CM08: Crystal Palace's Road To The Premier League

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Championship Match Preview:
Crystal Palace vs Burnley
@ Selhurst Park
15:00 kickoff: Saturday 8th September 2007
Referee: Scott Mathieson

Crystal Palace Manager: Brendon Hedger
Burnley Manager: Steve Cotterill

Current League Positions: Crystal Palace (1st), Burnley (11th)
Form: Crystal Palace (W,W,W,W,W), Burney (W,L,X,L,W)

Injuries: N/A
Suspensions: David Unsworth
Key Players: Ade Akinbiyi, Jon Harley and Gabor Kiraly

Miscellaneous:
Match Prediction from TEAMtalk.com: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Burnley

Squad For Crystal Palace vs Burnley (Championship):

Match postponed to Wednesday 19th September 2007 due to international callups

Fletcher and Hughes are on international duty. Fletcher played against Germany and scored no goals and recieved a yellow card.

Morrison and Speroni sign new deals to stay in the club into 2010/2011.

Championship Match Preview:
Leicester vs Crystal Palace
@ The Walkers Stadium
19:45 kickoff: Wednesday 12th September 2007
Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Leicester Manager: Gary Megson
Crystal Palace Manager: Brendon Hedger

Current League Positions: Leicester (4th), Crystal Palace (3rd)
Form: Leicester (W,D,X,W,W), Crystal Palace (W,W,W,W,W)

Injuries: N/A
Suspensions: N/A
Key Players: Stephen Clemence, Radostin Kishishev and Bruno N'Gotty

Miscellaneous:
Leicester unbeaten in the league for 7 matches this season
Match Prediction from a fan-site: Leicester 1 - 2 Crystal Palace

Squad For Leicester Vs Crystal Palace (Championship):

Match postponed to Wednesday 26th September due to international callups.

C. Fletcher and J.Hughes are on international duty.

Championship Match Preview:
Bristol City vs Crystal Palace
@ Ashton Gate
15:00 kickoff: Saturday 15th September
Referee: Roger East

Bristol City Manager: Gary Johnson
Crystal Palace Manager: Brendon Hedger

Current League Positions: Bristol City (11th), Crystal Palace (3rd)
Form: Bristol City (L,W,L,X,W), Crystal Palace (W,W,W,W,W)

Injuries: Cole Skuse
Suspensions: N/A
Key Players: Marvin Elliot, Stanislav Varga and Jamie McCombe

Miscellaneous:
If he plays, 19-year-old Stephen Henderson will be making his competitive debut for Bristol City.
Match Prediction from TEAMtalk.com: Bristol City 0 - 1 Crystal Palace

Squad for Bristol City vs Crystal Palace (Championship):

J. Scowcroft, C. Morrison
B. Idrizaj, C. Fletcher, B. Watson, P. Ifill
Jose Fonte, T. Craig, L. Cort, D. Butterfield
M. Almunia (C)

Tactics:
Penalty Kick Taker: S. Kuqi
Free Kick Takers: S. Kuqi (Left/Middle/Right)
Corner Kick Takers: P. Ifill (Left/Right)
Captain: M. Almunia

Match Preview: Crystal Palace led by their new manager Brendon Hedger have had the perfect start to the season winning 5 from 5. Palace's defence has been solid all year and having Butterfield back in the team will improve their defence after being out with a minor injury. Scowcroft was at last given a spot in the starting XI after a few good performances off the bench. Burnley however sit mid-table and are going to have to play very well to get anything out of the match even though they are at home. Soares was given a rest to bring Idrizaj back into the side who will start at left midfield. Crystal Palace should win predicted by TEAMtalk.com 1 goal to 0.

Half Time: It wasn't a great half by Crystal Palace wasting many chances at the front. There were a few close chances where the ball was just cleared as it was about to cross the line but Bristol City played well. McCombe was the one who scored for Bristol City and it was the only goal of the half.
Score: Bristol City 1 - 0 Crystal Palace


McCombe gets praise after scoring the only goal of the half.

OVR Stats:
Bristol City/Crystal Palace
3 ~ Shots on Target ~ 2
0 ~ Shots off Target ~ 5
53% ~ Possession ~ 47%
76% ~ Pass Completion ~ 80%
71% ~ Tackle Completion ~ 85%
1 ~ Corner Kicks ~ 5
1 ~ Free Kicks ~ 4

Full Time: It was another half where Palace wasted many chances at the front having 10 off-target shots in the match. Kuqi however was the saviour as he came on and scored the equaliser which was in the end an important goal. Crystal Palace's 5 match winning streak came to an end with a draw against Bristol City. Marvin Elliot was awarded man of the match.
Score: Bristol City 1 - 1 Crystal Palace


Kuqi does his infamous bellyflop as he equalises for Palace.

OVR Stats:
5 ~ Shots on Target ~ 4
1 ~ Shots off Target ~ 10
51% ~ Possession ~ 49%
78% ~ Pass Completion ~ 79%
64% ~ Tackle Completion ~ 80%
2 ~ Corner Kicks ~ 8
2 ~ Free Kicks ~ 6

ATT Stats:
1 ~ Goals ~ 1
5 ~ Shots on Target ~ 4
1 ~ Shots off Target ~ 10
0 ~ Penalties ~ 0
10 ~ Runs Made ~ 31
10 ~ Crosses ~ 26
1 ~ Key Passes ~ 2

PASS Stats:
51% ~ Possession ~ 49%
78% ~ Pass Completion ~ 79%
379 ~ Passes Completed ~ 410
1 ~ Key Passes ~ 2
10 ~ Crosses ~ 26
23 ~ Miscontrolled ~ 14
64 ~ Lost Possession ~ 73

Set Plays:
2 ~ Corner Kicks ~ 8
2 ~ Free Kicks ~ 6
0 ~ Direct Free Kicks ~ 2
2 ~ Indirect Free Kicks ~ 4
0 ~ Penalties ~ 0
49 ~ Throw-Ins ~ 87

DEF Stats:
64% ~ Tackle Completion ~ 80%
29 ~ Tackles Completed ~ 20
0 ~ Key Tackles ~ 0
58% ~ Header Completion ~ 50%
68 ~ Headers Won ~ 85
154 ~ Clearances ~ 93
120 ~ Interceptions ~ 116

Fouls:
3 ~ Minor Fouls ~ 2
3 ~ Cynical Fouls ~ 0
1 ~ Yellow Cards ~ 0
0 ~ Red Cards ~ 0
0 ~ Minor Injuries ~ 0
0 ~ Major Injuries ~ 0
0 ~ Offsides ~ 0

Match Review: It was a poor performance up front from the Eagles missing many chances. They played well in the midfield passing the ball around nicely. There were no standout performers although Fletcher, Ifill, Morrison and Kuqi had ok games. Ifill however was bad in the air only completing 3/17 headers. In the 30 minutes Kuqi was on, he completed 25/26 passes, won 6/8 headers, took 3 intercepts and scored a goal. Bristol were bad at the back giving away several chances to Palace. They played well in attack though threatening Crystal Palace's goal. Crystal Palace managed to come away with a point but it was a less than convinving effort.

[OffCutters]

Mate, just some advice, add some pictures and abit more writing ( previews etc) it`ll add more to the story.

[hedger_14]

what sort of pictures should i add.

[OffCutters]

like either screenshots from the game, or maybe if blahblah scored a goal get a picture from google etc of him celebrating, something like that.

[hedger_14]

well i haven't been doing much on this so I decided that I should put up a ladder.


Crystal Palace sit in third although they have 2 matches in hand over the top 2 teams.

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Championship Match Preview:
Crystal Palace vs Burnley
@ Selhurst Park
19:45 kickoff: Wednesday 19th September
Referee: Steve Bratt

Crystal Palace Manager: Brendon Hedger
Burnley Manager: Steve Cotterill

Current League Positions: Crystal Palace (3rd), Burnley (12th)
Form: Crystal Palace (W,W,W,W,X), Burney (L,X,L,W,W)

Injuries: N/A
Suspensions: David Unsworth
Key Players: Ade Akinbiyi, Jon Harley and Gabor Kiraly

Miscellaneous:
Match Prediction from a football website: Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Burnley
Burnley's defence have not conceded a goal for 4 matches.

Squad For Crystal Palace vs Burnley (Championship):

S. Sinclair, C. Morrison
T. Soares, C. Fletcher, B. Watson, P. Ifill
Jose Fonte, T. Craig, L. Cort, D. Butterfield
M. Almunia (C)
Subs: J. Speroni, B. Idrizaj, S. Green, S. Kuqi, M. Kennedy

Tactics:
Penalty Kick Taker: T. Soares
Free Kick Takers: T. Soares (Left/Middle), P. Ifill (Right)
Corner Kick Takers: P. Ifill (Left/Right)
Captain: M. Almunia

Match Preview: Crystal Palace were favourites in the postponed match but now they're back predicted to draw 1-1. Scott Sinclair on loan now from Chelsea will want to make an impact in his first match on loan here for the season. Burnley have David Unsworth out for this match which might affect their performance. Burnley lie in a midtable position while Palace sit in the top 3, not in first due to the fact that they've played the least games so far. Kuqi and Idrizaj will start on the bench, Soares and Sinclair getting starts. My prediction will be the same as in the postponed match, Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Burnley.

Half Time: An even half although Burnley have been giving the ball away a lot with some slack passing. Palace didn't make enough of their chances up front hitting the crossbar once and missing the target 2 more times.
Score: Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Burnley

OVR Stats:
Crystal Palace/Burnley
1 ~ Shots on Target ~ 2
3 ~ Shots off Target ~ 0
51% ~ Possession ~ 49%
82% ~ Pass Completion ~ 65%
73% ~ Tackle Completion ~ 88%
2 ~ Corner Kicks ~ 1
2 ~ Free Kicks ~ 1

Full Time: Burnley end up victors with Palace playing not very well. Akinbeyi scored in the 51st minute and Blake scored later in the match to end up 2-0 victors.
Score: Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Burnley

Stats:
10 ~ Shots On Goal ~ 6
4 ~ On Target ~ 5
6 ~ Off Target ~ 1
0 ~ Penalties ~ 0
6 ~ Corners ~ 2
2 ~ Free Kicks ~ 2
87 ~ Throw-ins ~ 65
2 ~ Fouls ~ 2
1 ~ Off Sides ~ 5
79% ~ Passes Completed ~ 63%
40% ~ Crosses Completed ~ 33%
67% ~ Tackles Won ~ 84%
57% ~ Headers Won ~ 53%
2 ~ Yellow Cards ~ 1
0 ~ Red Cards ~ 0

Crystal Palace's Player Of The Game: Ben Watson
Ben Watson played a good game completing 44/53 passes, making 14 intercepts and won 15 headers.

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[Left_Hander]

Does this mean the story is over?

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maybe, depends if i take another job.
im just simulating the season at the moment.
Crystal Palace are on top of the table 4 points ahead of Watford with 9 games to go. The new manager is Mike Newall who has never managed any club before. He has won 12 , drawn 8 and lost 6 games out of his 26 matches in charge.

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also, there is just not enough interest in this 'other games forum' for me to continue.

[OffCutters]

Meh, it was good while it lasted.