Minute-by-Minute Review: Palace 1 - 1 Norwich

2'- The ball is slogging in the wet grass on any pass.
9'- Miscue by Puncheon off a nice Ward cross.
11'- Possession is 47% to 53%. Can we break 50?
12'- Jedinak curls the free kick just over the bar from 25 yards.
16'- Dikgacoi yellow card for holding on to Redmond.
17'- Bassong's header off a free kick straight at Speroni.
23'- KG hits one from the arc that swerves wide.
31'- Puncheon's pass to the far post looks for Jerome, but he can't get a good touch on it.
35'- Fer's low drive slows down in the bog and is easily held by Jules.
38'- 37% to 63% possession now.
39'- Johnson blasts one off the post and in after a decent spell of possession. Hooper passed it back, and Johnson let the curler go off the woodwork and in.
41'- Hoolahan and Chamakh both get yellows for a tussle. Cham arguably should've had a red after throwing him down by the chin.
42'- Jerome's header cleared off the line from a corner.
43'- Push in the box by Fer. Gets a yellow and a penalty to Palace.
44'- Puncheon slots the kick home to Ruddy's lower left side. Jedinak picks up a yellow.

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45'- Two added minutes.

Half- Parr in for Dikgacoi.

46'- Bolasie's cross had to be tipped away by Ruddy for a corner.
50'- Hoolahan's effort kick-saved by Speroni from an acute angle.
53'- Jerome fires high after a corner was tipped down by Ruddy and passed off to Mariappa.
54'- Bennett is in for an injured Turner.
56'- Delaney's cross finds Bolasie, who sends a header straight to Ruddy.
58'- Puncheon's first drive is blocked, then the rebound is fired wide. 51% to 49% second half possession for Palace.
62'- Gayle in for Jerome.
68'- Hooper turns and fires a low drive; held by Speroni.
69'- Elmander replaces Hoolahan.
79'- Johnson's hit comes off Mariappa for a corner.
80'- Williams replaces Bolasie.
82'- Fer gets his second yellow and his sent off. Studs-up tackle on Jedinak.
85'- Martin in for Hooper.
86'- Possession stats: 45%-55% overall, 52%-48% in the second half.
90'- Four added minutes.
90'+1- Williams' cross can't find Puncheon's foot at the far post.

FINAL: PALACE 1 -1 NORWICH

My "Man of the Match":

Puncheon. Scored the penalty and set up some other decent scoring chances.

A tough result in tough conditions. Slipped down to the bottom three again. Bit of a break in league play before visiting Spurs on the 11th.

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

(1st match for new manager Tony Pulis.)

1'- Norwich corner is headed wide.
6'- Jerome's low, weak shot is held.
9'- Norwich's overhead kick blasts on the bounce off the crossbar.
11'- Redmond strikes from a tight angle, palmed away by Speroni.
27'- Jerome with a good move near the corner flag, but Puncheon gets blocked on the shot inside the box.
30'- Hooper scores after a back-and-forth passing play inside the box from eight yards out.
33'- Chamakh passes to Jerome, who misses the kick, while Bannan fires off the bar after caroming off the goalkeeper.
39'- Jedinak and Dikgacoi's shots blocked by the Norwich defense.
45'- One added minute.
(Had to watch the online stream for the first half...wasn't receiving the feed on the satellite. Finally corrected the situation at halftime.)

46'- Puncheon runs on a break, but the shot is blocked right off the get-go.
48'- Mile shoots off the side of his foot across the face of goal.
50'- Redmond fires high and wide after some good passing play.
52'- Ward's cross floats in, but Ruddy grabs on before Chamakh knocks into him innocently.
56'- A better possession spell for Palace in this half. Pressing Norwich defense well.
61'- Hoolahan strikes straight at Speroni.
63'- Mile gets a yellow.
64'- Moxey crosses low, almost an own goal, cleared by Bassong over the bar. Delaney heads the corner over the bar, deflecting off his shoulder.
72'- Dikgacoi's cross grabbed at the last moment with two Palace players running on to it.
73'- Williams in for Bannan.
76'- Kebe for Puncheon.
79'- Johnson replaces Hoolahan.
80'- Gayle in for Chamakh.
81'- Becchio for Elmander.
82'- Martin booked.
83'- Kebe fires wide right off the arrival of the free kick.
86'- Gayle with a yellow.
88'- Deflected ball in the box off a throw, shot bounces to Jerome, no pace on the shot, safely into Ruddy's hands.
90'- Four added minutes.
90'+1- Whittaker replaces Hooper.
90'+4- A scramble in the box after a free kick. Players go down, no call. Gayle appeared to have been held.

FINAL: NORWICH 1 - 0 PALACE

My "Man of the Match":

Joel Ward. A solid defensive outing. Short turnaround for the Eagles, as they face another bottom-half side at home in West Ham on Tuesday.