Crystal Palace now sit in 2nd place on the ladder only behind Southampton who is 1 point ahead but has played 1 more game than Palace. Preston's Neil Mellor is on top of the goal scoring table with 5 goals and 6 players are on top of the assists table with 2 each. English League Cup Match Preview: Crystal Palace vs Manchester City
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Selhurst Park
19:45 kickoff: Tuesday 28th August
Referee: Danny McDermid
Form: Crystal Palace (W), Manchester City (W)
Injuries: Georgios Samaras and Emile Mpenza
Suspensions: N/A
Key Players: Michael Johnson, Martin Petrov and Micah Richards.
Micellaneous:
If he plays, Geovanni will be making his competitive debut for Manchester City.
Match Prediction from a fanzine: Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Manchester City
Squad for Crystal Palace Vs Manchester City (English League Cup Round 2): B. Idrizaj, C. Morrison
T. Soares (C), C. Fletcher, B. Watson, P. Ifill
Jose Fonte, T. Craig, L. Cort, R. Scimeca
J. Speroni
Subs: M. Almunia, S. Green, S. Kuqi, M. Kennedy, J. Hughes
Tactics:
Penalty Kick Taker: B. Idrizaj
Free Kick Takers: T. Soares (Left/Middle), B. Idrizaj (Right)
Corner Kick Takers: P. Ifill (Left/Right)
Captain: T. Soares
Half Time: Well Crystal Palace could be further in the lead if Idrizaj converted a penalty but he made up for it in the 40th minute when he put it past the keeper. Crystal Palace played well having several oppurtunities but City's defence stayed strong. Score: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Manchester City OVR Stats:
Crystal Palace/Manchester City
4 ~
Shots on Target ~
8
1 ~
Shots off Target ~ 1
52% ~
Possession ~ 48%
74% ~
Pass Completion ~
77%
75% ~
Tackle Completion ~
86%
1 ~
Corner Kicks ~
3 2 ~
Free Kicks ~ 1
Full Time: A good second half by Manchester City had them score 2 goals in a thrilling game. Bianchi got man of the match as he scored 2 goals. Score: Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Manchester City I accidently clicked out of the pitch overview so i cant get a good view at the stats.
This is the best i can get
Match Stats:
9 ~
Shots on Goal ~
22
6 ~
On Target ~
15
3 ~
Off Target ~
7 1 ~
Penalties ~ 0
1 ~
Corners ~
8 4 ~
Free Kicks ~ 2
64 ~
Throw-ins ~
66
2 ~
Fouls ~
5 3 ~
Offsides ~ 0
76% ~
Passes Completed ~
80%
21% ~
Crosses Completed ~
36% 77% ~
Tackles Completed ~ 76%
55% ~
Headers Completed ~ 45%
0 ~
Yellow Cards ~ 0
0 ~
Red Cards ~ 0
Match Review: A good performance by Palace as they were up against a strong side. Speroni was excellent in the goals. He played well holding on to 9 shots, parrying 1 and tapping 2 over the bar. Bianchi really troubled Palace scoring two goals in his team's win. Ok, a question. should i do the final stats like i did there or all the defence/attack/fouls/set plays etc?