Minute-by-Minute Review: West Ham 0 - 1 Palace

8'- Carroll heads over the bar off a Nolan cross.
16'- KG's header off the cross bounced off Carroll on the endline.
17'- 69%-31% possession for West Ham.
18'- Bolasie's cross finds Dann, who heads it off Armero and over.
19'- Mariappa's strike off the corner is blocked by Nolan. Arguably off an arm in the box.
21'- Low, hard drive by KG straight at the keeper Adrian.
28'- Diame's hit tipped over by Jules from 25 yards.
32'- Arguable push-off by Mile on Carroll in the box. No penalty given.
36'- Diame's low shot saved by Jules' legs, then Carroll, moments later, has a point-blank header denied beautifully by Jules.
39'- Carroll's leaping header is wide right.
45'- One added minute. 67%-33% possession.

48'- Carroll tangled up in the box again. No penalty again.
50'- McCartney booked for tugging Bolasie.
51'- Carroll in space, with two defenders shadowing, pulls it wide right.
56'- Punch goes down, but his appeal for a penalty is denied. Carroll's shot at the other end is blocked by a sliding Delaney.
59'- Jerome is tripped up. Penalty to Palace! Kicked in the ankle with no support near him. Mile smashes the ball into the top left corner.
66'- Jerome's pass to Bolasie is good, but Yala flubs a shot into the air.
67'- Punch fires wide after a bit of pinballing action and deflected chances in the box.
68'- Another short corner almost works again. Mariappa claiming it came off West Ham, but to no avail.
70'- C. Cole replaces Jarvis.
73'- 66%-34% possession.
78'- J. Cole in for Downing.
81'- Tenth corner for Palace. Murray replaces Jerome.
84'- J. Cole fires inches wide to the right.
85'- Nocerino in for Nolan.
87'- J. Cole fires the half-volley well over. Gabbidon replaces Puncheon.
90'- Four added minutes. Bodies down in the box. No penalty given. Mile in the thick of it again.
90'+2- Parr replaces Bolasie.
90'+4- Murray booked for handling Adrian's attempted clearance from the box.

FINAL: WEST HAM 0 - 1 PALACE

My "Man of the Match":

Jules. Had a couple crucial saves to keep his 12th clean sheet of the season. Bolasie had another great game as well. And Mile picking up his first of the year was sweet, too.

Even sweeter? SAFETY! Five straight wins, 43 points, still 11th. But we are mathematically safe for the 2014/15 Premier League campaign. Look how far we've come. Top half is in sight (!)

A visit from Man City to Selhurst next Sunday.

Minute-by-Minute Review: Palace 1 - 0 West Ham

Pre-match- A jog in for the gaffer in his first home match as boss.

1'- Jon Champion says, "[Pulis] wears the club shop."
6'- Ward's tight angle cross goes right to the keeper.
9'- Moxey just gets a clearance away after a panic in the box.
10'- Cross into the box headed across the face of goal by West Ham, but whistled for offside.
13'- "R. Rat." Just looks funny on the back of the jersey.
14'- Bannan curls a shot wide left from the edge of the 18.
15'- Puncheon's long-range shot is easily held.
17'- Rat goes way wide and right on a shot from the box.
23'- West Ham straying offside a few times in the last few minutes.
27'- Too many balls given away in midfield.
31'- Delaney with a yellow. Then, a chipped free kick finds Nolan, who can only bounce it into the turf.
35'- Cole crosses across the face looking for Downing, but it's too far for him.
38'- Diame heads the cross over the bar.
40'- Palace's passing accuracy: 63%. Says it all.
41'- Ward's long drive blocked aside for a corner.
42'- Bannan crossed to Chamakh, who flicks it with the head and goes in from the edge of the six-yard box! 1-0 Palace.

(Ian Tuttle)

45'- Two added minutes. Champion asks Mark Bright, "Cup of tea at the Bright lounge? / "It'll be packed."

45'+1- Downing's shot blocked by Delaney for a corner.

50'- Diamy fires well over.

51'- Long pass ahead to Jerome. Pass from Chamakh to Puncheon, who shoots and gets deflected and tipped away for a corner.

52'- Bannan's cross off a rebounded corner headed over by Dikgacoi. Jerome moments later breaks through, 1 v 1, but is stopped. The loose ball can't be corralled.

58'- Double change for West Ham. Maiga for C. Cole. J. Cole in for Nolan.

63'- Flag goes up for a shirt-pull on Chamakh before West Ham slots one in. No goal.

66'- Kebe replaces Puncheon. Possible back complaint.

67'- Tomkins with a yellow, for the foul on Jerome.

68'- Bannan's free kick to Jedinak across the face of goal. Kebe slots it in, but another flag, this time for offside, is raised.

71'- Speroni calling the ref over for a problem with his net. Came off of the clips. Ground staff is in straight away.

74'- Downing's curling free kick held well by a diving Jules.

76'- Morrison's shot goes wide left off a half-volley.

77'- Dikgacoi's rising shot is right in the center of the goal, held by Jaaskelainen.

78'- McCarthy in for Rat.

82'- O'Keefe replaces Bannan.

85'- Williams for Chamakh.

90'- Five added minutes!? Why?

90'+3- Kebe has the loose ball, but fires over the bar with the keeper straying out.

Post-match- Ravel gets a yellow after kicking the ball into a Palace player and shoving Ward in the face. Classless.

FINAL: PALACE 1 - 0 WEST HAM

My "Man of the Match":

Bannan. Continues to impress. Set up the goal and had some good challenges on the backline. Pulis makes it 1-for-1 at home, with another Selhurst date to come on Saturday against Cardiff.