Cardiff City v Crystal Palace, 04 May 2019

Score3-2 to Crystal Palace
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCardiff City Stadium
Attendance32,133
Kick-off: 5.30pm 129 days after the reverse fixture in this season, this was the second-ever Premier League game with both managers aged over 70; Cardiff City's boss Neil Warnock was aged 70 years and 154 days while Crystal Palace’s Roy Hodgson was aged 71 years and 268 days. Crystal Palace had now won two of their last ten visits to Cardiff City (lost four). Premier League Head to Head Played: 4 Cardiff City won: 0 Drawn: 1 Crystal Palace won: 3 Cardiff City scored: 2 Crystal Palace scored: 8

2 Cardiff City

Manager: Neil Warnock

3 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Martin Kelly own goal 31 OG
Bobby Decordova-Reid 90 G

Goals:

Wilfried Zaha 28 G
Michy Batshuayi 39 G
Andros Townsend 70 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Neil Etheridge
Defender/Centre back Sean Morrison
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Defender/Left back Joe Bennett
Midfielder Víctor Camarasa
Midfielder Aron Gunnarsson
Midfielder/Forward Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Midfielder/Forward Danny Ward
Forward Josh Murphy

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Scott Dann Defender
Martin Kelly Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender/Midfielder
James McArthur Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Jordan Ayew Forward
Michy Batshuayi Forward

Substitutions:

Leandro Bacuna for Víctor Camarasa 11
Kenneth Zohore for Danny Ward 60
Junior Hoilett for Josh Murphy 80

Substitutions:

Bakary Sako for Michy Batshuayi 73
Max Meyer for Jordan Ayew 78
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Andros Townsend 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brian Murphy
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder Greg Cunningham
Midfielder Jazz Richards
Midfielder/Forward Junior Hoilett
Forward Rhys Healey
Forward Kenneth Zohore

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Midfielder Max Meyer
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako
Forward Connor Wickham

Comments:

League position: 18th This result confirmed Cardiff City’s relegation to the League Championship. They became the first team to have played in at least two Premier League seasons and been relegated each time. They had now lost nine of their last 11 games in the Premier League (won two). The Bluebirds had now created a new club record of 24 defeats in a season in the top division; previously 23 defeats in 1956-57 in League Division One. Neil Warnock had now been relegated from the top division for the third time in his managerial career; previously with Notts County in 1991-92 (League Division One) and Sheffield United in 2006-07 (Premier League).

Comments:

League position: 12th Crystal Palace had now relegated four different teams from the Premier League over the last three seasons; Hull City in 2016-17, Stoke City in 2017-18 and now Cardiff City and Huddersfield Town in 2018-19. Palace had now won five of their last six away games in the Premier League (lost one). Wilfried Zaha had now scored six goals in his last seven away games in the Premier League. With one home game to play, nine of his ten goals so far in this season had been scored in away games.

2 Cardiff City

Manager: Neil Warnock

Goals:

Martin Kelly own goal 31 OG
Bobby Decordova-Reid 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Neil Etheridge
Defender/Centre back Sean Morrison
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Defender/Left back Joe Bennett
Midfielder Víctor Camarasa
Midfielder Aron Gunnarsson
Midfielder/Forward Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Midfielder/Forward Danny Ward
Forward Josh Murphy

Substitutions:

Leandro Bacuna for Víctor Camarasa 11
Kenneth Zohore for Danny Ward 60
Junior Hoilett for Josh Murphy 80

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brian Murphy
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder Greg Cunningham
Midfielder Jazz Richards
Midfielder/Forward Junior Hoilett
Forward Rhys Healey
Forward Kenneth Zohore

Comments:

League position: 18th This result confirmed Cardiff City’s relegation to the League Championship. They became the first team to have played in at least two Premier League seasons and been relegated each time. They had now lost nine of their last 11 games in the Premier League (won two). The Bluebirds had now created a new club record of 24 defeats in a season in the top division; previously 23 defeats in 1956-57 in League Division One. Neil Warnock had now been relegated from the top division for the third time in his managerial career; previously with Notts County in 1991-92 (League Division One) and Sheffield United in 2006-07 (Premier League).

3 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Wilfried Zaha 28 G
Michy Batshuayi 39 G
Andros Townsend 70 G

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Scott Dann Defender
Martin Kelly Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender/Midfielder
James McArthur Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Jordan Ayew Forward
Michy Batshuayi Forward

Substitutions:

Bakary Sako for Michy Batshuayi 73
Max Meyer for Jordan Ayew 78
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Andros Townsend 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Midfielder Max Meyer
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako
Forward Connor Wickham

Comments:

League position: 12th Crystal Palace had now relegated four different teams from the Premier League over the last three seasons; Hull City in 2016-17, Stoke City in 2017-18 and now Cardiff City and Huddersfield Town in 2018-19. Palace had now won five of their last six away games in the Premier League (lost one). Wilfried Zaha had now scored six goals in his last seven away games in the Premier League. With one home game to play, nine of his ten goals so far in this season had been scored in away games.