Crystal Palace picked up their fourth crimson card of the season as they stopped the run of heavy defeats to attract 0-0 with European-chasing Bournemouth.
Right here is the lowdown on the match:
THE LINE-UPS
Palace: Henderson, Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell, Wharton (Kamada 72), Hughes, Sarr (Devenny 90), Eze (Lerma 46), Mateta (Nketiah 72).
Subs not used: Turner, Clyne, Chilwell, Esse, Franca.
Bournemouth: Kepa, Huijsen, Kerkez, Zabamyi, Smith (Araujo 83) , Adams (Tavernier 60), Scott (Cook dinner 45), Kluivert, Ouattara (Brooks 69), Evanilson, Semenyo.
Subs not used: Dennis, Hill, Jebbison, Senesi, Soler.
SNAPSHOT OF THE GAME
Antoine Semenyo noticed his effort within the sixteenth minute blocked on his path to objective by centre-back Dean Huijsen.
Palace’s first actual assault of intent got here within the thirty fifth minute when Ismaila Sarr drove ahead and was bundled exterior of the realm by Alex Scott.
The Eagles had been diminished to 10 males when Chris Richards was proven a second yellow card for pulling again Bournemouth attacker Justin Kluivert on the midway line.
The second half was a tetchy affair, with Palace seeking to hit the guests on the counter as a consequence of their crimson card.
Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola made a number of adjustments in his search to make their man benefit depend.
Semenyo minimize onto his proper foot from distance with the final kick of the sport however his shot sailed excessive and vast over Dean Henderson’s crossbar.
TACTICAL APPROACH
Glasner lined up with the identical formation that he has used all through his time at Selhurst Park.
The Eagles made only one change from their 5-0 humbling at Newcastle, with Wharton coming in for Jefferson Lerma.
To deal with the attacking prowess of Kerkez, Palace defended in a again 4 when Bournemouth had been making an attempt to construct up from the again and Daniel Munoz was ordered with a man-marking job on the Hungarian left wing-back.
Glanser took off Eze at half-time to sacrifice him for Lerma after Bournemouth got a person benefit following Richards’ crimson.
STAR MAN
Illya Zabarnyi. Handled Jean-Philippe Mateta properly and was a rock on the again by way of clearances and profitable aerial battles.
BEST MOMENT
Full time. Perhaps I’m the issue? Two video games this Easter weekend and two goalless attracts.
MOAN OF THE MATCH
Why did Scott not see Pink? The previous Bristol Metropolis man was fortunate he was not issued with a second yellow card after he introduced Sarr down en path to objective.
Referee Barrott then despatched Richards off for a similar foul with none final warning simply earlier than half-time.
Unsurprisingly, the Cherries subbed off Scott at half-time as he was a strolling crimson card ready to occur.
A TALKING POINT DOWN THE PUB
An vital week forward. Contemplating Palace had conceded 10 of their final two outings, many would have taken a goalless draw in opposition to Bournemouth earlier than the sport simply to stem the move of heavy losses.
The Eagles head to the Emirates on Wednesday, with Oliver Glasner needing to make the choice whether or not to rotate his beginning 11 forward of their FA Cup semi-final in opposition to Aston Villa on Saturday.
The Austrian has not made a behavior of fixing the staff an excessive amount of throughout his time at Selhurst Park, however with confidence low and gamers trying manner off the high-intensity staff they had been of their earlier FA Cup win over Fulham, it might be a clever determination.
WHAT THE BOSS HAD TO SAY
“We might see that we weren’t stuffed with confidence within the first half. We had been defending okay, however then we bought a crimson card. You possibly can collapse as a staff, however the gamers did the other.
“We confirmed a terrific staff effort and efficiency. We defended properly.
“We tried to search out the correct moments to go ahead. We had 5 harmful conditions within the Bournemouth field. I’m more than happy with the efficiency within the second half, with the efficiency and spirit.
“Now we have began to realize our confidence. It’s not straightforward to play 50 minutes within the Premier League with one participant much less and never conceding a objective.”
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