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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Selhurst Park
  • Attendance: 18630
  • Referee: Wright, K

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

89mins

Jon Macken is replaced by Wayne Andrews.

89mins

Goal!! Crystal Palace have scored with Andy Johnson putting it in the back of the net.

76mins

Curtis Woodhouse is being taken off, Kevin Ellison has come on in his place.

76mins

Stuart Elliott is being taken off, Kevin Ellison has come on in his place.

75mins

Clinton Morrison is being taken off, Danny Butterfield has come on in his place.

72mins

The referee has booked Ben Watson.

67mins

The referee has booked Jon Macken.

65mins

Tom Soares is replaced by Aki Riihilahti.

62mins

Nicky Barmby is being taken off, Stuart Green has come on in his place.

62mins

Ryan France is replaced by Jason Price.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 2 v 0.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45mins

Andy Johnson goes into the referees book for dissent.

27mins

Goal!! Clinton Morrison scores for Crystal Palace.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Crystal Palace moved further up the table as goals from Clinton Morrison and Andy Johnson gave the Eagles their third successive win at Selhurst Park.

Morrison, making his first start since a £2million move from Birmingham, prodded home Palace's first on 27 minutes and Johnson eased the nerves at the end with his fifth goal of the season.

Hull are managed by former Palace favourite Peter Taylor, who is also the England under-21 boss, and he was given a standing ovation by the Palace fans on his return.

The Tigers stretched Palace for the opening 20 minutes and could have gone ahead when skipper Nicky Barmby fired a tremendous 18-yard shot which rattled the crossbar.

Instead, in Palace's next attack, Tom Soares opened up the visitor's defence with a tremendous run. The England under-21 international just managed to keep the ball in play before crossing low into the goalmouth where Morrison converted for one of the easiest goals of his career.

Hull kept plugging away and Palace had to defend strongly to ensure that Gabor Kiraly was not given too much to worry about.

The Tigers had a few chances but their finishing was poor although Stuart Elliott should have done better with a golden chance from a close-range header.

Iain Dowie's outfit played good possession football and presented Hull with little. Still the Tigers always looked capable of snatching one until Johnson settled the nerves with his fifth goal of the season one minute from the end.

Wayne Andrews, a substitute for just a matter of seconds, flicked across a neat header to Johnson on the halfway line and the England international marched on unchallenged for another 30 yards before shooting low under the body of Boaz Myhill to wrap up a competant Palace performance.

Crystal Palace

Hull City

Corners

26

Fouls

2112

Goal attempts

108

Shots off target

66

Offsides

52

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