Match Report
| Burnley | Burnley |  |  | Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Burbage | N. Burbage |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Mathias Ghanhouan | M. Ghanhouan | |||||||||
| Peter Insley | P. Insley | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 | | Marc Peckham | M. Peckham | |||||||||
| Eric Zick | E. Zick |  | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Adrian Hunt | A. Hunt | |||||||||
| Michael Patterson | M. Patterson | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Graham Smith | G. Smith | |||||||||
| Matt Morris | M. Morris | | 49 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 |  | Dayo Sbaccanti | D. Sbaccanti | |||||||||
| David Edworthy | D. Edworthy | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Stephen Barrett | S. Barrett | |||||||||
| Mick Kanu | M. Kanu | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Dennis Cooper | D. Cooper | |||||||||
| Carl Carrick | C. Carrick | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 |  | Cor Boateng | C. Boateng | |||||||||
| Robert Philips | R. Philips | | 54 | M | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Shaun Haynes | S. Haynes | |||||||||
| Marcos Helguera | M. Helguera |  | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 |  | Alec Hutchison | A. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Richard Henry | R. Henry | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Mervin Mckay | M. Mckay | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Turf Moor where Burnley play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 8,519 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Burnley and Crystal Palace are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Burnley and Crystal Palace are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Burnley kicking off!
8.46
0-0David Edworthy controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcos Helguera. Marcos Helguera tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Mathias Ghanhouan!
9.56
0-0Mick Kanu kicks a strong pass forward to Marcos Helguera. Marcos Helguera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.15
0-0David Edworthy flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Henry. Richard Henry shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
21.48
0-1Marc Peckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Cooper. Dennis Cooper sees space and advances. Dennis Cooper plays a perfect one-two with Mervin Mckay and rushes in on goal... Dennis Cooper takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
27.04
Cor Boateng sees space and advances. Cor Boateng kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
30.48
Graham Smith knocks the ball forward to Shaun Haynes. Shaun Haynes makes a probing pass to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison knocks in a cross ball towards Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay powers a header at goal. Nigel Burbage manages to gather it comfortably.
33.44
David Edworthy makes a beautiful solo run. David Edworthy whips in a cross ball towards Richard Henry. Richard Henry is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Mathias Ghanhouan.
36.03
Cor Boateng kicks a strong pass forward to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Morris.
38.42
Carl Carrick surges forward with the ball. Carl Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Helguera. Marcos Helguera is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Mathias Ghanhouan had no chance!! Goal for Burnley!
44.13
Mick Kanu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcos Helguera. Marcos Helguera shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Stephen Barrett kicks a strong pass forward to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nigel Burbage who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Crystal Palace kick off the second half!
48.50
Carl Carrick makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcos Helguera. Marcos Helguera knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.37
Dennis Cooper chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison lofts in a cross ball towards Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.46
Mick Kanu sees space and advances. Mick Kanu plays a perfect one-two with Marcos Helguera and rushes in on goal... Mick Kanu takes a shot at goal. Mick Kanu scores for Burnley!!
60.25
David Edworthy flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Helguera. Marcos Helguera sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Mathias Ghanhouan manages to keep it out.
66.27
2-1Burnley are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
69.15
Dayo Sbaccanti flicks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Cooper. Dennis Cooper brings the ball forward. Dennis Cooper knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eric Zick.
81.18
2-1Mick Kanu clumsily knocks into Dennis Cooper. Mick Kanu is given a warning by the referee! Dennis Cooper runs off the knock.
84.56
Marc Peckham knocks the ball forward to Shaun Haynes. Shaun Haynes makes a probing pass to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.25
Cor Boateng controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison goes all the way! Alec Hutchison makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
90.00
Cor Boateng passes the ball forward to Mervin Mckay. Mervin Mckay lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55%
45%
Play Area
25%
48.8%
26.2%
Scorers