendulum swings in favour of the Bristolians.
    • 38' McIndoe on the left fires in a ball that is blocked for a corner. Good spell of pressure from City.
    • 37' The corner is swung at the near post and Speroni flies through a crowd of bodies to punch clear.
    • 36' Orr on the right, superb cross dug out for ADEBOLA WITH A PERFECT HEADER BUT AN INCREDIBLE SAVE FROM SPERONI! Corner to City. What a stop, the header was powerful, downwards and going into the bottom right but somehow Speroni got down to tip it behind.
    • 35' Good run by Adebola, using his strength to work into the left hand side of the box, great pull back for McIndoe but Soares flies in from nowhere to block and it's out for a corner. Great defending.
    • 31' Another burst through the middle for Palace, Watson this time, it comes back to Soares and the low drive is blocked...
    • 30' Long shot from Soares again but blocked, Palace turning the screw now....
    • 28' Watson heads the ball forward and Sinclair flicks it over the head of Orr who slips and Sinclair's clean through to slide it under Basso but the finish is just a bit too weak and City get back easily enough to clear! Almost a costly error.
    • 26' City on the left, McIndoe combines with McCombe, who slips but then gets up for the return, which he swings in… Palace clear though. Not an awful lot of quality on show here as Speroni plucks a speculative long ball out of the air.
    • 23' Free kick for Palace, drilled in low from the left and it causes some problems as City's defence fail to clear and Basso dives low across to palm it away but the ref gives a corner... It's cleared, Watson is down injured clutching his groin but Palace play on, the ref calls it back after City clear which doesn't really make sense as Palace opted to play on. Louis Carey accidentally caught Watson while hoofing the ball clear. Ouch.
    • 21' Morrison goes down under a fairly standard challenge as the referee goes over to Basso… he orders the devout Christian to remove his crucifix, obviously jewellery should not be worn while playing and Basso agrees to it.
    • 19' Adebola outmuscles Derry and charges forward, sliding it to Trundle who feeds McIndoe in the area with a delicate ball and McIndoe goes down but the ref waves play-on! McIndoe is furious, he believes that should have been a penalty! Fonte slid in but it looked like a clean challenge to me, although the replay shows some contact after the Portuguese defender trapped the ball.
    • 17' Long from Palace towards Morrison but ultimately aimless and it drifts out for a goal kick.
    • 14' Soares with a long-range effort but straight at Basso who gobbles it up.
    • 9' Fonte with a hand-off, rugby-style, which ref Jones spots, free-kick to City just inside the Palace half but Hudson heads clear and Soares wins a free kick in the process of clearing the loose ball.
    • 7' Free-kick to City on the left, about 15 yards from goal, swung far post to McCombe on the right but excellent defending from Mark Hudson to get his body in the way and force the City defender to head well-wide.
    • 5' Victor Moses wins a free kick just outside the Palace box on the left... they waste the chance though, City clear.
    • 3' Good break by City who play their way out of trouble, neat pass wide from Trundle to McIndoe as they counter but Trundle fouls his marker in trying to run into space, a good off-the-ball spot by the ref.
    • 1' Match underway at Selhurst Park!
    • - TEAM NEWS: Dele Adebola partners Lee Trundle up front for City, while Lee Johnson - son of boss Gary - stays on the bench after recovering from injury.
    • - TEAM NEWS: Palace leave captain Matthew Lawrence on the bench, choosing not to risk him after surgery, while Victor Moses returns to the wing after a knock last weekend. No sub keeper on the bench again, Neil Warnock's favoured but risky policy.
    • - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of Crystal Palace v Bristol City, the first leg of their Championship play-off semi final, starting at 12:15!

  • Summary

    • 90+2 Lawrence heads the ball clear, it drops to Carle who slides it inside to Noble, 25 yards out, and he sends a sweetly-struck curling shot past the flying Speroni into the top left! What an incredible goal! Bristol City lead again!
    • 86' Watson steps up to take the spot-kick against Basso, who is a penalty save expert... but the Palace midfielder makes no mistake and sends an unstoppable strike into the left-hand side of the goal for 1-1!
    • 85' Fonte gets the ball in the box, he tries to flick it over Carey he gets his head on it but Carey slips to let Fonte in and brings him down! Penalty to Palace! Oh no, what have City done? Architects of their own downfall.
    • 81' Adebola on the left, he cuts inside and turns into the box before drilling a low shot on goal but side netting! Superb, powerful play from Adebola.
    • 79' Cheeky back-heel from Fonte earns Palace a corner as Basso can't keep it in… swung to the six yard box and IFILL WITH THE HEADER but well-wide! Not the best in the air and McIndoe put him off but he should have done better with that chance.
    • 63' Butterfield in space on the right, swings a superb ball towards the six yard box and Watson rises unmarked to head on goal but he sends it over! That was a chance and a half for the young midfielder...
    • 57' Long ball in for Scowcroft which Carey heads clear and it falls to SINCLAIR WITH THE DRIVE WHICH TAKES A TOUCH OFF SCOWCROFT BUT FLIES JUST WIDE! The luck isn't in for Palace at the moment...
    • 53' Free-kick to City, indirect around 30 yards out, McIndoe to take… he slides it quickly to Carle just inside the area, who pings it across the face of the box and CAREY HAMMERS THE RIGHT-FOOT FINISH INTO THE TOP RIGHT CORNER FOR 1-0! Classic set-play from City, they take the lead!
    • 41' Sinclair on the right this time, he can't get past McIndoe but gets it back, cuts inside and slips it into Morrison who slides in with the finish but straight at Basso!
    • 39' The ball is sent far post to the left and Elliott heads down, a goalmouth scramble ensues and CAREY WITH THE FINISH but a great block by Clint Hill and Palace survive. The pendulum swings in favour of the Bristolians.
    • 36' Orr on the right, superb cross dug out for ADEBOLA WITH A PERFECT HEADER BUT AN INCREDIBLE SAVE FROM SPERONI! Corner to City. What a stop, the header was powerful, downwards and going into the bottom right but somehow Speroni got down to tip it behind.
    • 28' Watson heads the ball forward and Sinclair flicks it over the head of Orr who slips and Sinclair's clean through to slide it under Basso but the finish is just a bit too weak and City get back easily enough to clear! Almost a costly error.
    • 19' Adebola outmuscles Derry and charges forward, sliding it to Trundle who feeds McIndoe in the area with a delicate ball and McIndoe goes down but the ref waves play-on! McIndoe is furious, he believes that should have been a penalty! Fonte slid in but it looked like a clean challenge to me, although the replay shows some contact after the Portuguese defender trapped the ball.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: M J Jones

  • Crystal Palace

    Manager: Neil Warnock

    Captain: Mark Hudson

    On the Field

    • Speroni
    • Butterfield
    • Hudson
    • Fonte
    • Hill
    • Soares
    • Watson
    • Derry Substitution Out (75′)
    • Moses Substitution Out (55′)
    • Sinclair
    • Morrison

    Subs

    • Scowcroft Substitution In55′ Substitution Out62′
    • Fletcher
    • Ifill Substitution In62′
    • Lawrence
    • Scannell

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Bristol City

    Manager: Gary Johnson

    Captain: Louis Carey

    On the Field

    • Basso
    • Orr
    • McCombe
    • McAllister
    • Carey Goal
    • Elliott Yellow Card
    • Carle
    • Noble Goal Substitution Out (90′)
    • McIndoe
    • Adebola
    • Trundle Substitution Out (90′)

    Subs

    • Byfield
    • Fontaine Substitution In90′
    • Johnson Substitution In90′
    • Weale
    • Sproule

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None