Goal

List of goalscorers

Xherdan Shaqiri
43'
1 - 0
1 - 1
68'
J. Mcarthur
1 - 2
86'
P. Van Aanholt
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End of match

End of match

  • 95'
    FT: Stoke 1 - 2 Crystal Palace - Tears for Stoke as they are relegated after 10 seasons of top-flight football. They went in at half time with a one goal advantage, thanks to a Shaqiri free-kick, but goals from McArthur and Van Aanholt reversed the score, and Paul Lambert's side ended up losing 1-2. Palace, meanwhile have assured themselves of survival with another three points.
  • 90'
    FIVE minutes of added time. Stoke need a goal, or they are going down.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Crystal Palace en el 86'
  • 86'
    GOAL! VAN AANHOLT! Heartbreak for Stoke! Zaha attempts to feed a pass on to Benteke in the centre of the park, but Shawcross' attempt to cut it out leads to Patrick Van Aanholt going clear on goal. The defender goes one-on-one, and he makes no mistake, firing past Butland to put Stoke on the brink of relegation.
Card

Yellow card

a Stoke City
  • 81'
    And another yellow. This one's for Ndiaye.
Substitution

Substitution

at Stoke City
  • 77'
    Off comes Johnson, on comes Tyrese Campbell.
  • 76'
    Shaqiri nearly scores, as Hennessey saves his scrambled effort, but he's flagged offside.
  • 74'
    Stoke are desperate to retake the lead, and have pumped a few balls up field in the past few minutes. Joe Allen gets on the end of the latest, but he heads wide.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Crystal Palace en el 68'
  • 68'
    EQUALISER! JAMES MCARTHUR MAKES IT 1-1! Big blow for Stoke as Palace equalise. Loftus-Cheek, who was at fault for the first goal, lays off James McArthur down the right, and the Scot finishes well, putting it back across the face of goal. All square at the Bet365.
  • 66'
    Big man Peter Crouch is coming off to a standing ovation. Could this be his last season at Stoke? Ramadan Sobhi is the man coming on.
Card

Yellow card

a Stoke City
  • 64'
    Meanwhile there's a bit of handbags in the centre of the pitch, as James Tomkins and Glen Johnson have a tussle and a bicker. The pair are both shown yellow.
Substitution

Substitution

at Crystal Palace
  • 63'
    Yohan Cabaye comes off for Christian Benteke.
Card

Yellow card

a Stoke City
  • 63'
    Yellow card for Moritz Bauer, who came in late on Zaha.
  • 62'
    Stoke have a big chance on the counter attack, as Shaqiri shows real dynamism to break down the right. He plays Diouf in with a through-ball, but the forward fluffs it.
  • 61'
    Christian Benteke is receiving instructions on the bench. Time for the big man to come on?
  • 60'
    Palace have a free-kick about 35 yards out, which Milivojevic delivers, but it's just too long and Tomkins can't get on the end of it.
  • 58'
    Andros Townsend whips a dangerous ball into the box, but he was just offside when he picked it up and Stoke are let off.
Card

Yellow card

a Crystal Palace
  • 54'
    Milivojevic is shown yellow for a handball.
  • 49'
    Zouma has taken a knock to the head, and the physio is having to examine him.
  • 47'
    Stoke miss a good chance to score, after Crouch touched down a long ball just outside the box. It fell to Diouf, but the forward's lay off isn't good enough, and Sakho clears.
  • 46'
    We're back underway in Stoke!
  • 45'
    HT: Stoke 1 - 0 Crystal Palace - Stoke on course for a vital win here, after a peach of a free-kick from star man Shaqiri put them ahead. Palace look better on the eye, but haven't managed to get any of their 5 shots on target.
  • 45'
    Ndiaye looks in trouble after a follow through from Martin Kelly catches him in the shin. He's back up, though, and looks okay to carry on.
  • 45'
    4 minutes of added time to be played. A Wayne Hennessey blunder sees Stoke almost score, but Palace scramble it away.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Stoke City en el 43'
  • 43'
    GOAL! SHAQIRI BURIES THE FREE KICK! The forward, who won the free-kick after being fouled by Loftus-Cheek, whips it over the wall and into the top left corner. It appeared to take a slight touch off Loftus-Cheek's head, but a huge goal nonetheless for the home side! 1-0.
  • 39'
    Palace are forced to make an early change, as Joel Ward, who suffered a knock earlier, cannot continue. Martin Kelly comes on in his place.
  • 36'
    The visitors play it short, and Cabaye attempts a shot from outside the box. It's a powerful effort, but lacks accuracy, and it's out for a goal kick.
  • 35'
    A good bit of defending from Kurt Zouma prevents Andros Townsend from crossing the ball into the box, and it's out for a corner.
  • 28'
    It looks like he is okay to continue, despite walking with a bit of a limp.
  • 27'
    Erik Pieters takes a nasty studs-up challenge to the knee from James McArthur, and the ref signals for the physio to come and give him attention.
  • 24'
    Peter Crouch looks bemused after being penalised for a foul on Wayne Hennessey. The big forward challenged the keeper in the air, but he failed to get the ball, and body checked him in the process.
  • 21'
    Roy Hodgson demonstrates a lovely touch as the ball flies out for a throw-in. Not much else to report on the pitch. Diouf has come close twice, but no clear cut chances.
  • 15'
    Close from Zaha! Palace's danger man is given too much time and space in the box, and stings a finish just wide of the post. You get the feeling that the Stoke players fear the Ivorian forward.
  • 13'
    Diouf penalised for a foul on Milivojevic, and then Peter Crouch is also pulled up for a foul on Yohan Cabaye.
  • 9'
    Stoke attack down the left side of the goal, and Bauer cuts it across goal, but Sakho clears.
  • 8'
    CLOSE! Palace hit Stoke on the break after the home side commit bodies forward. Zaha feeds Loftus-Cheek, who has plenty of space to run into. He hits the edge of the box and curls one just wide of the far post. Dangerous.
  • 4'
    Stoke look up for it, as you'd expect, and are harrying Palace in the early stages.
  • 1'
    And we're off! The game begins with Palace on the front foot through Townsend and Loftus-Cheek.
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players are out on the pitch, as the sun beams down on the Bet365 stadium. No 'rainy day in Stoke', but can the Potters produce one of the resilient displays they were once famed for?
  • PRVW
    Aside from Glen Johnson coming in to replace the injured Martins Indi, Paul Lambert names an unchanged lineup from the one that drew with Liverpool. Palace, meanwhile, are completely unchanged from the team that beat Leicester. No surprises there.
  • PRVW
    And here's Palace's XI: Hennessey; Ward, Tomkins, Sakho, Van Aanholt,; Loftus-Cheek, Milivojevic, Cabaye, McArthur; Townsend, Zaha.
  • PRVW
    Here's how Stoke line up today: Butland; Johnson, Shawcross, Zouma, Pieters; Shaqiri, Allen, Badou, Bauer; Crouch, Diouf.
Info

Pre-match

05 May 2018, 13:30

Referee: Martin Atkinson

Stadium: bet365 Stadium

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to the first Premier League action of the day! An in-form Crystal Palace travel to the Bet365 Stadium to take on a Stoke side that will be relegated if they fail to win. Even a draw could see them condemned to the drop dependent on other results, so Paul Lambert's side will be desperate for three points. Palace, meanwhile, are on the verge of safety after a revival under Roy Hodgson, and come off the back of a 5-0 thrashing of Leicester.