Date:26 Dec 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance:26,098

Noone (43)
Gunnarsson (72)
Jedinak (3)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Shot on goal by Rudy Gestede from just inside the area clears the crossbar.

90mins Joe Mason booked.

89mins Craig Conway fouled by Wilfried Zaha, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by David Marshall.

89mins Mark Hudson concedes a free kick for a foul on Glenn Murray. Free kick crossed by Owen Garvan.

86mins Jermaine Easter comes on in place of Jonathan Parr.

84mins Effort from long distance by Daniel Gabbidon goes wide right of the goal.

82mins Rudy Gestede concedes a free kick for a foul on Kagisho Dikgacoi. Owen Garvan delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, Peter Whittingham manages to make a clearance.

81mins Kagisho Dikgacoi shown a yellow card.

81mins Joe Mason is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Direct free kick taken by Julian Speroni.

79mins Foul by Andre Moritz on Aron Gunnarsson, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by David Marshall.

77mins Foul by Dean Moxey on Craig Conway, free kick awarded. Peter Whittingham shoots direct from the free kick.

75mins Foul by Jonathan Parr on Craig Noone, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Andrew Taylor. Jonathan Parr is cautioned. Joe Mason replaces Craig Noone.

73mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Kevin McNaughton on Kagisho Dikgacoi. Owen Garvan crosses the ball, Dean Moxey takes a shot. Peter Whittingham gets a block in.

73mins Andre Moritz comes on in place of Yannick Bolasie.

72mins Short corner taken by Craig Bellamy from the left by-line, Aron Gunnarsson finds the net with a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Cardiff 2-1 Crystal Palace.Assist by Craig Bellamy.

70mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Kagisho Dikgacoi on Craig Conway. Cross/shot by Peter Whittingham.

69mins Yannick Bolasie is caught offside. Direct free kick taken by Peter Whittingham.

68mins Mile Jedinak concedes a free kick for a foul on Craig Noone. The ball is crossed by Peter Whittingham, Headed effort from inside the box by Aron Gunnarsson misses to the right of the target.

67mins Craig Bellamy gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mile Jedinak. Julian Speroni takes the direct free kick.

66mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Glenn Murray. David Marshall restarts play with the free kick.

65mins Yannick Bolasie produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

63mins Mile Jedinak concedes a free kick for a foul on Craig Noone. Free kick crossed by Craig Bellamy, Dean Moxey makes a clearance.

62mins Short corner taken by Owen Garvan from the right by-line.

61mins Craig Bellamy is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Direct free kick taken by Julian Speroni.

61mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Aron Gunnarsson by Mile Jedinak. Peter Whittingham takes the direct free kick.

59mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Yannick Bolasie by Craig Noone. Daniel Gabbidon takes the direct free kick. Craig Noone is booked.

59mins Craig Conway decides to take a short corner.

58mins Foul by Owen Garvan on Craig Conway, free kick awarded. Peter Whittingham delivers the ball, Craig Bellamy takes a shot. Save made by Julian Speroni.

57mins Owen Garvan has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.

56mins Rudy Gestede replaces Heidar Helguson.

54mins Heidar Helguson concedes a free kick for a foul on Mile Jedinak. Direct free kick taken by Julian Speroni.

53mins Glenn Murray concedes a free kick for a foul on Mark Hudson. Direct free kick taken by David Marshall.

53mins Craig Bellamy is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Direct free kick taken by Julian Speroni.

45mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Yannick Bolasie, Close range header by Daniel Gabbidon goes wide of the left-hand upright.

45mins Jordon Mutch goes off and Aron Gunnarsson comes on.

45mins Glenn Murray produces a right-footed shot from inside the area that clears the crossbar.

43mins Craig Noone scores a goal from inside the area high into the middle of the goal. Cardiff 1-1 Crystal Palace.Assist on the goal came from Craig Bellamy.

42mins Jordon Mutch has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide right of the goal.

39mins Wilfried Zaha concedes a free kick for a foul on Craig Noone. David Marshall restarts play with the free kick. Yannick Bolasie is cautioned by the ref for dissent.

38mins Craig Bellamy takes a shot. Peter Ramage gets a block in.

38mins Jonathan Parr gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Craig Conway. Craig Conway takes the direct free kick.

34mins Unfair challenge on Glenn Murray by Jordon Mutch results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Julian Speroni.

33mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Wilfried Zaha on Craig Noone. Wilfried Zaha goes into the book. Peter Whittingham delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, clearance made by Glenn Murray.

32mins The referee blows for offside against Craig Bellamy. Free kick taken by Peter Ramage.

31mins Mark Hudson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kagisho Dikgacoi. Free kick taken by Dean Moxey.

30mins Unfair challenge on Kevin McNaughton by Wilfried Zaha results in a free kick. David Marshall restarts play with the free kick.

28mins Mark Hudson is caught offside. Free kick taken by Julian Speroni.

27mins Unfair challenge on Heidar Helguson by Mile Jedinak results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Peter Whittingham.

26mins The ball is swung over by Craig Noone.

25mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Kagisho Dikgacoi on Andrew Taylor. David Marshall takes the free kick.

24mins Corner taken by Craig Bellamy from the left by-line, clearance made by Glenn Murray.

24mins Craig Bellamy takes a shot. Save made by Julian Speroni.

22mins Jordon Mutch is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Free kick crossed by Owen Garvan, save by David Marshall.

21mins Corner taken by Owen Garvan from the left by-line to the near post.

21mins Yannick Bolasie takes a shot. David Marshall makes a save.

21mins Shot by Wilfried Zaha.

19mins Foul by Mile Jedinak on Heidar Helguson, free kick awarded. Peter Whittingham takes the free kick. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Peter Whittingham by Mile Jedinak. Free kick taken by Peter Whittingham, Heidar Helguson takes a shot. Blocked by Daniel Gabbidon.

19mins Kagisho Dikgacoi concedes a free kick for a foul on Kevin McNaughton. David Marshall takes the direct free kick.

18mins Glenn Murray fouled by Mark Hudson, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed by Owen Garvan, Mark Hudson makes a clearance.

16mins Foul by Glenn Murray on Mark Hudson, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by David Marshall.

15mins Craig Noone has an effort at goal from the edge of the box that misses to the right of the target.

15mins Mile Jedinak concedes a free kick for a foul on Craig Conway. Peter Whittingham takes the direct free kick.

13mins Craig Bellamy is caught offside. Direct free kick taken by Peter Ramage.

10mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Craig Bellamy by Mile Jedinak. Direct free kick taken by David Marshall.

9mins Mark Hudson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Wilfried Zaha. The referee cautions Mark Hudson for unsporting behaviour. Free kick crossed by Owen Garvan, clearance by Ben Turner.

8mins Dean Moxey challenges Craig Conway unfairly and gives away a free kick. Mark Hudson restarts play with the free kick.

5mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Craig Noone on Yannick Bolasie. Free kick taken by Owen Garvan.

5mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Glenn Murray on Mark Hudson. Free kick taken by David Marshall.

2mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Owen Garvan, Mile Jedinak grabs a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Cardiff 0-1 Crystal Palace.Assist on the goal came from Owen Garvan.

Match Preview

Connolly banned for Cardiff Cardiff defender Matthew Connolly will miss his side's Boxing Day clash with Crystal Palace through suspension. The 25-year-old was booked for the fifth time this season during the Bluebirds' 1-0 victory over Leicester on Saturday and will serve a one-match ban. Experienced defender Kevin McNaughton is expected to deputise at right-back in Connolly's absence. Former Watford attacker Tommy Smith is edging closer to a return to action but manager Malky Mackay is unlikely to risk him at this stage. Nicky Maynard is out for the rest of the campaign with a knee ligament injury but midfielder Kadeem Harris is close to making a comeback after sustaining an ankle problem. The league leaders will be looking to return to winning ways at the Cardiff City Stadium after losing their first home match of the season against Peterborough last time out. Crystal Palace are without the suspended Damien Delaney for the trip to league leaders Cardiff. The defender was dismissed after just 11 minutes of the Eagles' 1-1 draw with Huddersfield on Saturday and starts a three-match ban. Danny Gabbidon could be handed his full debut in Delaney's absence following two substitute outings. Midfielder Jonny Williams is looking to be involved after returning from a groin problem and is targeting a place on the bench. Skipper Paddy McCarthy remains sidelined with the groin injury that has kept him out of action for the whole season. Ian Holloway's side go into the game four points behind their opponents and are looking for a repeat outcome of September's meeting between the clubs, as Glenn Murray's second-half hat-trick saw Palace come from two goals down to win 3-2.

Formation:451Manager: Malky Mackay

Cardiff

Formation: 433Manager: Ian Holloway

Crystal Palace

David Marshall
Kevin McNaughton
Andrew Taylor
Mark Hudson
Ben Turner
Peter Whittingham
Craig Conway
Craig Noone
Jordon Mutch
Craig Bellamy
Heidar Helguson
SUBS
Joe Lewis
Don Cowie
Bo-Kyung Kim
Rudy Gestede
Aron Gunnarsson
Joe Mason
Simon Lappin

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Julian Speroni
Jonathan Parr
Dean Moxey
Peter Ramage
Daniel Gabbidon
Kagisho Dikgacoi
Owen Garvan
Mile Jedinak
Wilfried Zaha
Glenn Murray
Yannick Bolasie
SUBS
Lewis Price
Aaron Martin
Jermaine Easter
Jonathan Williams
Stuart O'Keefe
Kwesi Appiah
Andre Moritz

Match Report

Form Guide

WDWWLW Cardiff VS Crystal Palace LDWDDD

Last Meetings

Crystal Palace 3 - 2 Cardiff 22/09/2012 Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Cardiff 28/04/2012 Cardiff 2 - 0 Crystal Palace 05/11/2011 Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Cardiff 08/03/2011 Cardiff 0 - 0 Crystal Palace 28/09/2010 Crystal Palace 1 - 2 Cardiff 27/03/2010

Top Scorers

Cardiff H Helguson 7 AE Gunnarsson 5 C Bellamy 4 M Hudson 4 P Whittingham 4 M Connolly 4 C Noone 4 J Mason 4 D Cowie 1 C Conway 1 R Gestede 1 B Kim 1 B Nugent 1 Crystal Palace G Murray 13 W Zaha 5 KE Dikgacoi 4 D Delaney 3 AF Moritz 3 PI Ramage 2 O Garvan 2 M Jedinak 1 Y Bolasie 1

Goals

Cardiff Total goals 72 Goals per game 44 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 7 (For) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 12 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Crystal Palace Total goals 72 Goals per game 44 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 9 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 9 (Against) Period 81-90 mins