Minute-by-Minute Review: Cardiff 0 - 3 Palace

4'- KG fires wide after settling down the corner; a wide open chance.
11'- Possession favors Cardiff, 60%-40%.
14'- Puncheon's weak drive skitters to the goal and is easily held.
24'- Campbell's header from the cross has to be tipped away by Jules.
27'- Puncheon's low drive held by Marshall.
28'- Caulker flicks a lob to Campbell, but can't keep the ball from crossing the endline.
31'- Puncheon scores from a low drive after a great lead-up by Ledley. 15 yards out, low and in.
33'- 66%-34% possession.
35'- Jerome booked for a hard tackle on Mutch.
38'- Ward booked for kicking the ball away.
44'- Taylor fires over from 20 yards, but gets a deflection for a corner.
45'- Two added minutes.

51'- Ledley curls a shot wide left after a good burst by Puncheon.
53'- Mutch fires the free kick well over the bar.
59'- Possession now 69%-31%.
60'- Puncheon's low shot saved on the bounce by Marshall.
61'- Caulker heads over from the box.
62'- Noone replaces Zaha.
64'- Chamakh in for Bolasie.
66'- Jules can't reach the corner, pinballs around, Cardiff can't get a chance on goal.
67'- Caulker's soft header straight at Speroni.
68'- Turner gets a yellow for fouling Puncheon.
70'- Medel booked for fouling Jerome.
71'- Chamakh heads the free kick off the keeper, ricochet goes in past Marshall. Ledley got the last touch from two yards out.
72'- Bellamy in for Daehli.
74'- Mariappa booked for fouling Bellamy.
77'- 67%-33% possession.
78'- Ledley with a yellow. Cowie on for Jones. Parr in for Ledley.
82'- Campbell heads wide off a well-delivered corner. Murray replaces Jerome.
86'- Bellamy sails the long shot well wide.
88'- Punch curls it in from 20 yards to the top left corner. Through ball from Mariappa goes under Jerome's legs. Great strike!
90'- Campbell's tame effort held by Jules. Four added minutes.
90'+2- Taylor's rising header held by Jules.
90'+3- Punch has a great move in close, but his touch was a tad heavy.

FINAL: CARDIFF 0 - 3 PALACE

My "Man of the Match":

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Punch. Two goals, including the sublime one for the Eagles' third. Palace up to 14th on 34 points with six to play. Villa comes to Selhurst next Saturday.

Minute-by-Minute Review: Palace 2 - 0 Cardiff

Pre-match- A minute's applause in remembrance of Nelson Mandela, who passed away Thursday. They're chanting his name at Selhurst.

2'- Campbell's free header off a cross is saved well by Speroni.
4'- Bannan's free kick curls in, but no one gets a head on it as it swirls wide left.
6'- Puncheon keeps the ball on the endline and crosses to Jerome, who heads it in from the 6! Almost a mirror image of Chamakh's goal on Tuesday. 1-nil!
16'- Bannan miscues and sprays it wide left.
18'- Bannan's optimistic effort from the corner of the box, goes high and wide.
22'- Just 40% possession? Seems like it should be more than that.
24'- Long pass by KG to Jerome. But, his cross just missed on the far post.
25'- Mariappa replaces an ailing Moxey.
27'- Puncheon miscues it wide right. Great pass from Mile to set it up.
28'- Medel fires wide right.
37'- Free kick near the edge of the box is dealt with well by the Palace defense.
42'- One-two pass between Mile and Ward; Ward's shot blocked away for a corner.
45'- Two added minutes.

Half- Noone is in for Cowie.

47'- Puncheon's low, long drive goes wide right.
54'- Bannan's free kick curled in to Chamakh, whose awkward header is across the face of goal.
56'- Jerome's shot takes a touch on the way through, and almost squeezes inside the post. It's tipped away for a corner.
58'- Chamakh makes it 2-0! The ball can't get cleared properly, and falls right to Chamakh, who slots it home from 15 yards out.

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60'- Odemwingie replaces Kim.
61'- Noone volleys one in close, but wide right.
65'- Odemwingie heads one just wide off the cross, from point-blank range.
68'- Cornelius in for Campbell.
69'- Jerome's drive tipped away.
70'- Header near the line is judged not to have crossed the line, first off a Dikgacoi header, and then a flick by Jerome.
72'- Delaney's header goes over off a corner.
73'- Palace up to 46% possession. Still seems low to me.
75'- Cornelius shoots one across the face.
76'- Bannan's shot looks to be deflected, but no corner given. Mutch's shot then blocked by Speroni.
80'- Jerome misses wide left.
81'- Puncheon shoots straight at Marshall.
84'- O'Keefe in for Bannan.
88'- Puncheon's cross is hard against the line, and headed over the bar by the defending Turner.
90'- Four added minutes.
90'+2- Mutch heads wide after a nice delivery.

FINAL: PALACE 2 - 0 CARDIFF

My "Man of the Match":

Chamakh. Scored a great goal and really had a resurgence today. Got to a lot of balls (and won them), passed well. Solid performance.

Six points in the last two games puts Palace in 18th, still in the relegation zone, but only on goal difference, with a tough stretch ahead. Chelsea are the opponents Saturday at Stamford Bridge.