Post Match report for the Crystal Palace game - Thursday, 21st December 2023
PREMIER LEAGUE 23/24: Palace V Brighton - 21/12/23 P18
* * * * * ODD GOAL GOT IN CROYDON * * * * *
RESULT: 1-1 ~ Welbeck . (h-t 1-0)
VENUE: Selhurst Park, London SE25 - ninth away match of 18 fixtures to date . Thur 8:00pm.
BEFORE KICKOFF: the A23 derby was taking place just prior to that annual festive period of goodwill and joy to all men.
We were the only midweek fixture and so would have maximum recovery periods over Xmas & New Year games.
WEATHER: dry . GATE: tba . KIT: green & black . ATMOSPHERE: muted away support until late
ROBERTO de ZERBI was well versed in local rivalries and even continental, regional or distant coming togethers.
RdZ looked logically at influencing factors for probable outcomes. He would avail to employ cause & effect to advantage.
INJURED: 2 Lamptey 4 Webster 7 March 10 Enciso 30 Estupinan 31 Fati 34 Veltman
SQUAD: 38 McGill (gk) 43 Samuels 47 Baker-Boaitey
STARTING SHAPE: 4-2-3-1
TEAM . . . . . . . 1 Verbruggen
. 41 Hinshelwood 29 van Hecke 5 Dunk 3 Julio
. 24 Adingra 20 Baleba 11 Gilmour 22 Mitoma
. . . . . . 13 Gross . . . . . . 9 Pedro
SUBS: 18 Welbeck (45), 40 Buonanotte (45), 14 Lallana (73), 15 Moder (83)
BENCH: 23 Steele (gk) 6 Milner 8 Dahoud 28 Ferguson 52 Kavanagh
GOALS:
1-0 - 45 . calamitous defending when unnecessary is punished and ends with locals free header at the back stick.
1-1 - 81 . WELBECK heads an equaliser from an assist by Gross.
YELLOWS: 31 Baleba, 57 Julio,
INCIDENTS: 4 Gross pop, 10 Bart takes, 19 Adingra & Baleba tries, 26 Bart takes, 33 Bart takes, 35 hosts try, 39 Bart takes, 40 Gross dig,
47 hosts try, 50 Welbeck header, 51 Pedro lump, 55 Dunk miss, 58 Mitoma dig, 65 Gilmour pop, 66 Hinsh miss, 78 Mitoma try, 79 hosts miss, 86 Pedro try, 89 Welbeck rebound,
CHANGES: 45 Welbeck & Buonanotte for Adingra & Baleba
73 Lallana for Hinshelwood . 83 Moder for Mitoma
FIRST HALF: an unimpressive forty-five minutes in this so-called bitter rivalry, with both outfits austere in real chances.
Poor game management at the psychological moment and visitors troop in to the break a goal down.
SECOND HALF: De Zerbi made a double change at turnaround.
A further alteration was made towards closing stages.
A late away score levelled this dire contest going into those final throes.
IN THE END: a frustrating draw for travellers who have lost their scoring touch but not vulnerability to concede.
NUMBERS: poss 35%-65%, on target 3-6, off target 8-12, corners 3-1,
fouls 12-11, yellows 5-2, subs 2-4, shape 433-4231 . . . . . gd3 pt27 po8
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