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07/03/2054, Selhurst Park, London, England
Championship, English Football League

Palace Vs Rushden

Palace play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: D Hyland (GK) , R Walker (CB) , N Saunderson (CB) , N Hayes (CB) , R Page (RB) , P Treacy (LB) , J McCalmont (CDM) , C McCune (CAM) , D Clugston (RM) , G Tobin (LM) , H Hines (ST) And the subs are: B Liddell (CB) , L Burton (CM) , N Scott (CM) , J Heriot (ST)

Rushden play in a 4-2-2-2 formation, and line up with: M Seth (GK) , M Howell (CB) , E MacInnis (CB) , D Pennie (RB) , L Health (LB) , E Nicolas (CDM) , D McWethy (CDM) , G Meland (CAM) , J Speirs (CAM) , J Moffet (ST) , M Cavanaugh (ST) And the subs are: E Rees (CB) , B Kelly (CB) , I Page (CM) , W Keegan (CM) , M Hird (ST)

Welcome to Selhurst Park in London, England where Crystal Palace will face AFC Rushden & Diamonds.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 40139.

1' - Palace kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Nathan Hayes plays the ball to Rhys Page.  Rhys Page plays the ball to John McCalmont.  John McCalmont attempts to use his skills to beat Lee Health.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and John McCalmont runs with the ball!  

9' - Matthew Howell sees Gareth Meland making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Gareth Meland has strayed offside!  

19' - Ellis MacInnis slides the ball to Matt Seth.  Matt Seth plays the ball to Dominic Pennie.  Dominic Pennie passes to David McWethy.  John McCalmont dispossesses David McWethy and takes possession.  John McCalmont attempts to outskill Ellis MacInnis, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

19' - John McCalmont spots a run from Henry Hines.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

27' - Eupeithes Nicolas plays a long ball to Gareth Meland.  Gareth Meland attempts to outskill Noah Saunderson, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

27' - Gareth Meland curls in a cross, but the ball goes over everyone.  

30' - Nathan Hayes tackles James Speirs and the ball goes loose.  Ronald Walker passes a long ball to Clint McCune.  Clint McCune sees Henry Hines making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Henry Hines is caught offside!  

33' - Ellis MacInnis passes a long ball to Gareth Meland.  Gareth Meland attempts to beat Noah Saunderson using his skills.  The opposing player is unable to stop Gareth Meland who takes the ball forward!  

34' - Gareth Meland sees a run from Michael Cavanaugh.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Michael Cavanaugh is able to control the ball.  Michael Cavanaugh looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a good goal from Michael Cavanaugh for Rushden!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

34' - Palace kick the ball off for the restart.  

38' - Rhys Page passes to Noah Saunderson.  Noah Saunderson passes the ball to Ronald Walker.  Ronald Walker plays the ball to Gordon Tobin.  Gordon Tobin spots a run from Dave Clugston.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Dave Clugston is able to control the ball.  Dave Clugston attempts to slide the ball past the keeper...but Matt Seth manages to stop the shot!  

39' - Matt Seth sees Jacob Moffet making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Jacob Moffet has strayed offside!  

44' - Rhys Page finds Clint McCune with a long pass.  Ellis MacInnis successfully tackles Clint McCune and the ball goes loose.  Matthew Howell hits the ball long to Ellis MacInnis.  Noah Saunderson dispossesses Ellis MacInnis and takes possession.  Noah Saunderson plays a short pass to Nathan Hayes.  David McWethy successfully tackles Nathan Hayes and takes the ball.  David McWethy plays a long pass to Gareth Meland.  Gareth Meland sees a run from Michael Cavanaugh.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Michael Cavanaugh is able to take the ball.  Michael Cavanaugh hits a shot towards goal...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Rushden kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

52' - Gareth Meland plays the ball to Matthew Howell.  Matthew Howell slides the ball to James Speirs.  James Speirs passes to Lee Health.  Lee Health finds Gareth Meland with a short pass.  Gareth Meland passes to James Speirs.  James Speirs finds Eupeithes Nicolas with a short pass.  Paul Treacy successfully tackles Eupeithes Nicolas and takes the ball.  Paul Treacy tries to use ball skills to beat Matthew Howell, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

52' - Paul Treacy sees Dave Clugston making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

62' - James Speirs passes to Eupeithes Nicolas.  Eupeithes Nicolas sees Gareth Meland making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Gareth Meland is able to take the ball.  Gareth Meland reaches the byline and tries a cutback, but David McWethy overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Nathan Hayes finds Noah Saunderson with a long ball.  Noah Saunderson plays a short pass to Clint McCune.  Clint McCune sees a run from Dave Clugston.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

67' - James Speirs passes a long ball to Gareth Meland.  Gareth Meland runs with the ball, beating Gordon Tobin.  

68' - Gareth Meland sees a run from Michael Cavanaugh.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Michael Cavanaugh is able to control the ball.  Michael Cavanaugh hits a shot...and its in! It's a great goal from Michael Cavanaugh for Rushden!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

68' - Palace kick the ball off for the restart.  

70' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Henry Hines is going to be taken off.  Jasper Heriot joins the game from the bench.  

74' - Ronald Walker successfully tackles Gareth Meland and takes the ball.  Ronald Walker hits the ball long to John McCalmont.  John McCalmont sees a run from Clint McCune.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Clint McCune is caught offside!  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ellis MacInnis is going to be taken off.  Edwyn Rees is brought on from the bench.  

77' - Dominic Pennie passes to David McWethy.  David McWethy tries to use ball skills to beat Nathan Hayes, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

78' - David McWethy sees Eupeithes Nicolas making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Eupeithes Nicolas takes the ball.  Eupeithes Nicolas reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, but the goalkeeper dives to take the ball! 

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Noah Saunderson will come off.  Bart Liddell is brought on from the bench.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jacob Moffet is going to be taken off.  Mark Hird joins the game from the bench.  

80' - Clint McCune curls in a cross, and manages to find John McCalmont.  John McCalmont looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...and John McCalmont scores!  That's a tremendous goal from the Palace player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

81' - Rushden kick the ball off for the restart.  

88' - Nathan Hayes sees Jasper Heriot making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  



The match has ended Crystal Palace 1 - 2 AFC Rushden & Diamonds.