Crystal Palace 3 - 0 Fiorentina
Palace scorers: Jean-Philippe Mateta (23’ pen.), Tyrick Mitchell (31’), Ismaïla Sarr (90’)
Venue: Selhurst Park, London, England
Referee: Donatas Rumsas (Lithuania)
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Henderson | Remi Matthews | ||
| Chris Richards | 76’ | Walter Benítez | |
| Maxence Lacroix | Jefferson Lerma | 83’ | |
| Jaydee Canvot | Yéremy Pino | 65’ | |
| Daniel Muñoz | Brennan Johnson | 90+4’ | |
| Adam Wharton | 90+4’ | Nathaniel Clyne | |
| Daichi Kamada | 90+4’ | Borna Sosa | |
| Tyrick Mitchell | 31’ | Will Hughes | 90+4’ |
| Ismaïla Sarr | 90’ | Justin Devenny | |
| Jean-Philippe Mateta | 23’ 83’ | Chadi Riad | |
| Evann Guessand | 65’ | Rio Cardines |
Manager: Oliver Glasner (Austria)
| Starting XI | Notes | Subs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| David De Gea | Pietro Leonardelli | ||
| Dodô | 21’ | Oliver Christensen | |
| Marin Pongračić | 82’ | Pietro Comuzzo | 82’ |
| Luca Ranieri | Rolando Mandragora | 90+2’ | |
| Robin Gosens | 78’ | Eman Košpo | |
| Giovanni Fabbian | Jacopo Fazzini | 78’ | |
| Nicolò Fagioli | 90+2’ | Eddy Kouadio | |
| Cher Ndour | Luís Balbo | 78’ | |
| Jack Harrison | 78’ | Riccardo Braschi | |
| Roberto Piccoli | 69’ | Lapo Deli | |
| Albert Guðmundsson | 90+2’ | Giorgio Puzzoli | 90+2’ |
Manager: Paolo Vanoli (Italy)
1’: We’re off!
7’: Mateta with a chance! His header flies wide of the top near corner. Needs to get that on target.
14’: Big chance for Gosens! But his shot curls the wrong way, well wide.
18’: A cross to Guessand, it’s whipped in quick by Muñoz, Guessand just sticks out a foot and gets to it and flies just a whisker wide!
20’: Sarr tries from distance, it flies high and wide.
21’: PENALTY FOR PALACE!! Dodô takes out Guessand just inside the box! He’ll miss the second leg on top of that! Guessand had already badly wasted the shot but Dodô made a terrible tackle well after
23’: GOAL PALACE!! Jean-Philippe Mateta sends De Gea the wrong and buries the penalty!
25’: Guðmundsson’s shot flies way off target.
31’: GOAL PALACE!! Guessand sends it in, Muñoz sends in a weird cross floating across the box to Mateta, De Gea has time to scramble across goal to make the save but the rebound falls to Tyrick Mitchell who puts it in off the inside of the far post!
39’: Canvot runs the legnth of the field and takes the shot himself but it’s way too close to De Gea and easily saved.
44’: Guessand goes down after a hand in the back from Dodô, Palace wants a second yellow for him, no dice
HT Crystal Palace 2-0 Fiorentina Palace making Fiorentina look very bad right now
HT: Restart being delayed because fans keep TPing the goal
46’: We’re back!
51’: WHAT A MISS!! Dodô with a great pass to Fabbian who’s in acres of space and just has to beat the keeper but he puts it off the crossbar!
52’: Kamada tries to sneak one in at the near post and just misses into the side netting!
59’: Guðmundsson with the glancing header from close range! But right into Henderson’s hands.
59’: SAVE! Another Fiorentina shot nearly sneaks in but Piccoli’s shot stopped and then gathered by Henderson at the near corner.
65’: Palace substitution: Yéremy Pino on for Evann Guessand
69’: Roberto Piccoli catches Lacroix in the face with his elbow
76’: Chris Richards into the book for a mistimed tackle on Ndour
77’: Sarr’s looping header goes across face of goal and wide.
78’: Fiorentina double sub: Luís Balbo and Jacopo Puzzini on for Robin Gosens and Jack Harrison
79’: Big chance for Mateta! He mistimes his jump and he heads it wide from close range.
82’: Fiorentina substitution: Pietro Comuzzo on for Marin Pongračić
83’: Palace substitution: Jefferson Lerma on for Jean-Phillipe Mateta
90’: GOAL PALACE!! Ismaïla Sarr sends a perfect bouncing header that goes over the keeper and into the top corner!
90+2’: Fiorentina double sub: Giorgio Puzzolli and Rolando Mandragora and Albert Guðmundsson and Nicolò Fagioli
90+3’: CLEARED OFF THE LINE! Pino chips the keeper but Dodô rushes back to head it wide!
90+4’: Palace double sub: Will Hughes and Brennan Johnson on for Daichi Kamada and Adam Wharton
90+5’: Muñoz with a cross across face of goal, Pino almost but just misses a touch to poke it in.
FT Crystal Palace 3-0 Fiorentina A crushing victory!