West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace, 04 March 2017

Score2-0 to Crystal Palace
RefereeMichael Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueThe Hawthorns
Attendance24,051

View West Bromwich Albion v Crystal Palace head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm This was West Bromwich Albion first-ever loss against Crystal Palace in the Premier League at The Hawthorns after two wins and two draws. This was the Eagles's first win at The Hawthorns in the top division since a 4-0 victory on 10 February 1973 in League Division One.

0 West Bromwich Albion

2 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Goals:

Wilfried Zaha 55 G
Andros Townsend 84 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender Allan Nyom
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Nacer Chadli
Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Midfielder James Morrison
Forward Salomón Rondón

Starting lineup:

Wayne Hennessey Goalkeeper
Mamadou Sakho Defender
James Tomkins Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Yohan Cabaye Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Jason Puncheon Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

James McClean for Nacer Chadli 63
Hal Robson-Kanu for Allan Nyom 71
Jonathan Leko for Darren Fletcher 81

Substitutions:

Jeffrey Schlupp for Patrick Van Aanholt 62
Scott Dann for Yohan Cabaye 74
James McArthur for Wilfried Zaha 86

Cards:

Cards:

Christian Benteke 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Jonas Olsson
Defender/Midfielder Marc Wilson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Jonathan Leko
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Damien Delaney
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako
Forward Fraizer Campbell

Comments:

League position: 8th West Bromwich Albion had lost only one of their preceding eight Premier League games (won five). They failed in their attempt to win five consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since the 1980-81 season. Former Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis became the 12th manager to take charge of 300 Premier League games. Manager Tony Pulis said: "No excuses today. We weren't at it right from the start. Congratulations to Palace. I'm not going to criticise the players because they have been fantastic this year. We've had an off day and I hope that is all it is."

Comments:

League position: 17th Crystal Palace had now won consecutive Premier League games for the first time since September 2016. The Eagles had now taken as many points in their last three Premier League away games as they had done in their previous nine (six points). Christian Benteke had now scored one goal in his last 12 Premier League games. Manager Sam Allardyce said: "This is a much bigger win than last weekend against Middlesbrough because to put back-to-back wins together here against West Brom at The Hawthorns is a big statement." Christian Benteke was booked in the first minute of added time in the first-half.

0 West Bromwich Albion

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender Allan Nyom
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Nacer Chadli
Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Midfielder James Morrison
Forward Salomón Rondón

Substitutions:

James McClean for Nacer Chadli 63
Hal Robson-Kanu for Allan Nyom 71
Jonathan Leko for Darren Fletcher 81

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Jonas Olsson
Defender/Midfielder Marc Wilson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Jonathan Leko
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Comments:

League position: 8th West Bromwich Albion had lost only one of their preceding eight Premier League games (won five). They failed in their attempt to win five consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since the 1980-81 season. Former Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis became the 12th manager to take charge of 300 Premier League games. Manager Tony Pulis said: "No excuses today. We weren't at it right from the start. Congratulations to Palace. I'm not going to criticise the players because they have been fantastic this year. We've had an off day and I hope that is all it is."

2 Crystal Palace

Goals:

Wilfried Zaha 55 G
Andros Townsend 84 G

Starting lineup:

Wayne Hennessey Goalkeeper
Mamadou Sakho Defender
James Tomkins Defender
Patrick Van Aanholt Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Yohan Cabaye Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Jason Puncheon Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward
Christian Benteke Forward

Substitutions:

Jeffrey Schlupp for Patrick Van Aanholt 62
Scott Dann for Yohan Cabaye 74
James McArthur for Wilfried Zaha 86

Cards:

Christian Benteke 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Julián Speroni
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Damien Delaney
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder James McArthur
Midfielder/Forward Bakary Sako
Forward Fraizer Campbell

Comments:

League position: 17th Crystal Palace had now won consecutive Premier League games for the first time since September 2016. The Eagles had now taken as many points in their last three Premier League away games as they had done in their previous nine (six points). Christian Benteke had now scored one goal in his last 12 Premier League games. Manager Sam Allardyce said: "This is a much bigger win than last weekend against Middlesbrough because to put back-to-back wins together here against West Brom at The Hawthorns is a big statement." Christian Benteke was booked in the first minute of added time in the first-half.