CRYSTAL PALACE 0-1 LEICESTER CITY HT
- Apr 15, 2017
- 2 min read
Half-time: Crystal Palace 0-1 Leicester City #CryLei
There will be a minimum of one added minute at the end of the first half. #CryLei
44 - Mahrez glides effortlessly into the area but Puncheon does well to put him off just as he was about to shoot
41 - Powerful defensive header from the defender as the resulting corner comes into the box. i
40 - Good block from Huth after Townsend found space for a shot on the right. Side netting.
37 - More danger from wide areas. This time it's Huth with an important header to stop the ball reaching Benteke from Townsend's cross.
36 - Fuchs cuts out a good cross for Benteke but the ball drops for Milivojevic, who blasts well over the bar.
35 - King's ball finds Vardy in behind but Kelly does well to block the striker's cutback for Albrighton
34 - Simpson goes into the referee's book for a foul on Zaha that prevented a counter near halfway
33 - Successive corners for Palace cleared away effectively by Ulloa and then Ndidi
30 - Townsend sees a long range effort pulled wide of Schmeichel's right hand post after a decent spell of possession for the hosts
24 - Problems for the Foxes down the Palace left but the defence is standing up well to the challenge so far
19 - Another long throw from Fuchs is met by Huth, but Schlupp picks up the loose ball at the far post before being tackled by King
17 - Ward's drilled cross finds Benteke, who controls and forces a save from Schmeichel. The ball loops up and hits the post. Cleared.
15 - Albrighton takes towards Huth, who tries a little too hard to outmuscle Benteke and it's a free kick to Palace.
15 - Dangerous ball in by Albrighton towards Ulloa, but it is turned behind by Palace. Corner.
12 - Danger in the box for #lcfc as both Benteke and Zaha have efforts blocked by Benalouane and Huth. Good blocking!
7 - Albrighton did well to win the long throw for Fuchs, and there's Huth at the near post to glance home the header.
GOALLLLL! HUTH GETS ON THE END OF A FUCHS LONG THROW AND IT'S 1-0! YESSSS! #CryLei
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2 - #lcfc attack but Zaha pounces on the counter for Palace, requiring some quick thinking from Ndidi stop the danger
1 - We're off and away here at Selhurst Park as both teams go in search of three points and a step towards @premierleague safety.
3 - Huth's near post header stops a Townsend cross from the Palace left reaching Benteke.
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