English Carabao Cup

FT
Blackpool WWLDD 0
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Crystal Palace WDWLL 2
1st2ndT
BLP000
CRY112
Selhurst Park · 7,533 att.

Match Report

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Christian Benteke debuts in Palace's victory over Blackpool

Crystal Palace earned their first victory of the season and gave Christian Benteke his debut in a 2-0 defeat of Blackpool at Selhurst Park.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
5
7
Saves
5
27.8
Possession
72.2
6
SHOTS
23
5
ON GOAL
9
0.8
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
209
Accurate Passes
679
291
Passes
748
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
9
9
Crosses
37
0.1
Cross %
0.2
74
Long Balls
70
34
Accurate Long Balls
53
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
0
Blocked Shots
6
15
Effective Tackles
10
22
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
28
Effective Clearances
13
32
Clearances
19

Head to Head

BLP leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

CRY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 30Steve MandandaG
  2. 6Scott DannCD-L
  3. 5James TomkinsCD-R
  4. 23Pape SouaréLB
  5. 34Martin KellyRB
  6. 22Jordon MutchAM
  7. 18James McArthurLM
  8. 7Yohan CabayeRM
  9. 17Christian BentekeF
  10. 10Andros TownsendAM-L
  11. 42Jason PuncheonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Ezekiel FryersSUB
  2. 21Connor WickhamSUB
  3. 38Hiram BoatengSUB
  4. 1Julian SperoniSUB
  5. 24Keshi AndersonSUB
  6. 11Wilfried ZahaSUB
  7. 14Lee Chung-YongSUB

BLP · 5-3-2

  1. 1Sam SlocombeG
  2. 15Tom AldredCD
  3. 5Clark RobertsonCD-L
  4. 16Eddie NolanCD-R
  5. 23Colin DanielLB
  6. 2Kelvin MellorRB
  7. 6Will AimsonCM
  8. 4Jim McAlisterCM-L
  9. 26Michael CainCM-R
  10. 8Brad PottsCF-L
  11. 31Armand GnanduilletCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14John HerronSUB
  2. 12Kyle LetherenSUB
  3. 17Mark YeatesSUB
  4. 11Henry CameronSUB
  5. 3Andy TaylorSUB
  6. 21Bright Osayi-SamuelSUB
  7. 9Mark CullenSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Blackpool 0. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  2. 25' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Blackpool 0. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner.
  3. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Connor Wickham replaces Christian Benteke.
  4. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Connor Wickham replaces Christian Benteke.
  5. 47' Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Blackpool 0. Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jason Puncheon with a cross.
  6. 47' Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Blackpool 0. Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Jason Puncheon with a cross.
  7. 61' Substitution, Blackpool. John Herron replaces Jim McAlister.
  8. 61' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Lee Chung-yong replaces James McArthur.
  9. 61' Substitution, Blackpool. Mark Yeates replaces Brad Potts.
  10. 61' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Lee Chung-yong replaces James McArthur.
  11. 61' Substitution, Blackpool. John Herron replaces Jim McAlister.
  12. 62' Substitution, Blackpool. Mark Yeates replaces Brad Potts.
  13. 70' Substitution, Blackpool. Bright Samuel replaces Armand Gnanduillet.
  14. 70' Substitution, Blackpool. Bright Samuel replaces Armand Gnanduillet.
  15. 73' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha replaces Yohan Cabaye.
  16. 74' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha replaces Yohan Cabaye.

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