Saturday 3rd October 2015,
Barclays Premier League, Selhurst Park, Kick-Off 12:45pm |
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Crystal Palace |
2 -
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West Bromwich Albion |
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0 - 0 |
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Bolasie (68) |
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Cabaye (89 pen) |
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Managers |
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Alan Pardew |
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Tony Pulis |
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Starting XI |
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Wayne Hennessey |
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Boaz Myhill |
Martin Kelly |
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Craig Dawson |
(c) Scott Dann |
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Gareth McAuley |
Brede Hangeland |
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Jonny Evans (Chester 24) |
Pape Souaré |
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Chris Brunt |
Jason Puncheon |
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Darren Fletcher (c) |
Yohan Cabaye |
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Claudio Yacob |
James McArthur |
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James Morrison
(McManaman 70) |
(Ledley 89)
Wilfried Zaha |
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James McClean |
(Campbell 75)
Dwight Gayle |
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Saido Berahino (Gardner HT) |
Yannick Bolasie |
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Salomón Rondón |
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Substitutes |
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Adrian Mariappa |
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James Chester |
Patrick Bamford |
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Craig Gardner |
Fraizer Campbell |
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Victor Anichebe |
(gk) Alex McCarthy |
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Cristian Gamboa |
Bakary Sako |
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Rickie Lambert |
Joe Ledley |
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Callum McManaman |
Jake Gray |
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Anders Lindegaard (gk) |
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Bookings |
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(foul 25) Souaré |
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McClean (foul 16) |
(foul 79) Campbell |
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Chester (foul 61) |
(unsporting behaviour 87) Zaha |
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Yacob (foul 87) |
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Attendance:
24,033 |
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Referee:
Jon Moss (West Yorkshire) |
Assistant 01:
Andy Halliday (North Yorkshire) |
Assistant 02:
Adrian Holmes (West Yorkshire) |
Fourth Official:
Anthony Taylor (Cheshire) |
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Official Matchday
Programme |
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Albion concede their first away Premier League goals of the season. |
MATCH PREVIEW
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
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