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23/08/2031, Selhurst Park, London, England
Championship, English Football League
Palace Vs Cardiff

Palace play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: R Donnelly (GK) , N Rees (CB) , S Smyth (CB) , A Peavey (RB) , J Marchbanks (LB) , L Mackie (CM) , P Lipton (CDM) , J McGinnis (CDM) , A MacCormack (RW) , L Monaghan (LW) , F Bell (ST) And the subs are: R McPhee (CB) , C McQuirter (CB) , P Kama (CM) , R Kendrick (CM) , J Pryce (ST)

Cardiff play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, and line up with: L Allie (GK) , P Keane (CB) , C Desmond (CB) , J McCourt (RB) , P Reese (LB) , I Cook (CM) , S Clavijo (CDM) , W Muhammad (CDM) , R Van den Tielke (RM) , D Guyotat (LM) , G Gomez (ST) And the subs are: R McAffee (CB) , C Devlin (CDM) , O Lever (CAM) , O Beirne (RM) , F Quigg (ST)
Welcome to Selhurst Park in London, England where Crystal Palace will face Cardiff City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 25000.

1' - Palace kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Jordan McGinnis plays a short pass to Leighton Mackie.  Leighton Mackie plays a short pass to Seth Smyth.  Guillermo Gomez tackles Seth Smyth and gains possession for his team.  Cardiff try to launch a counter attack.  Guillermo Gomez tries to use ball skills to beat Nicholas Rees, but is then fouled.  That will be a freekick for Cardiff.  

6' - Waleed Muhammad plays a short pass to Sagaz Clavijo.  Sagaz Clavijo attempts to outskill Seth Smyth, but is tripped.  That will be a freekick for Cardiff.  

8' - Guillermo Gomez will take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box and finds Sagaz Clavijo.  Sagaz Clavijo gets above the defence and heads the ball towards the top corner...but it hits the upright!  Peter Lipton gets to the ball first and clears.

10' - Sagaz Clavijo attempts to beat Peter Lipton using his skills.  The opposing player is unable to stop Sagaz Clavijo who takes the ball forward!  

11' - Sagaz Clavijo tries to beat Peter Lipton using his ball skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Sagaz Clavijo runs with the ball!  

13' - Sagaz Clavijo sees Guillermo Gomez making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Guillermo Gomez takes the ball.  Guillermo Gomez tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Rombout Van den Tielke is first to the ball...Rombout Van den Tielke attempts a shot towards goal...but Rich Donnelly manages to stop the shot!  

16' - Rich Donnelly sees a run from Alexander MacCormack.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

19' - Guillermo Gomez plays a short pass to Inigo Cook.  Jordan McGinnis tackles Inigo Cook and the ball goes loose.  Inigo Cook sees Dax Guyotat making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Dax Guyotat is able to control the ball.  Dax Guyotat shoots towards goal...but Rich Donnelly stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Seth Smyth is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

20' - Peter Keane sees a run from Dax Guyotat.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Dax Guyotat is able to control the ball.  Dax Guyotat attempts a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...and Dax Guyotat scores!  That's a nice goal from the Cardiff player!  The ball went in off the upright!

21' - Palace kick the ball off for the restart.  

24' - Inigo Cook sees Rombout Van den Tielke making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Rombout Van den Tielke is able to control the ball.  Rombout Van den Tielke fires a shot...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

31' - Rich Donnelly plays a short pass to James Marchbanks.  James Marchbanks plays a long pass to Leighton Mackie.  Leighton Mackie spots a run from Alexander MacCormack.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Alexander MacCormack is able to take the ball.  Alexander MacCormack tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but Labaron Allie performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

34' - Labaron Allie plays a long ball to Chris Desmond.  Nicholas Rees successfully tackles Chris Desmond and takes the ball.  Nicholas Rees plays a long pass to Peter Lipton.  Peter Lipton tries to unleash a long range shot...but the ball flies wide of the post!

36' - Labaron Allie passes to Inigo Cook.  Inigo Cook spots a run from Dax Guyotat.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Dax Guyotat has strayed offside!  

39' - Alexander MacCormack plays a long ball to Nicholas Rees.  Peter Keane successfully tackles Nicholas Rees and gains possession for his team.  Peter Keane sees a run from Guillermo Gomez.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Guillermo Gomez is able to take the ball.  Guillermo Gomez attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but Rich Donnelly stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Arnie Peavey is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

40' - Jordan McGinnis spots a run from Leon Monaghan.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Leon Monaghan is caught offside!  

42' - With a turn of pace, Jordan McGinnis beats Sagaz Clavijo.  

43' - Jordan McGinnis sees Leon Monaghan making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Leon Monaghan takes the ball.  Leon Monaghan tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Nicholas Rees is going to be taken off.  Robert McPhee is going to be brought on.  

57' - Inigo Cook sees a run from Guillermo Gomez.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Guillermo Gomez is able to take the ball.  Guillermo Gomez tries to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a nice goal from Guillermo Gomez for Cardiff!  The keeper had no chance!

57' - Palace kick the ball off for the restart.  

63' - Arnie Peavey plays a long ball to Seth Smyth.  Seth Smyth sees Felix Bell making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Felix Bell has strayed offside!  

65' - Guillermo Gomez finds Inigo Cook with a long pass.  Inigo Cook sees Dax Guyotat making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

68' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Leighton Mackie is going to be taken off.  Rob Kendrick is going to be brought on.  

74' - James Marchbanks plays a short pass to Seth Smyth.  Seth Smyth finds Robert McPhee with a short pass.  Inigo Cook successfully tackles Robert McPhee and takes the ball.  Cardiff attempt to counter.  Inigo Cook sees a run from Guillermo Gomez.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Guillermo Gomez takes the ball.  Guillermo Gomez looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is tipped around the post by Rich Donnelly!  That will be a corner for  Cardiff.  Guillermo Gomez will take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, and manages to find Waleed Muhammad.  Waleed Muhammad jumps up and gets his head to the ball hoping to beat Rich Donnelly...but Rich Donnelly deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for Cardiff.  Guillermo Gomez places the ball to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but Peter Lipton intercepts and takes possession.  

77' - Guillermo Gomez attempts to use his skills to beat Rob Kendrick, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

78' - Guillermo Gomez tries to use ball skills to beat Peter Lipton and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

79' - Guillermo Gomez tries to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Rich Donnelly!  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Seth Smyth is going to be taken off.  Cody McQuirter is brought on from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Rombout Van den Tielke is going to be taken off.  Oscar Beirne is going to be brought on.  

80' - Rich Donnelly sees a run from Peter Lipton.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Peter Lipton takes the ball.  Peter Lipton hits the ball...but the shot goes wide!

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Chris Desmond will come off.  Rob McAffee is brought on from the bench.  

82' - There is going to be a subsitution.  James McCourt is going to be taken off.  Ceri Devlin is going to be brought on.  

92' - Inigo Cook plays the ball to Sagaz Clavijo.  Cody McQuirter dispossesses Sagaz Clavijo and takes the ball.  Inigo Cook tackles Cody McQuirter and the ball goes loose.  Rob Kendrick passes to Cody McQuirter.  Cody McQuirter chips a long ball to Arnie Peavey.  Arnie Peavey finds Rob Kendrick with a short pass.  Rob Kendrick spots a run from Peter Lipton.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Peter Lipton runs on to the ball.  Peter Lipton hits the ball...but the ball flies wide of the post!



The match has ended Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Cardiff City.