Crystal Palace vs West Bromwich Albion, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueZaha 1st EPL player not to take a knee ahead of Palace win
— Wilfried Zaha became the first Premier League player not to take a knee before his Crystal Palace team beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace).
- 1': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 8': Ainsley Maitland-Niles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 9': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
- 9': Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
- 11': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
- 13': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 13': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 14': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 14': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mbaye Diagne.
- 16': Hand ball by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 17': Attempt blocked. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion).
- 20': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 21': Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Matheus Pereira following a set piece situation.
- 25': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
- 29': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Gary Cahill.
- 30': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
- 30': Vicente Guaita (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a headed pass.
- 32': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jordan Ayew.
- 32': Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
- 34': Penalty conceded by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 34': VAR Decision: Penalty Crystal Palace.
- 36': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 37': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 42': Foul by Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace).
- 42': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace).
- 44': Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Bartley tries a through ball, but Mbaye Diagne is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
- 45'+1': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 46': Foul by Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion).
- 46': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 47': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
- 48': Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Jairo Riedewald (Crystal Palace).
- 49': Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a headed pass.
- 52': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace).
- 53': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt missed. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
- 62': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 63': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 63': Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Matheus Pereira.
- 65': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 66': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
- 70': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace).
- 71': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Robert Snodgrass replaces Matt Phillips.
- 71': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 71': Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Robert Snodgrass (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 72': Attempt saved. Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu.
- 73': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
- 74': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 74': Foul by Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion).
- 74': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion).
- 75': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
- 76': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Offside, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
- 80': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
- 80': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Attempt missed. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mbaye Diagne.
- 84': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Andros Townsend replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 89': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+1': Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+2': Mbaye Diagne (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion).
- 90'+3': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
Statistics
 WBA |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 55.7 | Possession | 44.3 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 307 | Accurate Passes | 218 |
| 397 | Passes | 324 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 21 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 19 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 20 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 24 | Gary Cahill  |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 44 | Jairo Riedewald |
| 4 | Luka Milivojevic |
| 25 | Eberechi Eze |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 20 | Christian Benteke |
West Bromwich Albion (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle Bartley |
| 27 | Dara O'Shea |
| 35 | Okay Yokuslu |
| 14 | Conor Townsend |
| 2 | Darnell Furlong |
| 30 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 18 | Conor Gallagher |
| 12 | Matheus Pereira |
| 10 | Matt Phillips |
| 17 | Mbaye Diagne |
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