Norwich overtook Cardiff to move second in the table after an entertaining stalemate at struggling Crystal Palace.Canaries midfielder Andrew Crofts wasted the best first-half chance to break the deadlock when his third-minute close-range header sailed wide.
In an end-to-end second period, Palace sub Wilfried Zaha forced a fine save from visiting goalkeeper John Ruddy.
Norwich's Grant Holt blazed over from eight yards late on as the second game in a row at Selhurst Park ended 0-0.
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Saturday, 29 January 2011
Npower Championship
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Crystal Palace
0-0
Norwich
FT
(HT 0-0)
Crystal Palace
01?Speroni
02?Clyne
03?Wright
05?McCarthy
26?Parsons
31?Gardner
07?Ambrose
08?Danns
30?Marrow yellow card
14?Scannell (Zaha 67)
20?Vaughan yellow card
Substitutes
13?Price,
06?Barrett,
10?Garvan,
09?Iversen,
16?Zaha,
19?Easter,
32?Counago
Norwich
01?Ruddy
02?R Martin
03?Drury (Tierney 61)
06?Whitbread
20?Barnett
07?Crofts yellow card
12?Lansbury
14?Hoolahan
15?Fox (Jackson 61)
09?Holt
16?C Martin (Wilbraham 75)
Substitutes
31?Steer,
22?Ward,
32?Tierney,
18?Smith,
19?Lappin,
10?Jackson,
21?Wilbraham
Ref:?Danny McDermidAtt:?16,327
CRYSTAL PALACE NORWICH
Possession
Crystal Palace 50%
Norwich 50%
Attempts on target
Crystal Palace 5
Norwich 4
Attempts off target
Crystal Palace 4
Norwich 7
Corners
Crystal Palace 5
Norwich 6
Fouls
Crystal Palace 6
Norwich 11
Final Result
Full Time
90:00+3:05 The match has reached full-time.
90:00+1:57 Andrew Crofts gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Neil Danns. Direct free kick taken by Julian Speroni.
90:00+0:42 Simeon Jackson fouled by Anthony Gardner, the ref awards a free kick. Henri Lansbury takes the direct free kick.
89:21 Unfair challenge on Matthew Parsons by Simeon Jackson results in a free kick. Darren Ambrose takes the direct free kick.
88:24 Wesley Hoolahan fouled by Alex Marrow, the ref awards a free kick. Henri Lansbury takes the direct free kick.
88:24 Booking Alex Marrow receives a yellow card.
85:29 Marc Tierney gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Wilfried Zaha. Free kick taken by Darren Ambrose.
84:51 Unfair challenge on Nathaniel Clyne by Aaron Wilbraham results in a free kick. Julian Speroni restarts play with the free
kick.
84:44 The ball is delivered by Henri Lansbury, clearance made by Patrick McCarthy.
83:13 Grant Holt produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty area that goes harmlessly over the target.
80:49 The ball is sent over by Darren Ambrose.
80:12 Corner taken by Darren Ambrose from the right by-line to the near post, Aaron Wilbraham manages to make a clearance.
79:55 Darren Ambrose sends in a cross, Wilfried Zaha produces a drilled right-footed shot from 12 yards. Save made by John Ruddy.
78:04 Shot by Henri Lansbury. Save by Julian Speroni.
76:16 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Marc Tierney by Wilfried Zaha. Direct free kick taken by Zak Whitbread.
75:44 Booking Andrew Crofts receives a yellow card.
74:06 Substitution Chris Martin goes off and Aaron Wilbraham comes on.
73:08 Darren Ambrose concedes a free kick for a foul on Russell Martin. Russell Martin restarts play with the free kick.
72:00 The ball is crossed by Henri Lansbury, Anthony Gardner manages to make a clearance.
71:27 Inswinging corner taken by Henri Lansbury from the left by-line, clearance by Julian Speroni.
71:05 Neil Danns takes a shot. Save by John Ruddy.
70:37 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Henri Lansbury.
70:30 The ball is delivered by Chris Martin, clearance by Patrick McCarthy.
66:47 Substitution Sean Scannell leaves the field to be replaced by Wilfried Zaha.
66:00 Zak Whitbread challenges Sean Scannell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Darren Ambrose takes the direct free kick.
64:28 The ball is delivered by Henri Lansbury, save by Julian Speroni.
63:29 Russell Martin crosses the ball, Anthony Gardner makes a clearance.
61:18 The assistant referee flags for offside against Grant Holt. Indirect free kick taken by Julian Speroni.
60:20 Substitution Simeon Jackson comes on in place of David Fox.
60:20 Substitution Marc Tierney comes on in place of Adam Drury.
59:46 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by David Fox from the right by-line, Grant Holt produces a header from inside the area
that goes over the crossbar.
59:36 Andrew Crofts takes a shot. Save by Julian Speroni.
58:49 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Darren Ambrose, clearance made by Zak Whitbread.
58:30 Sean Scannell has a drilled shot. Save made by John Ruddy.
56:44 Unfair challenge on Henri Lansbury by David Wright results in a free kick. David Fox takes the free kick.
56:15 The ball is sent over by Andrew Crofts, save by Julian Speroni.
53:48 The ball is crossed by James Vaughan, John Ruddy makes a save.
52:52 The ball is delivered by Wesley Hoolahan, Matthew Parsons makes a clearance.
52:18 The ball is sent over by Sean Scannell, John Ruddy makes a save.
51:49 The ball is sent over by Chris Martin, Julian Speroni makes a save.
50:53 Darren Ambrose takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post.
50:04 The ball is crossed by Henri Lansbury, clearance by Patrick McCarthy.
48:52 The ball is delivered by Matthew Parsons, clearance made by Zak Whitbread.
48:16 Henri Lansbury produces a left-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that goes wide left of the target.
46:31 Sean Scannell crosses the ball, Andrew Crofts manages to make a clearance.
45:01 The second half has started.
Half Time
45:00+1:17 The match has reached half-time.
45:00+0:25 The ball is sent over by Darren Ambrose, save made by John Ruddy.
44:53 Effort from deep inside the area by Grant Holt misses to the left of the target.
44:46 A cross is delivered by Henri Lansbury.
42:51 A cross is delivered by Matthew Parsons, clearance by Zak Whitbread.
41:01 Henri Lansbury produces a right-footed shot from outside the penalty box and misses right.
40:27 Darren Ambrose delivers the ball, Leon Barnett manages to make a clearance.
39:35 Alex Marrow has a shot on goal from outside the area which misses left.
39:19 The ball is swung over by Nathaniel Clyne, clearance by David Fox.
38:51 A cross is delivered by Wesley Hoolahan, Andrew Crofts takes a shot. Save by Julian Speroni.
38:11 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by David Fox, Neil Danns manages to make a clearance.
36:17 Darren Ambrose takes the inswinging corner, James Vaughan concedes a free kick for a foul on Grant Holt. John Ruddy restarts
play with the free kick.
34:31 The offside flag is raised against Grant Holt. Indirect free kick taken by Julian Speroni.
34:09 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Anthony Gardner by Henri Lansbury. Direct free kick taken by Anthony Gardner.
33:06 James Vaughan produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the goal.
31:38 Booking James Vaughan receives a yellow card.
29:27 Leon Barnett gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on James Vaughan. David Wright takes the direct free kick.
28:08 Unfair challenge on Sean Scannell by Zak Whitbread results in a free kick. Darren Ambrose produces a cross, Patrick McCarthy
has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.
24:46 Darren Ambrose takes a inswinging corner.
23:18 Russell Martin crosses the ball, clearance made by Anthony Gardner.
22:29 The referee blows for offside against Russell Martin. Julian Speroni restarts play with the free kick.
20:06 Anthony Gardner fouled by Henri Lansbury, the ref awards a free kick. Matthew Parsons takes the free kick.
19:31 Centre by Neil Danns.
18:15 Inswinging corner taken by Wesley Hoolahan, Julian Speroni fouled by Zak Whitbread, the ref awards a free kick. Julian Speroni
takes the direct free kick.
17:59 The ball is delivered by Henri Lansbury, clearance by Patrick McCarthy.
11:17 Neil Danns takes a shot. Save by John Ruddy.
10:09 The ball is crossed by Adam Drury, clearance by Patrick McCarthy.
8:57 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by David Fox.
Correction - 8:47 Effort from 25 yards by Wesley Hoolahan. John Ruddy makes a save.
8:47 Sean Scannell takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Save by John Ruddy.
7:06 Zak Whitbread concedes a free kick for a foul on Sean Scannell. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Darren
Ambrose.
2:59 Header from close range by Andrew Crofts misses to the right of the target.
2:04 Henri Lansbury produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar.
0:00 The game gets underway.
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