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

(Note: Missed the first four minutes due to a signal glitch.)

7'- Jelavic nearly pokes it home after a decent cross.
9'- Mile rises to the Puncheon free kick, but heads it wide of the post.
13'- Davies' weak header off the corner is straight to Jules. 35%-65% possession.
14'- Gabbidon hauls down long. No penalty given. Might have gotten away with one. Tough to tell. Upon replay, looks like both players' feet were entangled.
16'- Puncheon scores! Bolasie crosses from the endline, the header from Punch is blocked, then he blasts the rebound into the top right corner.
22'- Delaney gets a yellow on Long. Retaliation for an earlier clash.
24'- Low drive from Mile; far and wide.
30'- Mariappa open at the edge of the box, but fires over the bar from 20 yards.
32'- 37%-63% possession.
39'- Mile's free kick is tipped over the bar by McGregor.
41'- Puncheon fires way off target. 36%-64% possession.
42'- Bolasie with a beautiful move, crosses, but Chamakh gets in the way of Punch's header.
45'- Two added minutes.
45'+2- Huddlestone's long free kick batted awkwardly away by Speroni.

48'- Rain falling much heavier this half.
49'- Jelavic's header is defended well, and held by Speroni.
50'- Livermore gains the ball inside the box, but it flies inches over the bar.
56'- Boyd in for Meyler.
57'- Possession steady at 36% to 64%.
59'- Boyd from 25 yards gets a shot on, parried away by Jules, and the rebound hits the side netting, but offside is called.
61'- Great defensive effort after sustained Hull pressure. Rosenior misses from three yards out to the outside of the post.
62'- Jelavic misses high from the left side.
63'- Chamakh booked for a challenge on Huddlestone.
64'- McCarthy in for Bolasie. Season debut. First league game since April 2012.
68'- Chamakh on the half-turn, fires straight at the keeper after a great set-up by Punch.
72'- Jelavic stretches for a touch, but pops it up to Jules.
74'- Questionable handball off the corner, as Mile battled for a header.
76'- Quinn in for Bruce.
81'- O'Keefe replaces Gabbidon.
82'- 38% to 62% possession.
83'- Yellow for Jerome after bumping goalkeeper McGregor.
84'- Long heads over after a deep cross. Fryatt is in for Jelavic.
86'- Wilbraham in for Chamakh.
90'- Five added minutes.
90'+1- O'Keefe booked. McGregor, the keeper, is sent off for arguing and kicking O'Keefe.
90'+5- A long Hull drive slips inches wide, a glance off a foot sends it the wrong way.

FINAL: PALACE 1 - 0 HULL CITY

My "Man of the Match":

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Puncheon. Another tally to decide the game. Defense played excellent again, too. Next match against the leaders, Arsenal, at the Emirates on Sunday.

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

(4th game for caretaker manager Keith Millen. Tony Pulis expected to be announced as manager on Monday.)

Pre-match- Pulis settling into his seat in the stands.

3'- Chamakh gets a nasty head bump against the Hull midfielder.
7'- Chamakh back on with plenty of head bandages.
14'- Chamakh returns after a second round of bandages; the first set fell off.

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18'- Bolasie fires well wide from an acute angle, but had Dikgacoi wide open in the box. Should've fed it in.

23'- Skirmish in the stands as a result of a "We Are Hull City" banner; fans are contesting the chairman's proposed name change of the club.

33'- Jedinak drops off to Gayle, whose shot is deflected by a defender on the way through.

34'- Chamakh's tape job is pulled off for the third time.

36'- Jerome comes in for Chamakh.

40'- Speroni leaps and catches a cross from the left side.

41'- Deflected shot by Boyd finds the hands of Speroni.

43'- Foul throw by Hull. Leg goes up and ball grazes the back of the head.

45'- Three minutes added on.

45'+3- Elmohamady gets a yellow.

Half- Graham replaces Brady for Hull.

52'- Sagbo's close strike slid away by a gliding Speroni. At the other end, Gayle slides on his own and can't put the ball on target as he meets the keeper.
54'- Dikgacoi with a yellow.
55'- Cross comes in to Jerome, but deflected away by the defense for a corner.
56'- Huddlestone fires wide left.
58'- A low, weak drive by Gayle easily held by McGregor. Rosenior comes in for McShane.
61'- Sagbo's cross deflected on the way to Speroni's hands.
64'- Gayle has an optimistic shot, but goes high and wide right.
66'- Bolasie shoots wide left after picking up the giveaway. Huddlestone is booked.
68'- Jerome shakes around the defense; fires high at the edge of the box.
69'- Koren fires high, but deflected for a corner. The ball gets loose in the box, but Hull can't get a foot on it.
75'- O'Keefe in for Dikgacoi.
77'- Gedo for Koren.
78'- Bolasie controversially sent off by Anthony Taylor.
81'- Bannan scores! Jerome with a beautiful cross along the face of goal. Bannan slots it home.
84'- Huddlestone's low shot with pace held well by Speroni.
86'- Puncheon replaces Gayle.
90'- Four added minutes.
90'+2- Livermore curls one wide left.
90'+4- A Hull free header off a corner is cleared off the line, while the rebound crashes off the post. Heart in throat. Whistle blows moments later. What a game. Dodged the bullets at the end, but a vital three points for the Eagles.

FINAL: HULL CITY 0 - 1 PALACE

My "Man of the Match":

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Have to go with Bannan again for the second straight match. Obviously he scored the winner, but I like the way he fits in with this group. The Eagles travel to Norwich next Saturday for another winnable road match.