On 24 February, one of the matches of the 26th round of the English football championship took place. Crl Palace (London) and Burnley (England) met.
English Championship, 26th round
Kr-l Palace (London) - Burnley (England) - 3:0 (0:0)
Goals: C. Richards (68), Dj. Richards (68), J. Ayew (72), J. Mateta (77)
Warnings: A. Wharton (50), Maxime Esteve (85), J. Ayew (90+2)
Crystal Palace defeated Burnley in a Premier League match at Selhurst Park with a final score of 3-0. The first half started goalless, but things took a dramatic turn in the second half. In the 35th minute, Burnley's J. Brownhill received a red card, putting his team at a disadvantage for the rest of the match. Just two minutes later, Z. Amdouni came on for Burnley, replacing J. Cullen. In the 50th minute A. Wharton received a yellow card, and in the 66th minute there was a double substitution: N. Ahamada and Mateus Franca came on instead of A. Wharton and O. Edward respectively. The turning point in the game "Crystal Palace" came in the 68th minute, when S. Richards scored the first goal of the match. This was followed by J. Ayew's goal in the 72nd minute, increasing the team's lead.
In an attempt to turn the tide of the game Burnley made several substitutions: K. Taylor, Vitinho, V. Odobert, B. Manuel Hedilazio, J.B. Gudmundsson, J. Cork and J. Rodriguez took the field. In the 77th minute Crystal Palace were awarded a penalty which was successfully converted by J. Mateta, further consolidating their lead. Burnley thought they would be able to get back on track thanks to a goal by D.J. Fofana in the 87th minute, but the goal was cancelled due to offside. A total of four yellow cards were shown in the match, two for each team, with J. Ayew and T. Mitchell receiving warnings for Crystal Palace. Both teams made substitutions in the final minutes of the game, with J. Andersen and J. Tomkins coming on for Crystal Palace and J. Rodriguez, J. Cork and D.J. Fofana coming on for Burnley. Overall, Crystal Palace put in a strong performance to secure a convincing 3-0 win over Burnley in this Premier League encounter at Selhurst Park.
The following matches await the rivals in the next round: Tottenham vs Crystal Palace, Burnley vs Bournemouth.
| Crystal Palace | Burnley | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kicks in the box | 0 |
| 15 | Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Blocked punches | 1 |
| 10 | Penalty kicks | 2 |
| 5 | Kicks from outside the penalty box | 0 |
| 8 | Offences | 13 |
| 11 | Corners | 2 |
| 6 | Offsides | 3 |
| 57% | Ball possession | 43% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 0 | Keeper saves | 3 |
| 453 | Total assists | 351 |
| 364 | Accurate assists | 243 |
| 80% | Accuracy of passes | 69% |