Crystal Palace vs Southampton, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSouthampton struggles continue after Crystal Palace defeat
Crystal Palace edged bottom-placed Southampton 2-1 at Selhurst Park on Sunday thanks to goals from Eberechi Eze and Trevoh Chalobah.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 2': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
- 4': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Maxence Lacroix.
- 5': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
- 6': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 6': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton). Assisted by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 9': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.
- 10': Foul by Nathan Wood (Southampton).
- 10': Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt missed. Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 13': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
- 14': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 15': Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Southampton 1. Tyler Dibling (Southampton) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
- 16': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 16': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Handball by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
- 18': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 18': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. James Bree (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace).
- 21': Foul by Paul Onuachu (Southampton).
- 21': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Tyler Dibling (Southampton).
- 24': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 24': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
- 25': Attempt saved. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton). Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 26': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 28': Foul by Joe Aribo (Southampton).
- 28': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 28': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton). Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 30': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 31': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Southampton 1. Trevoh Chalobah (Crystal Palace) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross following a corner.
- 33': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
- 34': Offside, Crystal Palace. Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Paul Onuachu (Southampton).
- 35': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton).
- 35': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 36': Attempt saved. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
- 37': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 37': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
- 41': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 41': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Tyler Dibling (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Onuachu.
- 43': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Will Hughes.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Southampton 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 1, Southampton 1.
- 47': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace).
- 47': Paul Onuachu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 49': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Will Hughes.
- 51': Substitution, Southampton. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Joe Aribo.
- 51': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 52': Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Southampton 1. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 54': Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 54': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Tyler Dibling (Southampton).
- 55': Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 55': Tyler Dibling (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Chris Richards.
- 57': Foul by Mateus Fernandes (Southampton).
- 57': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Foul by Lesley Ugochukwu (Southampton).
- 58': Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton).
- 60': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
- 62': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
- 64': Attempt saved. Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace). Assisted by Lesley Ugochukwu.
- 64': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
- 65': Attempt missed. Paul Onuachu (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Paul Onuachu.
- 65': Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 66': Cameron Archer (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace).
- 66': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 66': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
- 69': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Tyler Dibling.
- 70': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 71': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
- 73': Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 73': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Crystal Palace).
- 75': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 76': Offside, Southampton. Cameron Archer is caught offside.
- 79': Foul by Will Hughes (Crystal Palace).
- 79': Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 80': Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
- 81': Lesley Ugochukwu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
- 83': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Daichi Kamada replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 86': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Cheick Doucouré replaces Will Hughes.
- 86': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 86': Substitution, Southampton. Adam Lallana replaces Tyler Dibling.
- 87': Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
- 87': Trevoh Chalobah (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Lesley Ugochukwu.
- 89': Attempt missed. Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton). Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
- 90'+2': Adam Lallana (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+3': Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
- 90'+4': Foul by Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+4': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eddie Nketiah replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
- 90'+6': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+6': Lesley Ugochukwu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 2, Southampton 1.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 2, Southampton 1.
Statistics
 SOU |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,130
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,130
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 19 | +25 | 45 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 18 | +26 | 40 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 19 | +7 | 39 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 18 | +4 | 32 |
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 5 | Maxence Lacroix |
| 26 | Chris Richards |
| 27 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 8 | Jefferson Lerma |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 12 | Daniel Muñoz |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 7 | Ismaïla Sarr |
Southampton (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek  |
| 15 | Nathan Wood |
| 6 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
| 7 | Joe Aribo |
| 18 | Mateus Fernandes |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 14 | James Bree |
| 32 | Paul Onuachu |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
| 33 | Tyler Dibling |
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