SATURDAY was one of those games that in previous seasons would have seen us lose.
The character in the team to keep going until the final whistle meant that, ultimately, we all came away happy with another three points. As in the previous week, the substitutions made all the difference.
For much of the game, Palace were content to sit on the edge of their own area and frustrate our attacking intentions, while trying to catch us on the break. Their goal had an element of controversy in it, as Ferguson didn’t move his arm towards the ball, it striking him. The controversy comes from the fact that the referee then failed to apply any consistency, turning down similar appeals from us, as Palace players were struck on the arm by the ball.
Despite the perceived injustice, the team came probing and, eventually, a flash of skill from Gary Taylor-Fletcher skinning two players, and Eliot Grandin taking the ball in his stride and smashing it in, meant that we were back in the game. Basham should have then scored, but the winner came from a header from Kevin Phillips hitting the bar, with Basham following up to gleefully bury the winner to ecstatic scenes around the full ground. It would be nice to see the ground completed asap, so that more fans can enjoy the spectacle at Bloomfield Road in a completed stadium. Next week is an example of missed revenue caused by the delay.
Man of match: Elliot Grandin
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