Squad for Forest Green vs Crystal Palace (Friendly) S. Kuqi, P. Dickov
T. Soares, B. Idrizaj, B. Watson, P. Ifill
Jose Fonte (C), T. Craig, L. Cort, D. Butterfield
J. Speroni
Subs: S. Flinders, M. Hudson, S. Green, C. Fletcher, D. Freedman, J. Scowcroft, R. Scimeca
Tactics:
Penalty Kick Taker: S. Kuqi
Free Kick Takers: T. Soares (Left/Middle), S. Kuqi (Right)
Corner Taker: P. Ifill (Left/Right)
Captain: Jose Fonte
4 Changes to the starting XI from their previous friendly
In: Dickov, Idrizaj, Craig, Cort
Out: Freedman, Fletcher, Lawrence, Hudson Half Time: 0-0 at half time, possession 51-49 to Palace at the break but Palace being the attacking team with 5 shots on target and 5 corners. Scowcroft on for Dickov. Full Time: Crystal Palace get home 1-0 through a Scowcroft goal. Scimeca and Hudson were also brought on for the last ten minutes. Match Review: Midfielders Paul Ifill and Tom Soares both played well in attack. Crystal Palace were again very strong at the back and hard to break down. They will need some new strikers as they've only managed 2 goals so far this season.
OK change of plan, i will post all friendly results at once instead of one by one. Ill only post squad changes from previous matches instead of the whole squad.
Squad Changes for Crystal Palace vs Hucknall
In: Flinders, Green, Morrison, Fletcher
Out: Speroni, Ifill, Dickov, Idrizaj
Captain: Jose Fonte
Half Time: Crystal Palace lead 1-0 at the break due to a goal for Morrison. Palace are on top and have defended well not letting Hucknall get any shots away. Full Time: No goals in the second half and the result is 1-0 to Palace Match Review: A well played game defensively by Palace although the strikers were less than convincing taking 13 shots, 6 on target and only 1 went in. Palace dominated the midfield as well. There were no standout players in the win Update: English Cup first round fixtures announced > Crystal Palace will play Walsall Squad changes for Shrewsbury vs Crystal Palace
In: Speroni, Idrizaj
Out: Flinders, Green
Captain: Jose Fonte
Half Time: Dissapointing half by Palace trailing 1-0 at the break through a penalty by Pugh after Speroni was given a yellow. Full Time: Shrewsbury keeper Esson given a yellow and Kuqi converts the penalty. Final score 1-1 a better second half though from Palace. Match Review: Kuqi was the only stand-out player for Palace as they only managed a draw. Jose Fonte had a shocker of a game. Squad Changes for Crystal Palace vs Newcastle
In: Ifill, Scimeca
Out: Idrizaj, Craig
Captain: Jose Fonte
Half Time: Palace playing well at half time, the score 0-0. Palace have ha 45% of the ball in the half and have completed most of their tackles and passes. Newcastle have only managed two shots in the half, one on target and one off target while Crystal Palace have had 1 shot on target and none off target. Full Time: Newcastle win 1-0 with Ameobi scoring. Palace played well against a much tougher opponent. Match Review: Crystal Palace's passing was superb which frustrated Newcastle. Ifill played well with some dangerous crosses. Butterfield was awful at the back losing out in a lot of challenges. 19 yr old Pedro Mosquera is being looked at by Crystal Palace. Palace made a 1M pound offer for the Real Madrid centre midfielder and the offer has been accepted but Crystal Palace will still have to negotiate a deal with the 19 yr old if he is to join. Squad Changes for MK Dons vs Crystal Palace
In: Idrizaj
Out: Kuqi
Captain: Fletcher
Half Time: A good performance at the back by MK Dons, Crystal Palace have had a lot of attacking oppurtunities but have only managed 2 shots. The score at half time is 0-0 Full Time: Even Match in the end. No score in the second half and the final score is 0-0. Match Review: Palace played well defensively as did MK Dons. Again, Palace's passing was again nice as they managed to keep it off MK Don's for a while at a few particular times. Pedro Mosquera has rejected Palace's contract offer as he has no interest in joining the club. Squad Changes for Crystal Palace Vs Southend
In: Craig, Kuqi
Out: Scimeca, Morrison
Captain: Soares
Half Time: Even match so far but a goal from Tom Soares separates the sides. Full Time: Second half goals from Kuqi and Scowcroft who was subbed in give Palace a 3-0 win. Match Review: Paul Ifill played a superb game earning man of the match. He completed 52 from 67 passes, set up 2 goals from corners, took 10 interceptions and took 9 runs past opponents, a match winning performance. Jose Fonte also played well completing 46 from 53 passes, 3/4 successful tackles, 9 headers won and 13 interceptions. Butterfield and Cort were also very good at the back.