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Crystal Palace 3-0 Middlesbrough, EFL Cup

EFL Cup · Round 3Full time
Crystal Palace
  • Strand Larsen 37′, 53′
  • Kamada 72′

3–0

xG 1.11 – 0.73

Half time 1–0

Middlesbrough
Kick-off
Venue
Selhurst Park
Referee
Tony Harrington
Attendance
13,074
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Crystal Palace 3-0 Middlesbrough. xG 1.1-0.7.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Crystal Palace

5-4-1 · Pierre Sage

Avg rating 7.28

Middlesbrough

4-2-3-1 · Kim Hellberg

Avg rating 6.38

  • Benítez

    #44 · Goalkeeper · Crystal Palace

    90′ played

    8.1

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Chilwell

    #33 · Left-back · Crystal Palace

    90′ played

    8.0

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.24
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  • Disasi

    #5 · Centre-back · Crystal Palace

    73′ played

    7.1

    Off 73′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Tomiyasu

    #17 · Centre-back · Crystal Palace

    90′ played

    7.3

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Ahanor

    #21 · Centre-back · Crystal Palace

    90′ played

    8.0

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Mingueza

    #30 · Right-back · Crystal Palace

    90′ played

    8.4

    1 assist

    Passing

    xA
    0.54

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
    Player page

  • Pino

    #10 · Left midfielder · Crystal Palace

    73′ played

    7.5

    Off 73′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.28
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  • Hughes

    #19 · Midfielder · Crystal Palace

    90′ played

    7.6

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
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  • Timber

    #23 · Midfielder · Crystal Palace

    59′ played

    6.6

    Off 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
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  • Osorio

    #24 · Right midfielder · Crystal Palace

    59′ played

    6.7

    Off 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.05

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
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  • Strand Larsen

    #22 · Forward · Crystal Palace

    73′ played

    9.2

    2 goals, 1 assistOff 73′Player of the match

    xG
    0.68

    Passing

    xA
    0.41
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  • Brynn

    #31 · Goalkeeper · Middlesbrough

    90′ played

    5.5

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Byram

    #3 · Left-back · Middlesbrough

    45′ played

    6.2

    Off 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
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  • Jones

    #5 · Centre-back · Middlesbrough

    90′ played

    5.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Ayling

    #12 · Centre-back · Middlesbrough

    90′ played

    6.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.57

    Attack

    xG
    0.07
    Player page

  • Brittain

    #2 · Right-back · Middlesbrough

    90′ played

    6.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.17

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
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  • Morris

    #10 · Defensive midfielder · Middlesbrough

    84′ played

    8.0

    Off 84′

    Passing

    xA
    0.10

    Attack

    xG
    0.08
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  • Malanda

    #29 · Defensive midfielder · Middlesbrough

    77′ played

    6.1

    Off 77′

    Passing

    xA
    0.06
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  • Conway

    #9 · Left winger · Middlesbrough

    67′ played

    6.3

    Off 67′

    xG
    0.03

    Passing

    xA
    0.07
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  • Peart-Harris

    #14 · Attacking midfielder · Middlesbrough

    90′ played

    7.0

    Passing

    xA
    0.14

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
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  • Cozier-Duberry

    #11 · Right winger · Middlesbrough

    90′ played

    6.8
    xG
    0.10

    Passing

    xA
    0.11
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  • Strelec

    #13 · Forward · Middlesbrough

    67′ played

    6.6

    Off 67′

    xG
    0.08

    Passing

    xA
    0.10
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Bench

  • Kamada

    #18 · Substitute · Crystal Palace

    31′ played

    7.3

    1 goalOn 59′

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
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  • Wharton

    #20 · Substitute · Crystal Palace

    31′ played

    6.2

    On 59′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Lerma

    #8 · Substitute · Crystal Palace

    17′ played

    6.0

    On 73′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • McNeil

    #11 · Substitute · Crystal Palace

    17′ played

    6.3

    On 73′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Gozo

    #12 · Substitute · Crystal Palace

    17′ played

    6.3

    On 73′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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Bench

  • Borges

    #30 · Substitute · Middlesbrough

    45′ played

    6.5

    On 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
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  • Lankshear

    #7 · Substitute · Middlesbrough

    23′ played

    6.0

    On 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.07
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  • Castledine

    #19 · Substitute · Middlesbrough

    23′ played

    6.1

    On 67′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Phillips

    #4 · Substitute · Middlesbrough

    13′ played

    6.1

    On 77′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Pukstas

    #21 · Substitute · Middlesbrough

    6′ played

    On 84′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.18
    Player page

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Side by side

The numbers

  • 41%Possession59%
    CRY 41%, BOO 59%.
  • 1.11Expected goals (xG)0.73
    CRY 1.11, BOO 0.73.
  • 1.11Non-penalty xG0.73
    CRY 1.11, BOO 0.73.
  • 2.08xG on target0.68
    CRY 2.08, BOO 0.68.
  • 8Shots16
    CRY 8, BOO 16.
  • 5On target4
    CRY 5, BOO 4.
  • 4Big chances0
    CRY 4, BOO 0.
  • 414Passes599
    CRY 414, BOO 599.
  • 83%Pass accuracy90%
    CRY 83%, BOO 90%.
  • 1Corners6
    CRY 1, BOO 6.
  • 35Tackles8
    CRY 35, BOO 8.
  • 5Interceptions7
    CRY 5, BOO 7.
  • 6.2PPDA (lower = more pressing)3.3
    CRY 6.2, BOO 3.3.
  • 10Fouls11
    CRY 10, BOO 11.
  • 0Yellow cards2
    CRY 0, BOO 2.
  • 0Red cards0
    CRY 0, BOO 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

Crystal PalaceMiddlesbrough
  1. Goal, Strand Larsen (Mingueza)1–0
    37′
  2. 46′
    Substitution, Borges (Off Byram)
  3. Goal, Strand Larsen (Chilwell)2–0
    53′
  4. Substitution, Kamada (Off Timber / Osorio)
    59′
  5. Substitution, Wharton (Off Timber / Osorio)
    59′
  6. 64′
    Yellow card, Malanda
  7. 67′
    Substitution, Lankshear (Off Conway / Strelec)
  8. 67′
    Substitution, Castledine (Off Conway / Strelec)
  9. Goal, Kamada (Strand Larsen)3–0
    72′
  10. Substitution, Lerma (Off Disasi / Pino / Strand Larsen)
    73′
  11. Substitution, McNeil (Off Disasi / Pino / Strand Larsen)
    73′
  12. Substitution, Gozo (Off Disasi / Pino / Strand Larsen)
    73′
  13. 77′
    Substitution, Phillips (Off Malanda)
  14. 83′
    Yellow card, Peart-Harris
  15. 84′
    Substitution, Pukstas (Off Morris)

Photos: Bryan Berlin / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Sven Mandel / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chensiyuan / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Oscarfan123 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · AFC Bournemouth / CC BY 3.0 · Kelvin Stuttard / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ardfern, CC BY-SA 4.0

24 shots

Every shot

← BOO attack

CRY attack →

Strand Larsen 37′Crystal Palace · Goal · Open play · Header0.88xGOT0.38xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Crystal Palace1.11xG

Middlesbrough0.73xG

Full time3–0

0.00.51.01.50′15′30′HT60′75′90′Strand Larsen 37′Strand Larsen 53′Kamada 72′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Crystal Palace on top16%

Middlesbrough on top84%

HT0′–5′: Middlesbrough on top5′–10′: Middlesbrough on top10′–15′: Middlesbrough on top15′–20′: Middlesbrough on top20′–25′: Crystal Palace on top25′–30′: Middlesbrough on top30′–35′: Middlesbrough on top35′–40′: Crystal Palace on top40′–45′: Middlesbrough on top45′–50′: Middlesbrough on top50′–55′: Crystal Palace on top55′–60′: Middlesbrough on top60′–65′: Middlesbrough on top65′–70′: Middlesbrough on top70′–75′: Middlesbrough on top75′–80′: Middlesbrough on top80′–85′: Crystal Palace on top85′–90′: Middlesbrough on top90′–95′: Middlesbrough on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

30Ahanor18Hughes17Timber27Disasi22Pino27Chilwell24Mingueza15Osorio21Tomiyasu33Benítez15Strand Larsen

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Crystal Palace · Starting XI until the first substitution (58')Busiest link: Benítez and Disasi, 16 passes.Centralisation index 0.05: Benítez made 1.5× an even share of the passes.
27Conway11Brynn41Brittain49Malanda41Jones47Byram48Ayling57Morris17Cozier-Duberry14Peart-Harris3Strelec

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Middlesbrough · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Jones and Byram, 23 passes.Centralisation index 0.08: Morris made 1.8× an even share of the passes.

Middlesbrough leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.08 against 0.05).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 57), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 23).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.