FMFA Manager, Crystal Palace vs. West Bromwich Albion (Wed Nov 18) Crystal Palace | West Bromwich Albion 4-3-2-1 P | 5-3-2 P Carlos Granados | Neil Rowley | M_Ryan GK | GK S_Johnstone P_Hatzidiakos DF | DF K_Gibbs M_Darmian DF | DF K_Bartley O_O'Dwyer DF | DF S_Ajayi N_Tavares DF | DF C_Townsend J_Buckle MF | DF D_O'Shea Trezeguet MF | MF A_Pereira M_Brozovic MF | MF M_Phillips X_Shaqiri AM | MF R_Harper M_Reus AM | FW C_Austin P_Cutrone FW | FW H_Robson-Kanu | Ederson SUB | SUB A_Palmer G_Pique SUB | SUB A_Hegazy H_Cameron SUB | SUB D_Furlong M_Asensio SUB | SUB K_Grosicki D_Mertens SUB | SUB A_Zohore Min. 2 :(cry) Trezeguet with an intelligent ball to P_Cutrone ... S_Ajayi with an over the top challenge ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 3 :(wba) S_Ajayi holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Pereira ... Launched towards the top corner by A_Pereira ! ... M_Ryan makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 12 :(cry) M_Brozovic is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to J_Buckle ... J_Buckle smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 15 :(wba) C_Austin slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... C_Austin with his head down lets it go ! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 17 :(cry) M_Brozovic looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... J_Buckle receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... S_Johnstone with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning ... PENALTY !! ... P_Cutrone takes it ... S_Johnstone guesses correctly ... And he saves it! Min. 18 :(wba) C_Townsend brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... C_Austin gets on the end of the pass ... C_Austin fires the shot in! ... Brilliant save from M_Ryan ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 19 :(cry) M_Brozovic finds P_Cutrone with a ball over the defence ... Well executed sliding challenge from K_Gibbs Min. 19 :(wba) A_Pereira lobs the ball over the defence ... H_Robson-Kanu latches on to it ... X_Shaqiri fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 22 :(cry) J_Buckle kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... P_Cutrone gets on the end of the pass ... Fine tackle by D_O'Shea ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 24 :(wba) R_Harper has it now ... He takes on P_Hatzidiakos ... He gets past him! ... He puts in H_Robson-Kanu! ... H_Robson-Kanu with the shot on net ! ... GOAL !! ... The manager is delighted with that one ... That’s given West Bromwich Albion the advantage! ... Crystal Palace 0-1 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 25 :(cry) Crystal Palace made the switch to a A strategy Min. 25 :(cry) P_Cutrone with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past C_Townsend ... D_O'Shea is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball Min. 28 :(cry) Trezeguet beats K_Gibbs ... He showed great skill there ... K_Gibbs moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 29 :(wba) R_Harper looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to H_Robson-Kanu ... H_Robson-Kanu is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round M_Ryan ... He nutmegs M_Ryan ... It hits the upright!! ... M_Ryan recovers to save it !! ... CORNER! ... R_Harper chips the ball into the area! ... M_Ryan catches it! Min. 31 :(cry) M_Reus takes possession ... M_Reus tries to chip the ball over S_Johnstone! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 36 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu is too quick for the defence ... A delicate chip from H_Robson-Kanu ! ... M_Ryan gets his fingertips to it Min. 37 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu pass splits open the defence and finds C_Austin ... C_Austin hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(cry) X_Shaqiri chests it down ... K_Gibbs reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 46 :(wba) R_Harper is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to C_Townsend ... C_Townsend hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... D_O'Shea swings it in! ... M_Ryan fists it away! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Crystal Palace 0-1 West Bromwich Albion Min. 46 :(wba) K_Gibbs cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Pereira ... A_Pereira hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... M_Ryan with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 50 :(cry) D_Mertens replaces P_Cutrone to play as a FW Min. 50 :(cry) M_Reus has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... M_Reus carves a shot towards goal ! ... S_Johnstone gets a hand to it!! ... GOAL !! ... He just couldn't keep it out! ... Crystal Palace are back level! ... Crystal Palace 1-1 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 51 :(cry) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Crystal Palace will now be playing P Min. 53 :(cry) J_Buckle with a probing pass to D_Mertens ... But S_Ajayi comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 53 :(cry) X_Shaqiri with the mazy run ... S_Ajayi with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... The referee calls him over! ... RED CARD! ... He's off! Min. 53 :(wba) A_Hegazy is being prepared to come on ... R_Harper is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 65 :(wba) West Bromwich Albion changed their strategy to play E Min. 66 :(wba) M_Phillips heads the ball back to H_Robson-Kanu ... N_Tavares with the tackle Min. 70 :(wba) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... K_Grosicki will come on for M_Phillips and play MF Min. 70 :(cry) N_Tavares kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... K_Gibbs cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 74 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu moves forward ... P_Hatzidiakos clears with a diving header Min. 74 :(wba) K_Grosicki looks in some pain ... He'll have to come off Min. 74 :(wba) D_Furlong is going to be brought on ... K_Grosicki is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 77 :(cry) O_O'Dwyer unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Mertens ... K_Gibbs with the foul ... The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 84 :(cry) J_Buckle reads the run of M_Reus ... Excellent sliding challenge by D_O'Shea ... He timed it well Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(wba) A_Pereira with a slick pass to C_Austin ... Superbly timed tackle by O_O'Dwyer ... He made it look easy Min. 91 :(cry) P_Hatzidiakos punches A_Hegazy off the ball ... Well spotted by The Referee ... RED CARD!! ... He's off!! Min. 91 :(cry) There's going to be a change ... G_Pique will come on for X_Shaqiri and play DF ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Selhurst Park Attendance : 41,264 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Reus Scorers : M_Reus (50) Sent Off : P_Hatzidiakos (91) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Robson-Kanu (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Robson-Kanu (24) Sent Off : S_Ajayi (53) Booked : K_Gibbs (77) Injured : K_Grosicki (74) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace | West Bromwich Albion Attempts on Goal : 3 | 9 Off target : 2 | 3 On target : 1 | 6 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 9 Key Tackles : 3 | 7 Key Passes : 8 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Crystal Palace 1 - 1 West Bromwich Albion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Ryan GK 29 2 1 1 25 | 93 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 P_Hatzidiakos DF 1 26 8 2 25 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 -7 -7 M_Darmian DF 2 25 6 3 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_O'Dwyer DF 2 24 10 2 23 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 N_Tavares DF 2 23 4 3 23 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_Buckle MF 2 11 23 11 28 | 93 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 Trezeguet MF 1 4 24 8 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Brozovic MF 2 5 25 3 26 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 X_Shaqiri AM 2 4 25 8 24 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Reus AM 2 4 27 11 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 P_Cutrone FW 1 3 12 27 23 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ederson GK 29 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Pique DF 2 28 7 3 28 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Cameron MF 2 11 24 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Asensio MF 1 4 25 10 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Mertens FW 1 1 4 25 22 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Johnstone GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 1 26 10 3 25 | 93 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 49 7 -3 K_Bartley DF 1 25 7 3 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ajayi DF 1 24 12 4 24 | 54 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 -7 C_Townsend DF 1 24 11 3 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 D_O'Shea DF 1 23 5 2 24 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Pereira MF 1 3 24 10 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6 M_Phillips MF 1 3 24 12 23 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Harper MF 1 6 23 4 23 | 54 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 C_Austin FW 1 3 7 26 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 H_Robson-Kanu FW 1 2 8 25 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 10 29 A_Palmer GK 26 2 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hegazy DF 1 25 6 3 26 | 39 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Furlong MF 1 24 5 2 25 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Grosicki MF 1 2 25 10 26 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Zohore FW 1 2 3 24 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1605729332 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35