Minute-by-Minute Review: Palace 0 - 1 Southampton

1'- Rodriguez fires a half-volley well high.
3'- Murray stabs a looping shot over the bar.
11'- Possession favors the visitors, 68%-32%.
24'- A few too many giveaway passes from Palace.
27'- 72%-28% possession.
28'- Great sliding block on Rodriguez's shot by Delaney.
34'- Wanyama replaces the injured Cork.
37'- Puncheon turns it over with a mistimed header at midfield. Speroni comes out, slides, gets a foot to the ball, but Rodriguez stays with it and toe-pokes it into the gaping net.
38'- Puncheon crosses, but Bolasie fires the humming header wide.
44'- 68%-32% possession.
45'- Lambert's shot in the box off the far post. Three added minutes.
45'+1- Fonte booked.
45'+3- Bolasie's shot from the edge of the box, off the corner, is held well by Boruc.
45'+4- Shaw's shot from 20 yards, off the corner, is batted down by Speroni for the last action of the half.

47'- Looper by Puncheon after the corner is held by Boruc.
48'- Lovren is booked after Bolasie gets hauled down on a break.
49'- Jedinak blasts the free kick way over.
55'- Davis gets a yellow for fouling Ledley.
57'- Jedinak gets a yellow for fouling Schneiderlin.
58'- Lambert curls the free kick just over the bar.
66'- Yellow to Schneiderlin. Jerome is in for Dikgacoi. Ince replaces Puncheon.
69'- Possession is 67%-33%.
73'- Shaw's low, dipping shot from 25 yards is held by Jules.
75'- Gallagher is in for Lambert.
82'- Thomas replaces Bolasie.
87'- Thomas hits a deep cross to Jerome, who heads it straight at Boruc, but is flagged for offside.
88'- Clyne booked for a deliberate handball.
89'- Ward-Prowse replaces Davis.
90'- Four added minutes.
90'+2- Murray flicks the ball off the endline from a throw, but Boruc holds.

FINAL: PALACE 0 - 1 SOUTHAMPTON

My "Man of the Match":

Damien Delaney. A solid defensive showing, as has been the case most of the season.

Big six-pointer next Saturday at Sunderland.