51" great bit of defending from convey in midfield to regain posession, pushes up to the striker, good lay-off creates a chance, but blocked out for a corner. comes to nothing as ingermarson heads well wide. commentators say "palace looking more like the away side as reading takes the initiative"
That's his role. He plays on the left, but he's been on the right tonight for several forays, and he's often found in the middle. man, this is way too much pressure. 0-0 would be a miracle.
53" palace corner creates great chance for hudson with a free header. should score, but heads it wide
54" convey with a try from 25 yards out. defence late to converge, tries his luck, but pulls it a bit wide, never really troubling the keeper. worth a go to keep the defenders on edge
So, Convey's shot was a good one, despite the fact that it was 1. too far out 2. not very powerful and 3. off target, according to the announcers. Yeah, aside from that, it was great.
56" corner to palace, flicked on at the near post. convey with a good piece of defending to clear loose ball from the penalty spot
not a great shot, but worth making the defenders think they need to close down from there. maybe creates an opening to slip a neat pass through next time
58" convey with a whiff from the top of the box, almost works as a dummy as a teammate comes through to fire a shot wide on the ball as it comes through. announcers say you'll be hard pressed to get convey to admit that it wasn't a dummy. camera cuts to convey with a great smile on his face
60" fk in dangerous area on the left for reading. convey not taking? played into the box but headed clear, but palace foul again, sidwell to take
Okay now, come on URzzzz. Two great games by keepers today, eh. Annoying when the other side matches Marcus.
61" sidwell free kick into the wall, deflected back. played into doyle off the throw, forces save at full extension by kiraly. goes for corner - comes to nothing as the inswinger taken by the keeper
64" johnson beats the trap, comes in with awkward chance, but mh out quickly. all aj can do is try to head past him, but mh out well - "very aware tonight" says the commentators. kitson coming off for lita
64" johnson beats the trap, comes in with awkward chance, but mh out quickly. all aj can do is try to head past him, but mh out well - "very aware tonight" says the commentator. kitson coming off for lita
64" johnson beats the trap, comes in with awkward chance, but mh out quickly. all aj can do is try to head past him, but mh out well - "very aware tonight" says the commentator. kitson coming off for lita
I'm having a hard time imagining a man who sits on the bench at ManU keeping this man from the number 2 slot. I'm having a hard time imagining any keeper outplaying him right now (and yes, I do watch KK in the 1bund every week, but still...) He's a total stud thus far tonight. Crikey, Kits again? third injury this year. He should have pulled a Beckham and gotten his fifth yellow before limping off. downside, kits is off. upside, the hat-trick man is on. not half bad.
69" game fizzling out a bit, neither team looking to creative. despite the early fireworks, 0-0 looking much more likely. fairly open game, but both teams looking just short on that final bit of quality