Minute-by-Minute Review: Palace 1 - 0 Stoke City

Pre-match- Pulis with a nice hand for both sets of supporters.

5'- Bolasie's cross is headed wide by Ward.
7'- Gabbidon shanks a clearance over his own crossbar.
13'- Gabbidon optimistic from 30 yards...goes over the bar.
14'- Adam's free kick is headed down by Wilson, but Jules just gets there to tip it away.
23'- Pieters screws one inside-out and wide of the far post.
32'- Possession is 45% to 55%.
39'- Adam finds Walters, but a weak header is directed right at Speroni.
40'- Adam goes well high and wide from long range.
45'- Possession holding steady at 44% to 56%. One added minute.

46'- Adam at the edge of the box, and goes just inches wide of the far post.
51'- Puncheon wins the ball in the box, makes a good move, and slots it home low and to the left. Atones for that miss last week.
55'- Second half possession: 40%-60%.
57'- Ireland in for Whelan.
60'- Walters heads it across the face and wide.
63'- Adam fires with real pace, and again misses inches wide right.
66'- Ireland with an unorthodox high volley, but it was always rising above the goal.
68'- O'Keefe in for Guedioura.
72'- Arnautovic for Assaidi.
74'- Crouch curls one wide right.
79'- Guidetti in for Walters.
80'- Nzonzi fires high and wide from 25 yards.
82'- Arnautovic yellow card for fouling Mariappa.
83'- Nzonzi booked against Bolasie.
84'- Ward has a shot tipped away inside the box, Puncheon follows with a drive that's kicked out with the legs, and O'Keefe is denied with another leg save.
86'- Moxey for Bolasie, Wilbraham for Chamakh.
89'- Wilbraham tries a long curler that goes straight at Butland.
90'- Shot hits off Crouch and straight to Speroni. Four added minutes.
90'+3- Wilbraham on a break with Parr and Puncheon, but a weak, low drive goes wide.
90'+4- Puncheon receives a great pass from Jedinak, but a sweeping save denies him a goal.

FINAL: PALACE 1 - 0 STOKE CITY

My "Man of the Match":

Puncheon. Makes up for the penalty gaffe last week with a clutch strike this week. Palace moves from the bottom of the table to 16th. A 4th Round FA Cup tie against Wigan next Saturday, followed by the next league match at home to Hull on the 28th.