I’m sure I heard the commentator saying something like ...in this derby...? Has a derby match been redefined?
Thing is, it IS a derby. Brighton to Croydon is less distance than Norwich to Ipswich and no one denies that's a derby. Palace are the biggest club from Surrey and their rivalry is with the biggest club in Sussex. Most derbies outside cities are either between nearby cities ( e.g. Pompey v Saints, Newcastle v Sunderland) or between the biggest clubs in neighbouring counties (such as the East Anglian derby or Swindon v Oxford).
5 minutes before he scored I was thinking they should get him off because all he did up until then was give the ball away!
I didnt watch the game your lordship as in Rugby pub in Maize hill before going to Charlton but two beautiful goals and a cracking result. Just need the Spanners to lose, Charlton to win and my six numbers to come in on the lottery for a decent weekend.
Big wins for Cardiff and Southampton today. Palace right back in the relegation mix.
Palace's goal difference is way better than those below them. I don't think there's a chance of them going down, but hopefully the lingering threat will sufficiently distract them from progressing in the cup.
On that note, Watford resting 7 players against City this evening, which implies that they are 100% focused on the cup.
Big wins for Cardiff and Southampton today. Palace right back in the relegation mix.
They still have a 5 points cushion from the relegation zone. Admittedly it's great to see an 8 point cushion slashed to 5 points in one day but they probably only need 1 more win and a couple of draws to guarantee safety for another year. Unless Cardiff plan to make a fist of it and force teams to need around 40 points for survival. Even then it's not a big ask for Palace now to stay up another year. Every time they look like they're getting into trouble they pull out a win from somewhere. It'll happen again if they find that 5 points cushion is cut to 3 points or less sadly.
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A beautiful goal scored for the seagulls.
Just need the Spanners to lose, Charlton to win and my six numbers to come in on the lottery for a decent weekend.
On that note, Watford resting 7 players against City this evening, which implies that they are 100% focused on the cup.
Palace play Huddersfield and Newcastle.
Cardiff play Chelsea and Man City.
They’ve won 19 penalties in league games since start of the 2017-18 season. Six more than any other team.