CRYSTAL PALACE v WEST BROMWICH ALBION
Premier League Saturday 13th August 2016,
3:00pm Selhurst Park
MATCH
NOTES
The game will be the 54th league and cup meeting between Albion and Crystal
Palace. The Baggies currently lead the way in terms of victories with 23
compared to the Eagles' 16.
There have been eight Premier League meetings with both teams winning
three games.
The clubs have met 26 times previously in competitive action at Selhurst Park
with both teams recording nine victories.
Albion's last game on this date took place in 2005 when a Bryan Robson-led
side opened the season with a 0-0 draw against Manchester City at the City of
Manchester Stadium.
Crystal Palace's last
game on August 13 took place in 2011 in Championship action - the Eagles
beating Burnley 2-0 at Selhurst Park with goals from Jonathan Parr and Owen
Garvan.
The last goalless match between
the sides came back in September 1999 at The Hawthorns - 22 games ago.
Albion have won only one of
their ten season-opening Premier League games (W1, D3, L6) - the 3-0 win over Liverpool in
August 2012.
The Baggies have never won an
away game on the opening day of a Premier League campaign (D2, L3). They have
scored just one goal in those five games.
Palace have only won one of
their last eight season-opening games at Selhurst Park (D4, L3) - a 3-2 win
against Leicester City in 2010.
There have been four penalties
in the last five meetings of the sides.
Albion's last six games: Real
Mallorca (A, Fr) 0-1; Torquay United (A, Fr) 1-2; Plymouth Argyle (A, Fr) 0-0;
Vitesse Arnhem (A, Fr) 2-1; Kidderminster Harriers (A, Fr) 2-1; Paris Saint-Germain
(N, Fr) 1-2.
Palace's last six games: Farnborough Town (A, Fr) 3-0; Valencia (H, Fr) 3-1;
Bromley (A, Fr) 2-1; Fulham (A, Fr) 1-3; AFC Wimbledon (A, Fr) 3-2; Colchester
United (A, Fr) 1-0.
TEAM
NEWS
Albion
Winger Matt Phillips looks likely to make his competitive debut for the Baggies
who are still without long-term injury victim Chris Brunt. Scottish midfielder
James Morrison also looks likely to miss out with the player reportedly still
struggling with the hamstring injury he suffered last season.
Crystal Palace
Yannick Bolasie
looks likely to feature despite specualtion linking the winger with a move away
from the club.
New
signing Andros Townsend will make his debut but fellow newcomer James Tomkins is
struggling with a hamstring problem.
Bakary Sako and
Fraizer Campbell are both out, while Pape Souare and James McArthur face late
fitness tests.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Craig Pawson
(South Yorkshire)
Assistant Referees: Harry Lennard (East
Sussex) & Adrian
Holmes (West Yorkshire)
Fourth Official: Andrew Madley (West Yorkshire)
Pawson refereed two Albion games last season - the 2-2 draw at Liverpool in
December and the 3-0 Capital One Cup defeat at Norwich in September.
The South Yorkshire official took charge of four Palace games during 2015/16 -
the 2-1 FA Cup semi-final win over Watford at Wembley in April; the 1-0 FA Cup
win at Tottenham Hotspur in February; the 1-1 draw at Everton in December and
the 2-1 win at Chelsea in August.
Albion have yet to win any game that Pawson has officiated (D1, L3).
Pawson handed out 117 yellow cards and three reds
in the 39 games he refereed last season.
A full run-down of Pawson's history refereeing the
Baggies can be found
here
FIXTURE HISTORY
The first ever meeting of Albion and Crystal Palace
came in a friendly game which took place at
Selhurst
Park in January 1930. Two goals from Joe Carter saw
the Baggies run out 2-1 winners.
The first competitive meeting of the two clubs took place in
September 1969 during Palace’s first ever season in the top-flight,
Albion running out 3-1 winners at Selhurst Park. Danny Hegan, Bobby Hope and
Jeff Astle scored for the Baggies whilst Cliff Jackson hit the hosts’ solitary
reply. The return game at The Hawthorns in January saw Albion complete the
double over Palace with a 3-2 victory, Jeff Astle hitting a hat-trick for Alan
Ashman’s team.
Albion’s biggest win over
Crystal Palace came during the 1988/89 season, the Baggies winning a thrilling game
5-3 at The Hawthorns. Robert Hopkins, John Paskin and a Don Goodman hat-trick
helping to overcome a Palace side that featured future Arsenal legend Ian Wright
who missed a penalty in the game.
The Londoners’ best win over Albion came in February
1973 at The Hawthorns when two goals each from Alan Whittle and Derek Possee
gave the visitors a 4-0 victory.
Probably the most important meeting of the two clubs came in
the final game of the 2001/02 season when Albion needed three points to
clinch a place in the Premier League for the first time. Goals from Darren Moore
and Bob Taylor in front of a full-house at The Hawthorns gave the Baggies a 2-0
win and a place in English football’s elite.
A full fixture history between the two teams can be found here
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
Saturday 8 February 2014 - Crystal Palace 3-1 Albion - Premier League - Selhurst Park
Saturday 4 January 2014 - Albion 0-2 Crystal Palace - FA Cup 3rd Round - The Hawthorns
Tuesday 1 February 2005 - Albion 2-2 Crystal Palace - Premier League - The
Hawthorns
Saturday 27 March 2004 - Albion 2-0 Crystal Palace - League Division One - The
Hawthorns
Saturday 20 September 2003 - Crystal Palace 2-2 Albion - League Division One - Selhurst Park
Sunday 21 April 2002 - Albion 2-0 Crystal Palace - League Division One - The
Hawthorns
Tuesday 26 October 1999 - Crystal Palace 0-2 Albion - League Division One - Selhurst Park
Saturday 26 November 1988 - Albion 5-3 Crystal Palace - Second Division - The
Hawthorns
Saturday 4 October 1980 - Crystal Palace 0-1 Albion - First Division - Selhurst Park
LAST MEETING AT SELHURST PARK
Crystal Palace 2-0 Albion
Barclays Premier League
Saturday 3rd October 2015, 12:45pm
Crystal Palace:
Hennessey, Kelly, Hangeland,
Dann, Souare, McArthur, Cabaye, Zaha (Ledley 89), Puncheon, Bolasie, Gayle
(Campbell 75). Subs not used: McCarthy, Mariappa, Gray, Sako, Bamford.
Goalscorers: Bolasie 68, Cabaye 89 (pen)
Booked:
Souare 25 (foul), Campbell 79 (foul), Zaha 87 (foul)
Albion: Myhill,
Dawson, McAuley, Evans (Chester 24), Brunt, Yacob, Fletcher, Morrison (McManaman
69), McClean, Rondon, Berahino (Gardner 46). Subs not used: Gamboa, Lambert,
Anichebe.
Booked: McClean 15
(foul), Chester 61 (foul), Yacob 87 (foul)
Referee: Jon Moss (West Yorkshire)
Attendance: 24,033
Yannick Bolasie's first goal at
Selhurst Park in over two-and-a-half years set Crystal Palace on their way to
taking all three points from a steely West Brom. The 26-year-old has recently
signed a new deal with the Eagles and was a constant thorn in the side of a
stubborn Baggies defence - putting Alan Pardew's side ahead before the points
were wrapped up as Yohan Cabaye's penalty sealed a 2-0 win. All but one of West
Brom's eight points earned ahead of this clash have come away from home and they
had not even shipped a goal on their travels in the Barclays Premier League
before their trip to south London. Baggies manager Tony Pulis, returning to Selhurst
Park
for the second time since leaving on the eve of last season, set his stall out
to maintain that record, with his side frustrating the Palace attack for large
periods. But, in the likes of Wilfried Zaha, Jason Puncheon and Bolasie, Pardew
has a trio who can unlock most defences and that was the story here as the
latter scored his first goal of the campaign and his first at Selhurst Park
since New Year's Day 2013 in a victory over Wolves in the Championship.
The warning signs for Pulis' men
was quick in coming as Congo international Bolasie was involved from the start,
cutting in from the left but shooting straight at Boaz Myhill. Zaha was the next
to try his luck, picking up a long pass from Puncheon but only able to hit the
side-netting once he had burst into the box. West Brom had started out
resolutely at the back but were hit by another injury to their defence as Jonny
Evans was replaced after 25 minutes before Chris Brunt was caught in the face by
an accidental elbow from Zaha, forcing him off for treatment on a bloody nose.
Cabaye, the match-winner at
Watford last Sunday, tried his luck with a swinging volley but again it was too
close to Myhill to cause the Baggies stopper any concern. The reshuffle at the
back for the visitors opened up the chance for Palace to push forward and Zaha
finally tested Myhill with a close-range shot the goalkeeper pushed behind for a
corner. Moments later and it was almost a carbon copy as the
England winger skipped past
Brunt before drawing another smart stop out of an increasingly busier Myhill -
who got through to half time with his clean sheet in tact.
Referee Jonathan Moss was
unmoved when Palace wanted a penalty as Cabaye's free-kick struck the arm of
half-time substitute Craig Gardner inside the box before Palace's pressure
finally paid off as Bolasie timed his run perfectly to head home Cabaye's cross
as the back post. Zaha was booked for an altercation with Claudio Yacob but
moments later he showed why he is back in Pardew's good books as he burst past
Brunt to earn a penalty just as he did at
Watford - with Cabaye again on hand to convert from 12 yards.
Sporting Life
CURRENT CONNECTIONS Baggies' boss Tony Pulis
spent a short but successful spell in charge of Crystal Palace between November
2013 and August 2014. Pulis' current backroom team of David
Kemp, Gerry Francis and Ben Garner also worked under him at
Palace. The trio all played for the Eagles during their playing careers although
Garner only at youth level.
PAST
CONNECTIONS
Amongst the
players to have turned out at various levels for both clubs are: Ronnie
Allen, Jack Bannister, Paul Barron, Craig Beattie, Trevor Benjamin, Billy Birch, Jeroen Boere, Ally Brown,
David Burnside, Peter Burridge, Billy Davies, Ian Edwards, Danny Gabbidon, George Garratt, George
Handley, Adam Haywood, Charlie Hewitt, Roy Horobin, George Irwin, George
Johnson, Derek Kevan, Jack Lewis, Steve Mackenzie, Tommy Magee, Paul McShane, Tommy Magee, Tony Millington, Pat Mulcahy, Paddy Mulligan, Shaun Murphy, Darren Patterson,
Arthur Perry, Kevin Phillips, Ray
Potter, Dick Roberts, Alex Ross, Scott Sinclair, Keith Smith, Wilfred
Smith, Arthur Swift, Jerome Thomas, John Thomas,
Garry Thompson, Jeff Turton, Ben Watson, Brian Whitehouse, Chris Whyte, Brian Wood and
George Wood.
Baggies' legend Tommy Magee was a player-coach at Palace for a
short spell during the mid-1930s; Dick Graham was trainer at Albion
and later manager at Palace; Former Albion scout Arthur Rowe also
managed Palace; Albion reserve goalkeeper George Irwin played for,
coached, acted as trainer and managed Palace; Former Republic of Ireland
goalkeeper Mike Kelly coached at both clubs.
ALL-TIME LEAGUE & CUP RECORD VS CRYSTAL PALACE
VENUE |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Home |
27 |
14 |
6 |
7 |
42 |
35 |
Away |
26 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
30 |
31 |
Total |
53 |
23 |
14 |
16 |
72 |
66 |
LAST
TEN MATCHES AGAINST CRYSTAL PALACE
DATE |
COMPETITION |
H/A |
F-A |
GOALSCORERS |
GATE |
Sat 27 Feb 2016 |
Premier League |
H |
3-2 |
Gardner, Dawson, Berahino - Wickham 2 |
24,806 |
Sat 03 Oct 2015 |
Premier League |
A |
0-2 |
Bolasie, Cabaye (pen) |
24,033 |
Sat 18 Apr 2015 |
Premier League |
A |
2-0 |
Morrison, Gardner |
24,765 |
Sat 25 Oct 2014 |
Premier League |
H |
2-2 |
Anichebe, Berahino (pen) - Hangeland, Jedinak (pen) |
24,738 |
Sat 08 Feb 2014 |
Premier League |
A |
1-3 |
Thievy - Ince, Ledley, Chamakh (pen) |
24,501 |
Sat 04 Jan 2014 |
FA Cup |
H |
0-2 |
Gayle, Chamakh |
12,700 |
Sat 02 Nov 2013 |
Premier League |
H |
2-0 |
Berahino, McAuley |
26,397 |
Mon 26 Apr 2010 |
Championship |
A |
1-1 |
Tamas - Reid (og) |
17,798 |
Sat 26 Sep 2009 |
Championship |
H |
0-1 |
N'Diaye |
21,007 |
Wed 12 Mar 2008 |
Championship |
H |
1-1 |
Phillips - Moses |
20,378 |
PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES
Saturday 13th August
12:30pm - Hull City v Leicester City.
3:00pm - Burnley v Swansea City; Crystal
Palace v Albion; Everton v Tottenham Hotspur; Middlesbrough v Stoke City;
Southampton v Watford.
5:30pm - Manchester City v Sunderland.
Sunday 14th August
1:30pm - Bournemouth v Manchester United.
4:00pm - Arsenal v Liverpool.
Monday 15th August
8:00pm - Chelsea v West Ham United.
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