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Crystal Palace U23 vs Chelsea U23

Crystal Palace PL2 3 Chelsea PL2 2

Palace U233
Kirby52'
Gordon80'
Gilchrist86' (OG)
Chelsea PL22
Haigh45'+1'
Gilchrist82'
Mon 17 Jan 13:00(KO listed in users′ timezone)

Premier League 2 - Division 1Crystal Palace Academy

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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 3, Chelsea PL2 2.
90'+3'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
90'+3'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Noah Watson.
90'+2'

Substitution

Chelsea U23
Alfie
Gilchrist(5)
off
Bryan
Fiabema(14)
on
90'+1'

free kick won

Xavier Simons (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'

Substitution

Crystal Palace U23
David Omilabu
David
Omilabu(7)
off
Noah Watson
Noah
Watson(3)
on
88'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Aidan Steele.
86'

Chelsea U23 Own Goal

Chelsea U23
Goal!
Chelsea U23
Alfie
Gilchrist(5)
Own Goal by Alfie Gilchrist, Chelsea PL2. Crystal Palace PL2 3, Chelsea PL2 2.
86'

miss

Attempt missed. John-Kymani Gordon (Crystal Palace PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nya Kirby with a headed pass.
82'

Chelsea U23 Goal

Chelsea U23
Goal!
Chelsea U23
Alfie
Gilchrist(5)
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 2, Chelsea PL2 2. Alfie Gilchrist (Chelsea PL2) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavier Simons with a cross following a corner.
82'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by John-Kymani Gordon.
81'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by David Boateng.
80'

Substitution

Chelsea U23
Charlie
Webster(8)
off
Xavier Simons
Xavier
Simons(15)
on
80'

Crystal Palace U23 Goal!

Crystal Palace U23
Goal!
Crystal Palace U23
John-Kymani
Gordon(10)
John-Kymani Gordon
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 2, Chelsea PL2 1. John-Kymani Gordon (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
80'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
79'

Substitution

Chelsea U23
Joe
Haigh(7)
off
Jude
Soonsup-Bell(12)
on
78'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Harvey Vale (Chelsea PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dion Rankine.
76'

Substitution

Crystal Palace U23
Nathan Ferguson
Nathan
Ferguson(36)
off
Danny Imray
Danny
Imray(12)
on
76'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Alfie Gilchrist.
75'

free kick won

Benjamin Elliott (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73'

free kick won

Nathan Ferguson (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Xavier Mbuyamba (Chelsea PL2) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by.
73'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Nathan Ferguson.
72'

Yellow Card

Boateng(2)
David Boateng (Crystal Palace PL2) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
71'

free kick won

David Boateng (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69'

miss

Attempt missed. Joe Haigh (Chelsea PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
65'

free kick won

Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64'

free kick won

Joe Haigh (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60'

free kick won

Jayden Wareham (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60'

Substitution

Crystal Palace U23
Robert Street
Robert
Street(9)
off
Killian Phillips
Killian
Phillips(6)
on
59'

free kick won

Dion Rankine (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. George Nunn (Chelsea PL2) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Haigh with a cross.
56'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Joe Haigh (Chelsea PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Webster.
55'

miss

Attempt missed. Harvey Vale (Chelsea PL2) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dion Rankine with a cross.
52'

Crystal Palace U23 Goal!

Crystal Palace U23
Goal!
Crystal Palace U23
Nya
Kirby(8)
Nya Kirby
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 1, Chelsea PL2 1. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
51'

penalty won

Penalty Crystal Palace PL2. John-Kymani Gordon draws a foul in the penalty area.
50'

free kick won

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Xavier Mbuyamba (Chelsea PL2) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Charlie Webster with a cross.
49'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Cardo Siddik.
49'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Benjamin Elliott (Chelsea PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dion Rankine.
49'

free kick won

Charlie Webster (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Xavier Mbuyamba (Chelsea PL2) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Webster with a cross.
48'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by David Boateng.
47'

free kick won

Dion Rankine (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

First-Half Ends

First Half ends, Crystal Palace PL2 0, Chelsea PL2 1.
45'+1'

Chelsea U23 Goal

Chelsea U23
Goal!
Chelsea U23
Joe
Haigh(7)
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 0, Chelsea PL2 1. Joe Haigh (Chelsea PL2) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xavier Mbuyamba following a corner.
45'+1'

miss

Attempt missed. Xavier Mbuyamba (Chelsea PL2) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Vale with a cross following a corner.
45'

Yellow Card

Nunn(11)
Nathan Ferguson (Crystal Palace PL2) is shown the yellow card.
45'

Yellow Card

Ferguson(36)
George Nunn (Chelsea PL2) is shown the yellow card.
44'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
44'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Aidan Steele (Crystal Palace PL2) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nya Kirby with a cross.
43'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Xavier Mbuyamba.
40'

free kick won

Charlie Webster (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39'

free kick won

George Nunn (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Aidan Steele (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Xavier Mbuyamba.
38'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Xavier Mbuyamba.
36'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Cardo Siddik.
34'

miss

Attempt missed. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nathan Ferguson.
34'

free kick won

Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31'

miss

Attempt missed. Harvey Vale (Chelsea PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dion Rankine.
31'

miss

Attempt missed. Harvey Vale (Chelsea PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
28'

free kick won

David Boateng (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Lucas Bergström.
26'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by John-Kymani Gordon.
25'

free kick won

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22'

offside

Offside, Crystal Palace PL2. Owen Goodman tries a through ball, but Robert Street is caught offside.
22'

miss

Attempt missed. Jayden Wareham (Chelsea PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by George Nunn with a cross.
21'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Nathan Ferguson.
20'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Benjamin Elliott (Chelsea PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charlie Webster.
16'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Nathan Ferguson.
14'

free kick won

Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9'

offside

Offside, Crystal Palace PL2. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi tries a through ball, but Robert Street is caught offside.
5'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Jayden Wareham (Chelsea PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Elliott with a cross.
3'

free kick won

Nathan Ferguson (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Kick-Off

lineup

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Starting lineup

1
Lucas Bergström
GK
3
Josh Brooking
DF
4
Xavier Mbuyamba
DF
5
Alfie Gilchrist
DF
82'
86'
substitution icon90'+2'
11
George Nunn
MF
45'
8
Charlie Webster
MF
substitution icon80'
6
Benjamin Elliott
MF
2
Dion Rankine
MF
7
Joe Haigh
S
45'+1'
substitution icon79'
10
Harvey Vale
S
9
Jayden Wareham
S

Substitutes

12
Jude Soonsup-Bell
substitution icon79'
13
Prince Adegoke
14
Bryan Fiabema
substitution icon90'+2'
15
Xavier Simons
substitution icon80'
16
Billy Gee
Crystal Palace U23

Team stats

Chelsea U23
Possession
42%
58%
Total shots
8
17
Shots on target
5
5
Corners
5
12
Passes completed
0
0
Free kicks
10
9
Offsides
0
0
LEE
2-0
DER
TOT
1-1
BLA
LEI
2-1
BHA
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Starting lineup

1
Lucas Bergström
GK
3
Josh Brooking
DF
4
Xavier Mbuyamba
DF
5
Alfie Gilchrist
DF
82'
86'
substitution icon90'+2'
11
George Nunn
MF
45'
8
Charlie Webster
MF
substitution icon80'
6
Benjamin Elliott
MF
2
Dion Rankine
MF
7
Joe Haigh
S
45'+1'
substitution icon79'
10
Harvey Vale
S
9
Jayden Wareham
S

Substitutes

12
Jude Soonsup-Bell
substitution icon79'
13
Prince Adegoke
14
Bryan Fiabema
substitution icon90'+2'
15
Xavier Simons
substitution icon80'
16
Billy Gee
Crystal Palace U23

Team stats

Chelsea U23
Possession
42%
58%
Total shots
8
17
Shots on target
5
5
Corners
5
12
Passes completed
0
0
Free kicks
10
9
Offsides
0
0
LEE
2-0
DER
TOT
1-1
BLA
LEI
2-1
BHA
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w
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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 3, Chelsea PL2 2.
90'+3'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
90'+3'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Noah Watson.
90'+2'

Substitution

Chelsea U23
Alfie
Gilchrist(5)
off
Bryan
Fiabema(14)
on
90'+1'

free kick won

Xavier Simons (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'

Substitution

Crystal Palace U23
David Omilabu
David
Omilabu(7)
off
Noah Watson
Noah
Watson(3)
on
88'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Aidan Steele.
86'

Chelsea U23 Own Goal

Chelsea U23
Goal!
Chelsea U23
Alfie
Gilchrist(5)
Own Goal by Alfie Gilchrist, Chelsea PL2. Crystal Palace PL2 3, Chelsea PL2 2.
86'

miss

Attempt missed. John-Kymani Gordon (Crystal Palace PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nya Kirby with a headed pass.
82'

Chelsea U23 Goal

Chelsea U23
Goal!
Chelsea U23
Alfie
Gilchrist(5)
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 2, Chelsea PL2 2. Alfie Gilchrist (Chelsea PL2) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Xavier Simons with a cross following a corner.
82'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by John-Kymani Gordon.
81'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by David Boateng.
80'

Substitution

Chelsea U23
Charlie
Webster(8)
off
Xavier Simons
Xavier
Simons(15)
on
80'

Crystal Palace U23 Goal!

Crystal Palace U23
Goal!
Crystal Palace U23
John-Kymani
Gordon(10)
John-Kymani Gordon
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 2, Chelsea PL2 1. John-Kymani Gordon (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
80'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
79'

Substitution

Chelsea U23
Joe
Haigh(7)
off
Jude
Soonsup-Bell(12)
on
78'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Harvey Vale (Chelsea PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dion Rankine.
76'

Substitution

Crystal Palace U23
Nathan Ferguson
Nathan
Ferguson(36)
off
Danny Imray
Danny
Imray(12)
on
76'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Alfie Gilchrist.
75'

free kick won

Benjamin Elliott (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73'

free kick won

Nathan Ferguson (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Xavier Mbuyamba (Chelsea PL2) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by.
73'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Nathan Ferguson.
72'

Yellow Card

Boateng(2)
David Boateng (Crystal Palace PL2) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
71'

free kick won

David Boateng (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69'

miss

Attempt missed. Joe Haigh (Chelsea PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
65'

free kick won

Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64'

free kick won

Joe Haigh (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60'

free kick won

Jayden Wareham (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60'

Substitution

Crystal Palace U23
Robert Street
Robert
Street(9)
off
Killian Phillips
Killian
Phillips(6)
on
59'

free kick won

Dion Rankine (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. George Nunn (Chelsea PL2) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Haigh with a cross.
56'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Joe Haigh (Chelsea PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Webster.
55'

miss

Attempt missed. Harvey Vale (Chelsea PL2) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dion Rankine with a cross.
52'

Crystal Palace U23 Goal!

Crystal Palace U23
Goal!
Crystal Palace U23
Nya
Kirby(8)
Nya Kirby
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 1, Chelsea PL2 1. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
51'

penalty won

Penalty Crystal Palace PL2. John-Kymani Gordon draws a foul in the penalty area.
50'

free kick won

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Xavier Mbuyamba (Chelsea PL2) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Charlie Webster with a cross.
49'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Cardo Siddik.
49'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Benjamin Elliott (Chelsea PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dion Rankine.
49'

free kick won

Charlie Webster (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Xavier Mbuyamba (Chelsea PL2) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Webster with a cross.
48'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by David Boateng.
47'

free kick won

Dion Rankine (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

First-Half Ends

First Half ends, Crystal Palace PL2 0, Chelsea PL2 1.
45'+1'

Chelsea U23 Goal

Chelsea U23
Goal!
Chelsea U23
Joe
Haigh(7)
Goal! Crystal Palace PL2 0, Chelsea PL2 1. Joe Haigh (Chelsea PL2) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Xavier Mbuyamba following a corner.
45'+1'

miss

Attempt missed. Xavier Mbuyamba (Chelsea PL2) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey Vale with a cross following a corner.
45'

Yellow Card

Nunn(11)
Nathan Ferguson (Crystal Palace PL2) is shown the yellow card.
45'

Yellow Card

Ferguson(36)
George Nunn (Chelsea PL2) is shown the yellow card.
44'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
44'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Aidan Steele (Crystal Palace PL2) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nya Kirby with a cross.
43'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Xavier Mbuyamba.
40'

free kick won

Charlie Webster (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39'

free kick won

George Nunn (Chelsea PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Aidan Steele (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Xavier Mbuyamba.
38'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Xavier Mbuyamba.
36'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Cardo Siddik.
34'

miss

Attempt missed. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nathan Ferguson.
34'

free kick won

Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31'

miss

Attempt missed. Harvey Vale (Chelsea PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dion Rankine.
31'

miss

Attempt missed. Harvey Vale (Chelsea PL2) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
28'

free kick won

David Boateng (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace PL2. Conceded by Lucas Bergström.
26'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by John-Kymani Gordon.
25'

free kick won

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22'

offside

Offside, Crystal Palace PL2. Owen Goodman tries a through ball, but Robert Street is caught offside.
22'

miss

Attempt missed. Jayden Wareham (Chelsea PL2) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by George Nunn with a cross.
21'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Nathan Ferguson.
20'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Benjamin Elliott (Chelsea PL2) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charlie Webster.
16'

corner

Corner, Chelsea PL2. Conceded by Nathan Ferguson.
14'

free kick won

Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9'

offside

Offside, Crystal Palace PL2. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi tries a through ball, but Robert Street is caught offside.
5'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Jayden Wareham (Chelsea PL2) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Elliott with a cross.
3'

free kick won

Nathan Ferguson (Crystal Palace PL2) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Kick-Off

lineup

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.