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Crystal Palace U18 4 Norwich City U18 2
Palace U184
Martin12'
Walker-Smith36'
Judd84'
Montjen89'
Norwich City U182
Oserhiemen25'
Steele75'
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pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
CRYCrystal Palace U18
12
8
0
4
42
22
+20
24
2
CHEChelsea U18
9
6
3
0
26
8
+18
21
3
ASTAston Villa U18
11
7
0
4
32
24
+8
21
4
SOUSouthampton U18
10
6
1
3
32
22
+10
19
5
TOTTottenham Hotspur U18
11
5
3
3
28
17
+11
18
6
BHABrighton and Hove Albion U18
11
5
2
4
24
17
+7
17
7
LEILeicester City U18
10
5
1
4
18
15
+3
16
8
WESWest Ham United U18
11
5
1
5
24
22
+2
16
9
ARSArsenal U18
10
4
3
3
21
21
0
15
10
WESWest Bromwich Albion U18
12
4
3
5
28
29
-1
15
11
FULFulham U18
10
5
0
5
20
22
-2
15
12
REAReading U18
11
3
3
5
13
22
-9
12
13
BIRBirmingham City U18
11
3
1
7
11
37
-26
10
14
NORNorwich City U18
11
1
4
6
13
22
-9
7
15
IPSIpswich Town U18
12
1
1
10
11
43
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4
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace U18 4, Norwich City U18 2.
90'+2'
free kick won
Kahlil Steele (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2'
miss
Attempt missed. David Angibeaud (Crystal Palace U18) right footed shot is too high.
90'+1'
Yellow Card
Benetton(1)
Lucca Benetton (Crystal Palace U18) is shown the yellow card.
90'
added time
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
89'
Crystal Palace U18 Goal!
Goal!
David
Montjen(11)
Goal! Crystal Palace U18 4, Norwich City U18 2. David Angibeaud (Crystal Palace U18) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
89'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Jacob Fasida (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot is saved in the centre of the goal by Ethan Binnie (Norwich City U18).
88'
free kick won
Makai Bernard-Ferguson (Crystal Palace U18) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84'
Crystal Palace U18 Goal!
Goal!
Jasper
Judd(2)
Goal! Crystal Palace U18 3, Norwich City U18 2. Jasper Judd (Crystal Palace U18) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dean Benamar.
83'
miss
Attempt missed. Makai Bernard-Ferguson (Crystal Palace U18) header is too high following a corner.
81'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace U18. Conceded by Ethan Binnie.
79'
Substitution
Emmanuel
Oserhiemen(4)
off
Hugo
Collins(16)
on79'
free kick won
Finlay Corke (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. David Angibeaud (Crystal Palace U18) header is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ethan Binnie (Norwich City U18).
75'
Norwich City U18 Goal
Goal!
Kahlil
Steele(10)
Goal! Crystal Palace U18 2, Norwich City U18 2. Kahlil Steele (Norwich City U18) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
74'
miss
Attempt missed. David Angibeaud (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot is too high.
73'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Reuben Cooper (Norwich City U18).
72'
corner
Corner, Norwich City U18. Conceded by Sean Somade.
71'
miss
Attempt missed. Makai Bernard-Ferguson (Crystal Palace U18) right footed shot misses to the right.
70'
Substitution
Donte
Martin(9)
off
Makai
Bernard-Ferguson(15)
on65'
miss
Attempt missed. Reuben Cooper (Norwich City U18) left footed shot misses to the left.
64'
Substitution
Glenn
McCourt(11)
off
Reece
Wilkes(15)
on64'
Substitution
O.
Trialist(8)
off
Reuben
Cooper(14)
on61'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace U18. Conceded by Jeremiah Sinclair-Brown.
61'
free kick won
Sean Somade (Crystal Palace U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60'
free kick won
Emmanuel Oserhiemen (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59'
post
Kahlil Steele (Norwich City U18) hits the right post with a left footed shot.
58'
free kick won
Emmanuel Oserhiemen (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55'
miss
Attempt missed. Donte Martin (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
52'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Chuks Okoli (Crystal Palace U18) header is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ethan Binnie (Norwich City U18).
52'
free kick won
Dean Benamar (Crystal Palace U18) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Donte Martin (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sonny Rowland (Norwich City U18).
48'
miss
Attempt missed. David Angibeaud (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
47'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Stuart Oduro (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ethan Binnie (Norwich City U18).
45'
Substitution
Ajay
Tavares(7)
off
Rio
Mundle(12)
onFirst-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace U18 2, Norwich City U18 1.
45'
added time
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'
corner
Corner, Norwich City U18. Conceded by Dean Benamar.
45'
free kick won
Jake Glossop (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40'
free kick won
O. Trialist (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38'
free kick won
Sean Somade (Crystal Palace U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36'
Crystal Palace U18 Goal!
Goal!
Charlie
Walker-Smith(4)
Goal! Crystal Palace U18 2, Norwich City U18 1. Charlie Walker-Smith (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dean Benamar.
35'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace U18. Conceded by Sonny Rowland.
33'
free kick won
Charlie Walker-Smith (Crystal Palace U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Ajay Tavares (Norwich City U18) left footed shot is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucca Benetton (Crystal Palace U18).
27'
free kick won
Ajay Tavares (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Donte Martin (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Ethan Binnie (Norwich City U18).
25'
Norwich City U18 Goal
Goal!
Emmanuel
Oserhiemen(4)
Goal! Crystal Palace U18 1, Norwich City U18 1. Emmanuel Oserhiemen (Norwich City U18) right footed shot to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Glossop following a corner.
24'
corner
Corner, Norwich City U18. Conceded by Dean Benamar.
23'
free kick won
Sonny Rowland (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22'
free kick won
Sean Somade (Crystal Palace U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20'
free kick won
Jake Glossop (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19'
free kick won
Finlay Corke (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace U18. Conceded by Emmanuel Oserhiemen.
18'
miss
Attempt missed. Finlay Corke (Norwich City U18) header misses to the left.
17'
free kick won
Kahlil Steele (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15'
miss
Attempt missed. Kahlil Steele (Norwich City U18) left footed shot misses to the right.
13'
free kick won
Dean Benamar (Crystal Palace U18) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12'
Crystal Palace U18 Goal!
Goal!
Donte
Martin(9)
Goal! Crystal Palace U18 1, Norwich City U18 0. Donte Martin (Crystal Palace U18) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Oduro.
9'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Finlay Oligbo (Norwich City U18) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucca Benetton (Crystal Palace U18).
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Starting lineup
1
Ethan Binnie
GK
5
Sonny Rowland
DF
3
Finlay Oligbo
DF
2
Jake Glossop
DF
4
Emmanuel Oserhiemen
DF
25'
79'11
Glenn McCourt
MF
64'7
Ajay Tavares
MF
45'6
Jeremiah Sinclair-Brown
MF
8
O. Trialist
MF
64'10
Kahlil Steele
MF
75'
9
Finlay Corke
S
Substitutes
12
Rio Mundle
45'13
Jack Ruddy
14
Reuben Cooper
64'15
Reece Wilkes
64'16
Hugo Collins
79'
Team stats
WOL
1-1
SUN
STO
1-2
MAN
NEW
2-1
MID
MAN
2-1
EVE
FUL
3-0
WES
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Starting lineup
1
Ethan Binnie
GK
5
Sonny Rowland
DF
3
Finlay Oligbo
DF
2
Jake Glossop
DF
4
Emmanuel Oserhiemen
DF
25'
79'11
Glenn McCourt
MF
64'7
Ajay Tavares
MF
45'6
Jeremiah Sinclair-Brown
MF
8
O. Trialist
MF
64'10
Kahlil Steele
MF
75'
9
Finlay Corke
S
Substitutes
12
Rio Mundle
45'13
Jack Ruddy
14
Reuben Cooper
64'15
Reece Wilkes
64'16
Hugo Collins
79'Team stats
WOL
1-1
SUN
STO
1-2
MAN
NEW
2-1
MID
MAN
2-1
EVE
FUL
3-0
WES
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
CRYCrystal Palace U18
12
8
0
4
42
22
+20
24
2
CHEChelsea U18
9
6
3
0
26
8
+18
21
3
ASTAston Villa U18
11
7
0
4
32
24
+8
21
4
SOUSouthampton U18
10
6
1
3
32
22
+10
19
5
TOTTottenham Hotspur U18
11
5
3
3
28
17
+11
18
6
BHABrighton and Hove Albion U18
11
5
2
4
24
17
+7
17
7
LEILeicester City U18
10
5
1
4
18
15
+3
16
8
WESWest Ham United U18
11
5
1
5
24
22
+2
16
9
ARSArsenal U18
10
4
3
3
21
21
0
15
10
WESWest Bromwich Albion U18
12
4
3
5
28
29
-1
15
11
FULFulham U18
10
5
0
5
20
22
-2
15
12
REAReading U18
11
3
3
5
13
22
-9
12
13
BIRBirmingham City U18
11
3
1
7
11
37
-26
10
14
NORNorwich City U18
11
1
4
6
13
22
-9
7
15
IPSIpswich Town U18
12
1
1
10
11
43
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4
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace U18 4, Norwich City U18 2.
90'+2'
free kick won
Kahlil Steele (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2'
miss
Attempt missed. David Angibeaud (Crystal Palace U18) right footed shot is too high.
90'+1'
Yellow Card
Benetton(1)
Lucca Benetton (Crystal Palace U18) is shown the yellow card.
90'
added time
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
89'
Crystal Palace U18 Goal!
Goal!
David
Montjen(11)
Goal! Crystal Palace U18 4, Norwich City U18 2. David Angibeaud (Crystal Palace U18) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
89'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Jacob Fasida (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot is saved in the centre of the goal by Ethan Binnie (Norwich City U18).
88'
free kick won
Makai Bernard-Ferguson (Crystal Palace U18) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84'
Crystal Palace U18 Goal!
Goal!
Jasper
Judd(2)
Goal! Crystal Palace U18 3, Norwich City U18 2. Jasper Judd (Crystal Palace U18) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dean Benamar.
83'
miss
Attempt missed. Makai Bernard-Ferguson (Crystal Palace U18) header is too high following a corner.
81'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace U18. Conceded by Ethan Binnie.
79'
Substitution
Emmanuel
Oserhiemen(4)
offHugo
Collins(16)
on79'
free kick won
Finlay Corke (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. David Angibeaud (Crystal Palace U18) header is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ethan Binnie (Norwich City U18).
75'
Norwich City U18 Goal
Goal!
Kahlil
Steele(10)
Goal! Crystal Palace U18 2, Norwich City U18 2. Kahlil Steele (Norwich City U18) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
74'
miss
Attempt missed. David Angibeaud (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot is too high.
73'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Reuben Cooper (Norwich City U18).
72'
corner
Corner, Norwich City U18. Conceded by Sean Somade.
71'
miss
Attempt missed. Makai Bernard-Ferguson (Crystal Palace U18) right footed shot misses to the right.
70'
Substitution
Donte
Martin(9)
offMakai
Bernard-Ferguson(15)
on65'
miss
Attempt missed. Reuben Cooper (Norwich City U18) left footed shot misses to the left.
64'
Substitution
Glenn
McCourt(11)
offReece
Wilkes(15)
on64'
Substitution
O.
Trialist(8)
offReuben
Cooper(14)
on61'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace U18. Conceded by Jeremiah Sinclair-Brown.
61'
free kick won
Sean Somade (Crystal Palace U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60'
free kick won
Emmanuel Oserhiemen (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59'
post
Kahlil Steele (Norwich City U18) hits the right post with a left footed shot.
58'
free kick won
Emmanuel Oserhiemen (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55'
miss
Attempt missed. Donte Martin (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
52'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Chuks Okoli (Crystal Palace U18) header is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ethan Binnie (Norwich City U18).
52'
free kick won
Dean Benamar (Crystal Palace U18) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Donte Martin (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sonny Rowland (Norwich City U18).
48'
miss
Attempt missed. David Angibeaud (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
47'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Stuart Oduro (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ethan Binnie (Norwich City U18).
45'
Substitution
Ajay
Tavares(7)
offRio
Mundle(12)
onFirst-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace U18 2, Norwich City U18 1.
45'
added time
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'
corner
Corner, Norwich City U18. Conceded by Dean Benamar.
45'
free kick won
Jake Glossop (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40'
free kick won
O. Trialist (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38'
free kick won
Sean Somade (Crystal Palace U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36'
Crystal Palace U18 Goal!
Goal!
Charlie
Walker-Smith(4)
Goal! Crystal Palace U18 2, Norwich City U18 1. Charlie Walker-Smith (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dean Benamar.
35'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace U18. Conceded by Sonny Rowland.
33'
free kick won
Charlie Walker-Smith (Crystal Palace U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Ajay Tavares (Norwich City U18) left footed shot is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucca Benetton (Crystal Palace U18).
27'
free kick won
Ajay Tavares (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Donte Martin (Crystal Palace U18) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Ethan Binnie (Norwich City U18).
25'
Norwich City U18 Goal
Goal!
Emmanuel
Oserhiemen(4)
Goal! Crystal Palace U18 1, Norwich City U18 1. Emmanuel Oserhiemen (Norwich City U18) right footed shot to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Glossop following a corner.
24'
corner
Corner, Norwich City U18. Conceded by Dean Benamar.
23'
free kick won
Sonny Rowland (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22'
free kick won
Sean Somade (Crystal Palace U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20'
free kick won
Jake Glossop (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19'
free kick won
Finlay Corke (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace U18. Conceded by Emmanuel Oserhiemen.
18'
miss
Attempt missed. Finlay Corke (Norwich City U18) header misses to the left.
17'
free kick won
Kahlil Steele (Norwich City U18) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15'
miss
Attempt missed. Kahlil Steele (Norwich City U18) left footed shot misses to the right.
13'
free kick won
Dean Benamar (Crystal Palace U18) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12'
Crystal Palace U18 Goal!
Goal!
Donte
Martin(9)
Goal! Crystal Palace U18 1, Norwich City U18 0. Donte Martin (Crystal Palace U18) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Oduro.
9'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Finlay Oligbo (Norwich City U18) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucca Benetton (Crystal Palace U18).
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.