English Premier League

FT Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Crystal Palace WWWWW 1
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Southampton LLLLL 1
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CRY011
SOU101
St. Mary's Stadium · 29,366 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Matheus Franca strikes late as Crystal Palace deny Southampton win

Substitute Matheus Franca struck in stoppage time to deny Premier League bottom side Southampton a rare victory, as Crystal Palace snatched a 1-1 draw at St Mary's Stadium on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
2
57.7
Possession
42.3
9
SHOTS
8
3
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
446
Accurate Passes
299
526
Passes
382
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
7
16
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.5
33
Long Balls
54
14
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
4
18
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.3
7
Interceptions
9
29
Effective Clearances
29
29
Clearances
29

Head to Head

CRY leads series 4-1

Lineups

SOU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 30Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 35Jan BednarekCD
  3. 5Jack StephensCD-L
  4. 6Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  5. 26Lesley UgochukwuCM-L
  6. 4Flynn DownesCM-R
  7. 3Ryan ManningLM
  8. 2Kyle Walker-PetersRM
  9. 32Paul OnuachuF
  10. 20Kamaldeen SulemanaCF-L
  11. 18Mateus FernandesCF-R

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Dean HendersonG
  2. 5Maxence LacroixCD
  3. 6Marc GuéhiCD-L
  4. 17Nathaniel ClyneCD-R
  5. 8Jefferson LermaCM-L
  6. 20Adam WhartonCM-R
  7. 3Tyrick MitchellLM
  8. 12Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaF
  10. 10Eberechi EzeCF-L
  11. 7Ismaïla SarrCF-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 20' Goal! Southampton 1, Crystal Palace 0. Paul Onuachu (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mateus Fernandes with a cross.
  3. 58' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ben Chilwell replaces Tyrick Mitchell.
  4. 59' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Daichi Kamada replaces Nathaniel Clyne.
  5. 59' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  6. 64' Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 71' Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Lesley Ugochukwu because of an injury.
  8. 76' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Matheus França replaces Daniel Muñoz.
  9. 81' Substitution, Southampton. Welington replaces Ryan Manning because of an injury.
  10. 81' Substitution, Southampton. Tyler Dibling replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
  11. 86' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Adam Wharton.
  12. 87' Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 89' Substitution, Southampton. Yukinari Sugawara replaces Paul Onuachu because of an injury.
  14. 90' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Flynn Downes.
  15. 90'+2' Goal! Southampton 1, Crystal Palace 1. Matheus França (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma with a cross.

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