
Crystal Palace vs Ipswich Town, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSarr shoots Crystal Palace to 1-0 win over struggling Ipswich
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A beautiful chipped finish from Ismaila Sarr late in the second half gave Crystal Palace a 1-0 home win over relegation-threatened Ipswich Town on Saturday, with the visitors left to rue a slew of missed chances in a lively Premier League game.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a through ball.
- 3': Attempt saved. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross.
- 5': Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace).
- 5': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alex Palmer.
- 6': Foul by Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace).
- 6': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.
- 16': Foul by Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town).
- 16': Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah with a through ball.
- 20': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jacob Greaves.
- 21': Attempt missed. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Guéhi with a cross.
- 23': Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jaden Philogene.
- 24': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
- 25': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Ipswich Town).
- 34': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Delay in match because of an injury Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr with a cross.
- 41': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Luke Woolfenden.
- 41': Attempt missed. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Delay in match (Crystal Palace).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr with a cross.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+2': Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Ipswich Town 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 0, Ipswich Town 0.
- 47': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Jefferson Lerma.
- 48': Foul by Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).
- 48': Liam Delap (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Attempt missed. Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julio Enciso following a set piece situation.
- 50': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Luke Woolfenden.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a cross.
- 50': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jacob Greaves.
- 51': Attempt missed. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma with a headed pass.
- 53': Foul by Chris Richards (Crystal Palace).
- 53': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Chris Richards (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
- 55': Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Liam Delap (Ipswich Town).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julio Enciso.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
- 60': Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Liam Delap (Ipswich Town).
- 61': Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
- 61': Attempt saved. Liam Delap (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
- 61': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
- 62': Attempt saved. Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 62': Attempt saved. Liam Delap (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julio Enciso with a cross.
- 62': Attempt saved. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 64': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Foul by Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town).
- 64': Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
- 65': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
- 66': Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Omari Hutchinson replaces Jack Clarke.
- 67': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ben Johnson replaces Jaden Philogene.
- 68': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 69': Eddie Nketiah (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town).
- 71': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
- 72': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ben Chilwell replaces Tyrick Mitchell.
- 72': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Daichi Kamada replaces Eddie Nketiah.
- 73': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
- 73': Kalvin Phillips (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Nathan Broadhead replaces Julio Enciso.
- 78': Attempt saved. Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 78': Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips following a fast break.
- 80': Attempt missed. Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross.
- 82': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Ipswich Town 0. Ismaïla Sarr (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 83': Substitution, Ipswich Town. George Hirst replaces Liam Delap.
- 83': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor replaces Jens Cajuste.
- 87': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Justin Devenny replaces Adam Wharton.
- 89': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Crystal Palace).
- 89': Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Ben Chilwell (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Romain Esse replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
- 90'+3': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Ipswich Town).
- 90'+3': Jefferson Lerma (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Kalvin Phillips (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Ipswich Town 0.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Ipswich Town 0.
Statistics
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CRY![]() |
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7 | Fouls | 8 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
4 | Saves | 7 |
44.8 | Possession | 55.2 |
15 | SHOTS | 19 |
8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
252 | Accurate Passes | 301 |
335 | Passes | 407 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
16 | Crosses | 19 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
48 | Long Balls | 67 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
14 | Tackles | 23 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
8 | Interceptions | 7 |
38 | Effective Clearances | 40 |
38 | Clearances | 40 |
Game Information
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 25,155
Premier League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 29 | +42 | 70 |
2 | Arsenal | 27 | +28 | 54 |
3 | Nottingham Forest | 28 | +12 | 51 |
4 | Manchester City | 28 | +15 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
5 | Maxence Lacroix |
6 | Marc Guéhi ![]() |
26 | Chris Richards ![]() |
8 | Jefferson Lerma |
20 | Adam Wharton ![]() |
3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
12 | Daniel Muñoz |
9 | Eddie Nketiah |
10 | Eberechi Eze |
7 | Ismaïla Sarr |
Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Alex Palmer (GK) |
24 | Jacob Greaves ![]() |
6 | Luke Woolfenden |
3 | Leif Davis |
26 | Dara O'Shea |
9 | Julio Enciso ![]() |
12 | Jens Cajuste |
8 | Kalvin Phillips ![]() |
19 | Liam Delap |
47 | Jack Clarke |
29 | Jaden Philogene |
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