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Crystal Palace PL2 1 Blackburn Rovers PL2 2
Palace U231
Kirby74'
Blackburn Rovers PL22
Saadi49'
Butterworth86'
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MANManchester City U23
26
16
6
4
65
32
+33
54
2
WESWest Ham United U23
26
15
3
8
59
39
+20
48
3
ARSArsenal U23
26
10
11
5
56
48
+8
41
4
LIVLiverpool U23
26
11
7
8
47
37
+10
40
5
CRYCrystal Palace U23
26
12
3
11
54
50
+4
39
6
MANManchester United U23
26
11
6
9
46
43
+3
39
7
TOTTottenham Hotspur U23
26
10
7
9
49
45
+4
37
8
LEILeicester City U23
26
10
7
9
38
53
-15
37
9
BLABlackburn Rovers U23
26
9
8
9
50
56
-6
35
10
BHABrighton and Hove Albion U23
26
9
7
10
41
41
0
34
11
EVEEverton U23
26
8
5
13
33
54
-21
29
12
CHEChelsea U23
26
7
7
12
39
47
-8
28
13
LEELeeds United U23
26
7
6
13
44
49
-5
27
14
DERDerby County U23
26
4
3
19
31
58
-27
15
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace PL2 1, Blackburn Rovers PL2 2.
90'+3'
free kick won
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2'
miss
Attempt missed. Jake O'Brien (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
90'+1'
Substitution

Jared
Harlock(7)
offJoseph
Ferguson(12)
on88'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace PL2. Jake O'Brien tries a through ball, but Tayo Adaramola is caught offside.
87'
Substitution


Robert
Street(9)
off
John-Kymani
Gordon(14)
on86'
Blackburn Rovers U23 Goal

Goal!

Daniel
Butterworth(10)
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 1, Blackburn Rovers PL2 2. Daniel Butterworth (Blackburn Rovers PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lenni Cirino with a cross.
86'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jared Harlock.
84'
free kick won
Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Georgie Gent (Blackburn Rovers PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83'
Yellow Card
Kirby(8)
Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) is shown the yellow card.
83'
free kick won
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78'
Substitution

Harry
Leonard(9)
offGeorgie
Gent(15)
on78'
free kick won
Jordan Eastham (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
74'
Crystal Palace U23 Goal!

Goal!

Nya
Kirby(8)

Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 1, Blackburn Rovers PL2 1. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi with a through ball.
71'
miss
Attempt missed. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tayo Adaramola with a cross.
69'
miss
Attempt missed. Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nya Kirby.
68'
Substitution


David
Omilabu(7)
off
Scott
Banks(12)
on67'
miss
Attempt missed. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
67'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. David Omilabu (Crystal Palace PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
65'
free kick won
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
64'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Jake O'Brien (Crystal Palace PL2) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nya Kirby with a cross.
63'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Lenni Cirino.
62'
Substitution


Eberechi
Eze(10)
off
Jack
Wells-Morrison(2)
on61'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Jordan Eastham.
61'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Malachi Boateng (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
59'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace PL2. Nya Kirby tries a through ball, but Robert Street is caught offside.
59'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
58'
post
Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
57'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace PL2. Malachi Boateng tries a through ball, but Tayo Adaramola is caught offside.
53'
free kick won
David Omilabu (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52'
miss
Attempt missed. Jared Harlock (Blackburn Rovers PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Butterworth with a through ball following a fast break.
51'
miss
Attempt missed. Jared Harlock (Blackburn Rovers PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Butterworth.
49'
Blackburn Rovers U23 Goal

Goal!

Jalil
Saadi(5)
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 0, Blackburn Rovers PL2 1. Jalil Saadi (Blackburn Rovers PL2) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Nolan following a corner.
49'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers PL2. Conceded by Malachi Boateng.
49'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Daniel Butterworth (Blackburn Rovers PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Leonard.
47'
free kick won
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace PL2 0, Blackburn Rovers PL2 0.
43'
miss
Attempt missed. Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Martin Kelly following a set piece situation.
43'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace PL2) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross.
43'
Yellow Card
Rankin-Costello(2)
Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers PL2) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43'
free kick won
David Omilabu (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42'
miss
Attempt missed. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Leonard.
38'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Daniel Butterworth (Blackburn Rovers PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38'
free kick won
Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36'
miss
Attempt missed. Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace PL2) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a set piece situation.
35'
free kick won
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Jordan Eastham.
34'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nya Kirby.
33'
Yellow Card
Wharton(4)
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers PL2) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33'
free kick won
Malachi Boateng (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33'
penalty saved
Penalty saved! Daniel Butterworth (Blackburn Rovers PL2) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
31'
miss
Attempt missed. Jake O'Brien (Crystal Palace PL2) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a corner.
30'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Joe Nolan.
25'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Lenni Cirino.
24'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers PL2. Conceded by Joseph Whitworth.
24'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Daniel Butterworth (Blackburn Rovers PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello.
20'
free kick won
Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18'
miss
Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
17'
free kick won
Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15'
free kick won
Lenni Cirino (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13'
free kick won
Malachi Boateng (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13'
miss
Attempt missed. Malachi Boateng (Crystal Palace PL2) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a set piece situation.
12'
free kick won
David Omilabu (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
11'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
10'
Yellow Card
Harlock(7)
Jared Harlock (Blackburn Rovers PL2) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10'
free kick won
Tayo Adaramola (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10'
free kick won
Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Joe Rankin-Costello.
8'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. David Omilabu (Crystal Palace PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
7'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers PL2. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
4'
free kick won
Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3'
free kick won
Tayo Adaramola (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3'
free kick won
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Starting lineup
8
Nya Kirby
MF
74'
83'
Starting lineup
1
Jordan Eastham
GK
5
Jalil Saadi
DF
49'
6
Scott Wharton
DF
2
Joe Rankin-Costello
DF
43'
3
Lenni Cirino
DF
11
Luke Brennan
MF
8
Joe Nolan
MF
7
Jared Harlock
MF
10'
4
Adam Wharton
MF
33'
9
Harry Leonard
S
10
Daniel Butterworth
S
86'
Substitutes
12
Joseph Ferguson
13
Aidan Dowling
14
Jay Haddow
15
Georgie Gent

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View all videosStarting lineup
8
Nya Kirby
MF
74'
83'
Starting lineup
1
Jordan Eastham
GK
5
Jalil Saadi
DF
49'
6
Scott Wharton
DF
2
Joe Rankin-Costello
DF
43'
3
Lenni Cirino
DF
11
Luke Brennan
MF
8
Joe Nolan
MF
7
Jared Harlock
MF
10'
4
Adam Wharton
MF
33'
9
Harry Leonard
S
10
Daniel Butterworth
S
86'
Substitutes
12
Joseph Ferguson
13
Aidan Dowling
14
Jay Haddow
15
Georgie Gent

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w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
MANManchester City U23
26
16
6
4
65
32
+33
54
2
WESWest Ham United U23
26
15
3
8
59
39
+20
48
3
ARSArsenal U23
26
10
11
5
56
48
+8
41
4
LIVLiverpool U23
26
11
7
8
47
37
+10
40
5
CRYCrystal Palace U23
26
12
3
11
54
50
+4
39
6
MANManchester United U23
26
11
6
9
46
43
+3
39
7
TOTTottenham Hotspur U23
26
10
7
9
49
45
+4
37
8
LEILeicester City U23
26
10
7
9
38
53
-15
37
9
BLABlackburn Rovers U23
26
9
8
9
50
56
-6
35
10
BHABrighton and Hove Albion U23
26
9
7
10
41
41
0
34
11
EVEEverton U23
26
8
5
13
33
54
-21
29
12
CHEChelsea U23
26
7
7
12
39
47
-8
28
13
LEELeeds United U23
26
7
6
13
44
49
-5
27
14
DERDerby County U23
26
4
3
19
31
58
-27
15
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace PL2 1, Blackburn Rovers PL2 2.
90'+3'
free kick won
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2'
miss
Attempt missed. Jake O'Brien (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
90'+1'
Substitution

Jared
Harlock(7)
offJoseph
Ferguson(12)
on88'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace PL2. Jake O'Brien tries a through ball, but Tayo Adaramola is caught offside.
87'
Substitution


Robert
Street(9)
off
John-Kymani
Gordon(14)
on86'
Blackburn Rovers U23 Goal

Goal!

Daniel
Butterworth(10)
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 1, Blackburn Rovers PL2 2. Daniel Butterworth (Blackburn Rovers PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lenni Cirino with a cross.
86'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jared Harlock.
84'
free kick won
Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Georgie Gent (Blackburn Rovers PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83'
Yellow Card
Kirby(8)
Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) is shown the yellow card.
83'
free kick won
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78'
Substitution

Harry
Leonard(9)
offGeorgie
Gent(15)
on78'
free kick won
Jordan Eastham (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
74'
Crystal Palace U23 Goal!

Goal!

Nya
Kirby(8)

Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 1, Blackburn Rovers PL2 1. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi with a through ball.
71'
miss
Attempt missed. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tayo Adaramola with a cross.
69'
miss
Attempt missed. Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nya Kirby.
68'
Substitution


David
Omilabu(7)
off
Scott
Banks(12)
on67'
miss
Attempt missed. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
67'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. David Omilabu (Crystal Palace PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
65'
free kick won
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
64'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Jake O'Brien (Crystal Palace PL2) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nya Kirby with a cross.
63'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Lenni Cirino.
62'
Substitution


Eberechi
Eze(10)
off
Jack
Wells-Morrison(2)
on61'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Jordan Eastham.
61'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Malachi Boateng (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
59'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace PL2. Nya Kirby tries a through ball, but Robert Street is caught offside.
59'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
58'
post
Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
57'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
55'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace PL2. Malachi Boateng tries a through ball, but Tayo Adaramola is caught offside.
53'
free kick won
David Omilabu (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52'
miss
Attempt missed. Jared Harlock (Blackburn Rovers PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Butterworth with a through ball following a fast break.
51'
miss
Attempt missed. Jared Harlock (Blackburn Rovers PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Daniel Butterworth.
49'
Blackburn Rovers U23 Goal

Goal!

Jalil
Saadi(5)
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 0, Blackburn Rovers PL2 1. Jalil Saadi (Blackburn Rovers PL2) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Nolan following a corner.
49'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers PL2. Conceded by Malachi Boateng.
49'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Daniel Butterworth (Blackburn Rovers PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Leonard.
47'
free kick won
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace PL2 0, Blackburn Rovers PL2 0.
43'
miss
Attempt missed. Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Martin Kelly following a set piece situation.
43'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace PL2) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross.
43'
Yellow Card
Rankin-Costello(2)
Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers PL2) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43'
free kick won
David Omilabu (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42'
miss
Attempt missed. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Leonard.
38'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Daniel Butterworth (Blackburn Rovers PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38'
free kick won
Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36'
miss
Attempt missed. Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace PL2) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a set piece situation.
35'
free kick won
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the right wing.
34'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Jordan Eastham.
34'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nya Kirby.
33'
Yellow Card
Wharton(4)
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers PL2) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33'
free kick won
Malachi Boateng (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33'
penalty saved
Penalty saved! Daniel Butterworth (Blackburn Rovers PL2) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
31'
miss
Attempt missed. Jake O'Brien (Crystal Palace PL2) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a corner.
30'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Joe Nolan.
25'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Lenni Cirino.
24'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers PL2. Conceded by Joseph Whitworth.
24'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Daniel Butterworth (Blackburn Rovers PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello.
20'
free kick won
Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18'
miss
Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
17'
free kick won
Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15'
free kick won
Lenni Cirino (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13'
free kick won
Malachi Boateng (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13'
miss
Attempt missed. Malachi Boateng (Crystal Palace PL2) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross following a set piece situation.
12'
free kick won
David Omilabu (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
11'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
11'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Robert Street (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
10'
Yellow Card
Harlock(7)
Jared Harlock (Blackburn Rovers PL2) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
10'
free kick won
Tayo Adaramola (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
10'
free kick won
Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Joe Rankin-Costello.
8'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. David Omilabu (Crystal Palace PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
7'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers PL2. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
4'
free kick won
Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3'
free kick won
Tayo Adaramola (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3'
free kick won
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.