Crystal Palace v Southampton, 03 December 2016

Score3-0 to Crystal Palace
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Attendance25,393

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Kick-off: 3.00pm Following a plane crash on Monday 28 November in Colombia that killed 71, a minute's silence was held before every football match this weekend. Football's world governing body FIFA also requested that all players wear black armbands in remembrance. Nineteen of the dead were members of the Chapecoense Football Club from Brazil on their way to play the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final in Medelin, Colombia. This was Southampton's second defeat in their 15 Premier League meetings with Crystal Palace (won nine).

3 Crystal Palace

0 Southampton

Goals:

Christian Benteke 33 G
James Tomkins 36 G
Christian Benteke 85 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Scott Dann
Defender James Tomkins
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Damien Delaney
Midfielder Joe Ledley
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Christian Benteke

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
José Fonte Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Sofiane Boufal Midfielder/Forward
Nathan Redmond Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Charlie Austin Forward

Substitutions:

Bakary Sako for Andros Townsend 80
Mathieu Flamini for James McArthur 89
Martin Kelly for James Tomkins 89

Substitutions:

Josh Sims for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 59
Shane Long for Sofiane Boufal 76
Sam McQueen for Charlie Austin 76

Cards:

James Tomkins 37 Y
James McArthur 55 Y
Christian Benteke 70 Y

Cards:

Charlie Austin 51 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Zeki Fryers
Defender Martin Kelly
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder/Forward LEE Chung-yong
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako
Forward Fraizer Campbell

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stuart Taylor
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder Josh Sims
Forward Shane Long

Comments:

League position: 13th Christian Benteke became the first Crystal Palace player to score in the Premier League on his birthday. Prior to this win, the Eagles had lost their last six Premier League games. This was Palace's first clean sheet in their last 19 Premier League games. They became the last team to record a clean sheet in this Premier League season.

Comments:

League position: 11th Southampton had now won one of their seven away games so far in this Premier League season. This was the Saints' heaviest defeat in a Premier League away game since a 1-4 loss at Manchester City on 5 April 2014. Only Jose Fonte played in both games. They had now scored only two goals in their last five Premier League games.

3 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Christian Benteke 33 G
James Tomkins 36 G
Christian Benteke 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey
Defender Scott Dann
Defender James Tomkins
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Damien Delaney
Midfielder Joe Ledley
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder Jason Puncheon
Midfielder Andros Townsend
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Christian Benteke

Substitutions:

Bakary Sako for Andros Townsend 80
Mathieu Flamini for James McArthur 89
Martin Kelly for James Tomkins 89

Cards:

James Tomkins 37 Y
James McArthur 55 Y
Christian Benteke 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Zeki Fryers
Defender Martin Kelly
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder/Forward LEE Chung-yong
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako
Forward Fraizer Campbell

Comments:

League position: 13th Christian Benteke became the first Crystal Palace player to score in the Premier League on his birthday. Prior to this win, the Eagles had lost their last six Premier League games. This was Palace's first clean sheet in their last 19 Premier League games. They became the last team to record a clean sheet in this Premier League season.

0 Southampton

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
José Fonte Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Sofiane Boufal Midfielder/Forward
Nathan Redmond Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Charlie Austin Forward

Substitutions:

Josh Sims for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg 59
Shane Long for Sofiane Boufal 76
Sam McQueen for Charlie Austin 76

Cards:

Charlie Austin 51 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stuart Taylor
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder Josh Sims
Forward Shane Long

Comments:

League position: 11th Southampton had now won one of their seven away games so far in this Premier League season. This was the Saints' heaviest defeat in a Premier League away game since a 1-4 loss at Manchester City on 5 April 2014. Only Jose Fonte played in both games. They had now scored only two goals in their last five Premier League games.