Match Report
| Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Big Dave | Big Dave | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| David Lua-Lua | D. Lua-Lua |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 41 | | Eoin White | E. White | |||||||||
| Marc Peckham | M. Peckham | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | Niccolo Vernazza | N. Vernazza | |||||||||
| Garry Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn |  | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 43 | | Eddie Swift | E. Swift | |||||||||
| Graham Smith | G. Smith | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Adam Murray | A. Murray | |||||||||
| Adrian Hunt | A. Hunt | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 43 | | Omer Nicholls | O. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Stephen Barrett | S. Barrett | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Nick Cole | N. Cole | |||||||||
| Shaun Haynes | S. Haynes | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Scott Cooper | S. Cooper | |||||||||
| Robert Watson | R. Watson | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 39 | | Teddy Lineker | T. Lineker | |||||||||
| Syd Terry | S. Terry | | 44 | M | | 9 | | M | 39 | | Titus Wise | T. Wise | |||||||||
| Norman Mann | N. Mann | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Nick Holloway | N. Holloway | |||||||||
| Mervin Mckay | M. Mckay | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Tommy Anderton | T. Anderton | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Selhurst Park where Crystal Palace play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 4,644 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Crystal Palace and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Crystal Palace and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Crystal Palace kick off!
8.40
0-0Adam Murray decides to run forward with the ball. Adam Murray makes a beautiful solo run. Adam Murray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.03
0-0Stephen Barrett controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Norman Mann. Norman Mann shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.50
0-0Shaun Haynes makes a probing pass to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay knocks in a cross ball towards Norman Mann. Norman Mann directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Eoin White.
15.43
Marc Peckham sees a break and surges forward. Marc Peckham knocks the ball forward to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.20
Scott Cooper sees space and advances. Scott Cooper finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
24.03
0-0Northampton Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Crystal Palace's defence.
34.45
Robert Watson passes the ball forward to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay whips in a cross ball towards Norman Mann. Norman Mann is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Eoin White!
40.59
Northampton Town are easily keeping Crystal Palace at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
42.54
Shaun Haynes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Norman Mann. Norman Mann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.03
Stephen Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay knocks in a cross ball towards Norman Mann. Norman Mann powers a header at goal. Eoin White easily smothers it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Northampton Town get the second half underway!
47.31
0-1Teddy Lineker threads the ball through to Tommy Anderton. Tommy Anderton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. David Lua-Lua is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
54.16
Adrian Hunt makes a probing pass to Robert Watson. Robert Watson flicks the ball to his team mate, Norman Mann. Norman Mann tries a spectacular long range effort. What a cracker!! Eoin White had no chance!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
57.07
Graham Smith passes the ball forward to Shaun Haynes. Shaun Haynes sees space and advances. Shaun Haynes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Eoin White easily smothers it.
61.26
Stephen Barrett passes the ball forward to Norman Mann. Norman Mann knocks in a cross ball towards Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay flicks the ball with his head. Eoin White manages to gather it comfortably.
63.57
Graham Smith sees space and advances. Graham Smith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Norman Mann. Norman Mann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
69.24
Scott Cooper advances with the ball. Scott Cooper knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry Meiklejohn.
72.58
Nick Cole threads the ball through to Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Anderton. Tommy Anderton heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.55
2-1Graham Smith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Watson. Robert Watson knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Mann. Norman Mann passes the ball forward but Mervin Mckay is offside!
77.48
Robert Watson kicks a strong pass forward to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eoin White who gathers it comfortably.
79.55
Omer Nicholls flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Cooper. Scott Cooper makes a probing pass to Tommy Anderton. Tommy Anderton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.38
Stephen Barrett sees space and advances. Stephen Barrett shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Norman Mann 54, 64 | Tommy Anderton 47 |