Match Thread Crystal Palace v Everton - Preview, Match Report and MotM Poll

[TheBigIguana]

But then how do you determine what's a free kick hand ball and what's a penalty handball - deliberate?

I don't necessarily disagree, but my problem is the rules are quite clear as they stand as to what hand ball constitutes, and you have idiot commentators completely unaware of the rules and dictating the conversation about an ongoing game with their nonsense.

I know I said that is the problem. But we can draw something up and see what happens.

 

[Terrarian]

My thought on the penalty are that his hand was in a natural position because he checked his run to turn in the other direction. Can't see what else he can do with his hand really. Anyway it's gone it's given but the new handball rule sucks.

 

[dannyboy]

Need Doucoure and Gomes to step up and dominate the game. The Everton we know and hate would sit back in the second half to concede the inevitable equaliser, let´s hope we see something different.

 

[Del-boy]

Not many teams will get a result at Palace. Just need to make sure we weather the likely storm for 10 minutes after the re start.

looked half asleep against West Brom and conceded early.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Good first half that, think we’ve just about shaded it and it’s boss that for the 3rd game running we’ve conceded but not let heads drop when in the past we have

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Feel we're a bit fortunate to be winning. Need to improve second half.

 

[abrigael]

James and Yerry..GREAT WORK..

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Gomes has had a great half. Big Mick Kegger bringing it out from the back is a thing of beauty too.

Free roaming role suits...

 

[trueblue84]

No idea how that penalty was controversial. His hand was out in the path of the ball

By the letter of the law, yes. And at least they've been consistent with the decisions so far. But I suspect there will be a good few moments where we're caught out by it and when you look at the number of penalties each week, it is getting silly.

 

[Lelouch]

Richarlison was in if the ball didn't hit his hand maybe that's what tipped it.

 

[Ivo]

The reason I think it was deffo a pen is because the handball stopped the ball going to richarlison. If it was just going out for a goal kick it wouldn't have been.

 

[peteblue]

They have 2 workers in midfield to break up the play. Gomes has been finding the space and more so James. Not much service into DCL - Palace working very very hard to close us down.

I‘ve been pleased the way we get three men around anyone on the wing...

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Palace remind me a bit of us under Moyes

 

[sparkin31]

Eze looks Palaces stand out player here, very good with the ball at his feet and direct.

Yeah looks dangerous with his strength and pace but not seen much from his final ball yet though.

 

[The binman chronicles]

Good away performance based upon the years where we regularly got nowt from any trip to London, however with this team you expect more and hopefully there is more control in the 2nd half.