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Crystal Palace vs Southampton

Palace 3 Southampton 0

Palace3
Benteke33' 85'
Tomkins36'
Southampton0
Sat 03 Dec 15:00(KO listed in users′ timezone)

Premier LeagueSelhurst Park

Full-Time
Premier League
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
CHEChelsea
38
30
3
5
85
33
+52
93
2
TOTTottenham Hotspur
38
26
8
4
86
26
+60
86
3
MCIManchester City
38
23
9
6
80
39
+41
78
4
LIVLiverpool
38
22
10
6
78
42
+36
76
5
ARSArsenal
38
23
6
9
77
44
+33
75
6
MUNManchester United
38
18
15
5
54
29
+25
69
7
EVEEverton
38
17
10
11
62
44
+18
61
8
SOUSouthampton
38
12
10
16
41
48
-7
46
9
BOUBournemouth
38
12
10
16
55
67
-12
46
10
WBAWest Bromwich Albion
38
12
9
17
43
51
-8
45
11
WHUWest Ham United
38
12
9
17
47
64
-17
45
12
LEILeicester City
38
12
8
18
48
63
-15
44
13
STOStoke City
38
11
11
16
41
56
-15
44
14
CRYCrystal Palace
38
12
5
21
50
63
-13
41
15
SWASwansea City
38
12
5
21
45
70
-25
41
16
BURBurnley
38
11
7
20
39
55
-16
40
17
WATWatford
38
11
7
20
40
68
-28
40
18
HULLHull City
38
9
7
22
37
80
-43
34
19
MIDMiddlesbrough
38
5
13
20
27
53
-26
28
20
SUNSunderland
38
6
6
26
29
69
-40
24

Match Blog

Full-Time

Match ends, Crystal Palace 3, Southampton 0.
90'+3'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
90'+2'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Sam McQueen.
89'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
James Tomkins
James
Tomkins(5)
off
Martin
Kelly(34)
on
89'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
James McArthur
James
McArthur(18)
off
Mathieu
Flamini(4)
on
86'

free kick won

Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
Christian
Benteke(17)
Christian Benteke
Goal! Crystal Palace 3, Southampton 0. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Puncheon following a corner.
85'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
85'

miss

Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Puncheon with a cross following a corner.
84'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
83'

free kick won

Josh Sims (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Damien Delaney.
80'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Andros
Townsend(10)
off
Bakary
Sako(26)
on
78'

free kick won

José Fonte (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77'

miss

Attempt missed. José Fonte (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
77'

post

Virgil van Dijk (Southampton) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse following a corner.
77'

miss

Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
76'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Wayne Hennessey.
76'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Shane Long (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
76'

Substitution

Southampton
Charlie
Austin(10)
off
Sam
McQueen(38)
on
76'

Substitution

Southampton
Sofiane
Boufal(19)
off
Shane
Long(7)
on
75'

miss

Attempt missed. José Fonte (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
74'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
73'

miss

Attempt missed. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Ledley.
72'

free kick won

Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70'

Yellow Card

Benteke(17)
Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70'

free kick won

Virgil van Dijk (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69'

free kick won

Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67'

free kick won

Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66'

miss

Attempt missed. Josh Sims (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
64'

free kick won

James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62'

free kick won

Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62'

miss

Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (Southampton) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
61'

miss

Attempt missed. Cédric Soares (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
60'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Bertrand.
59'

Substitution

Southampton
Pierre-Emile
Højbjerg(23)
off
Josh
Sims(39)
on
59'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James McArthur.
58'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Tomkins.
57'

free kick won

James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55'

Yellow Card

McArthur(18)
James McArthur (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54'

free kick won

Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Damien Delaney.
53'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Charlie Austin (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
51'

Yellow Card

Austin(10)
Charlie Austin (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51'

free kick won

Joe Ledley (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49'

free kick won

Charlie Austin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48'

miss

Attempt missed. Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nathan Redmond with a cross.
47'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andros Townsend.

First-Half Ends

First Half ends, Crystal Palace 2, Southampton 0.
45'+2'

miss

Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Charlie Austin with a headed pass.
45'

miss

Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Austin.
44'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
43'

free kick won

Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
39'

free kick won

Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38'

start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace).
37'

Yellow Card

Tomkins(5)
James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37'

free kick won

Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
James
Tomkins(5)
James Tomkins
Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Southampton 0. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
35'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by José Fonte.
34'

free kick won

Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
Christian
Benteke(17)
Christian Benteke
Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Southampton 0. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
28'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Damien Delaney.
27'

free kick won

Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Damien Delaney.
24'

miss

Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha with a cross.
22'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joe Ledley.
22'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James McArthur.
22'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
19'

free kick won

José Fonte (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18'

free kick won

Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16'

free kick won

James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
12'

free kick won

Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8'

free kick won

Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6'

free kick won

Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Kick-Off

lineup

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Starting lineup

1
Fraser Forster
GK
21
Ryan Bertrand
DF
6
José Fonte
DF
17
Virgil van Dijk
DF
2
Cédric Soares
DF
16
James Ward-Prowse
MF
23
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
MF
substitution icon59'
14
Oriol Romeu
MF
22
Nathan Redmond
S
10
Charlie Austin
S
51'
substitution icon76'
19
Sofiane Boufal
S
substitution icon76'

Substitutes

3
Maya Yoshida
4
Jordy Clasie
7
Shane Long
substitution icon76'
8
Steven Davis
28
Stuart Taylor
38
Sam McQueen
substitution icon76'
39
Josh Sims
substitution icon59'
Crystal Palace

Team stats

Southampton
Possession
42%
58%
Total shots
9
17
Shots on target
4
3
Corners
4
9
Passes completed
246
360
Free kicks
13
11
Offsides
0
0
MCI
1-3
CHE
TOT
5-0
SWA
STO
2-0
BUR
WBA
3-1
WAT
SUN
2-1
LEI
WHU
1-5
ARS

Starting lineup

1
Fraser Forster
GK
21
Ryan Bertrand
DF
6
José Fonte
DF
17
Virgil van Dijk
DF
2
Cédric Soares
DF
16
James Ward-Prowse
MF
23
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
MF
substitution icon59'
14
Oriol Romeu
MF
22
Nathan Redmond
S
10
Charlie Austin
S
51'
substitution icon76'
19
Sofiane Boufal
S
substitution icon76'

Substitutes

3
Maya Yoshida
4
Jordy Clasie
7
Shane Long
substitution icon76'
8
Steven Davis
28
Stuart Taylor
38
Sam McQueen
substitution icon76'
39
Josh Sims
substitution icon59'
Crystal Palace

Team stats

Southampton
Possession
42%
58%
Total shots
9
17
Shots on target
4
3
Corners
4
9
Passes completed
246
360
Free kicks
13
11
Offsides
0
0
MCI
1-3
CHE
TOT
5-0
SWA
STO
2-0
BUR
WBA
3-1
WAT
SUN
2-1
LEI
WHU
1-5
ARS
Premier League
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
CHEChelsea
38
30
3
5
85
33
+52
93
2
TOTTottenham Hotspur
38
26
8
4
86
26
+60
86
3
MCIManchester City
38
23
9
6
80
39
+41
78
4
LIVLiverpool
38
22
10
6
78
42
+36
76
5
ARSArsenal
38
23
6
9
77
44
+33
75
6
MUNManchester United
38
18
15
5
54
29
+25
69
7
EVEEverton
38
17
10
11
62
44
+18
61
8
SOUSouthampton
38
12
10
16
41
48
-7
46
9
BOUBournemouth
38
12
10
16
55
67
-12
46
10
WBAWest Bromwich Albion
38
12
9
17
43
51
-8
45
11
WHUWest Ham United
38
12
9
17
47
64
-17
45
12
LEILeicester City
38
12
8
18
48
63
-15
44
13
STOStoke City
38
11
11
16
41
56
-15
44
14
CRYCrystal Palace
38
12
5
21
50
63
-13
41
15
SWASwansea City
38
12
5
21
45
70
-25
41
16
BURBurnley
38
11
7
20
39
55
-16
40
17
WATWatford
38
11
7
20
40
68
-28
40
18
HULLHull City
38
9
7
22
37
80
-43
34
19
MIDMiddlesbrough
38
5
13
20
27
53
-26
28
20
SUNSunderland
38
6
6
26
29
69
-40
24

Match Blog

Full-Time

Match ends, Crystal Palace 3, Southampton 0.
90'+3'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
90'+2'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Sam McQueen.
89'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
James Tomkins
James
Tomkins(5)
off
Martin
Kelly(34)
on
89'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
James McArthur
James
McArthur(18)
off
Mathieu
Flamini(4)
on
86'

free kick won

Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
Christian
Benteke(17)
Christian Benteke
Goal! Crystal Palace 3, Southampton 0. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Puncheon following a corner.
85'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
85'

miss

Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Puncheon with a cross following a corner.
84'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
83'

free kick won

Josh Sims (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Damien Delaney.
80'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Andros
Townsend(10)
off
Bakary
Sako(26)
on
78'

free kick won

José Fonte (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77'

miss

Attempt missed. José Fonte (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
77'

post

Virgil van Dijk (Southampton) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse following a corner.
77'

miss

Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
76'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Wayne Hennessey.
76'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Shane Long (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
76'

Substitution

Southampton
Charlie
Austin(10)
off
Sam
McQueen(38)
on
76'

Substitution

Southampton
Sofiane
Boufal(19)
off
Shane
Long(7)
on
75'

miss

Attempt missed. José Fonte (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
74'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
73'

miss

Attempt missed. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Ledley.
72'

free kick won

Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70'

Yellow Card

Benteke(17)
Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70'

free kick won

Virgil van Dijk (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69'

free kick won

Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67'

free kick won

Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66'

miss

Attempt missed. Josh Sims (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
64'

free kick won

James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62'

free kick won

Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62'

miss

Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (Southampton) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
61'

miss

Attempt missed. Cédric Soares (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
60'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Bertrand.
59'

Substitution

Southampton
Pierre-Emile
Højbjerg(23)
off
Josh
Sims(39)
on
59'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James McArthur.
58'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Tomkins.
57'

free kick won

James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55'

Yellow Card

McArthur(18)
James McArthur (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54'

free kick won

Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Damien Delaney.
53'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Charlie Austin (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sofiane Boufal.
51'

Yellow Card

Austin(10)
Charlie Austin (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51'

free kick won

Joe Ledley (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49'

free kick won

Charlie Austin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48'

miss

Attempt missed. Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nathan Redmond with a cross.
47'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andros Townsend.

First-Half Ends

First Half ends, Crystal Palace 2, Southampton 0.
45'+2'

miss

Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Charlie Austin with a headed pass.
45'

miss

Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Austin.
44'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
43'

free kick won

Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
39'

free kick won

Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38'

start delay

Delay in match because of an injury Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace).
37'

Yellow Card

Tomkins(5)
James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37'

free kick won

Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
James
Tomkins(5)
James Tomkins
Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Southampton 0. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
35'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by José Fonte.
34'

free kick won

Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
Christian
Benteke(17)
Christian Benteke
Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Southampton 0. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
28'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Damien Delaney.
27'

free kick won

Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Damien Delaney.
24'

miss

Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha with a cross.
22'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joe Ledley.
22'

corner

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James McArthur.
22'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
19'

free kick won

José Fonte (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18'

free kick won

Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16'

free kick won

James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Sofiane Boufal (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
12'

free kick won

Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8'

free kick won

Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6'

free kick won

Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Kick-Off

lineup

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.