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  • Kick-off: 20:00
  • Venue: Selhurst Park
  • Attendance: 17413
  • Referee: Probert, L

Live Commentary

91mins

Jobi McAnuff is booked for unsporting behaviour.

91mins

Marco Reich is replaced by Gary Borrowdale.

90mins

is being taken off, has come on in his place.

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

89mins

Jobi McAnuff is booked for unsporting behaviour.

88mins

Fitz Hall is booked for unsporting behaviour.

87mins

Dougie Freedman is replaced by Wayne Andrews.

83mins

Sheff Wed are replacing David Graham with Barry Corr.

81mins

Ben Watson is replaced by Michael Hughes.

70mins

Chris Brunt is being taken off, Ritchie Partridge has come on in his place.

62mins

Sheff Wed are replacing Frankie Simek with Lee Bullen.

60mins

The referee has booked John Hills.

57mins

Own goal, Glenn Whelan has put it in his own net.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by L Probert

16mins

Goal!! Clinton Morrison scores for Crystal Palace.

0mins

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

Match Report

Crystal Palace returned to their winning ways at Selhurst Park as Sheffield Wednesday slumped again to remain bottom.

Clinton Morrison put Palace in front on 17 minutes and after Wednesday missed the target on several occasions to get back into it, Glenn Whelan's own goal sealed the points for Iain Dowie's side 12 minutes after the break.

Paul Sturrock's outfit were woeful in front of goal and underlined why they have just notched six goals this season.

Palace edged both halves although on ten minutes Chris Brunt rifled a ferocious free-kick which Gabor Kiraly had to save at the second attempt.

Ben Watson went close for the home side before Clinton Morrison headed them in front. Marco Reich, on a three-month contract, floated over a perfect cross to beat Dougie Freedman who in turn cleverly headed across goal for Morrison to bag his fourth goal in five.

Chances were on offer at both ends with David Graham firing over the crossbar from not too far away and at the other end Tom Soares went wide and a few minutes later fetched another effort over the bar.

Then Burton O'Brien wasted another chance as he forced Kiraly into making a desperate save on the stroke of half-time.

Straight from the re-start Chris Eagles let fly a tremendous free-kick 25 yards out which Kiraly miraculously turned over the bar but Palace did not have to wait long to finally kill off the Yorkshire side.

Reich played in Jobi McAnuff who travelled along the byline before setting up Emmerson Boyce. The Palace defender's header was not particularly powerful but it was enough to get a deflection off Wednesday skipper Whelan before dropping tamely into the corner of the net.

After that Lee Peacock had a couple of chances, while Watson and Freedman likewise for Palace, but in the end Palace deserved the points to get their first win in four matches and climb a few places up the table.

Crystal Palace Team

Sheffield Wednesday Team

Crystal Palace

Sheffield Wednesday

Corners

74

Fouls

1912

Goal attempts

1411

Shots off target

76

Offsides

46

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