Match report

Crystal Palace Defeats Stoke City 2-1 in FA Cup Thriller

Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
2–1
FT
Stoke City
Stoke City
Mar 1, 2022

Crystal Palace secured their place in the next round of the FA Cup with a narrow 2-1 win over Stoke City at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace took an early lead through Kouyaté, only to see Stoke level quickly via Josh Tymon's goal. However, J. Riedewald's late strike for Crystal Palace proved decisive in this tightly contested match.

Key Facts

  • • Crystal Palace 2-1 Stoke City
  • • C. Kouyaté scored the opening goal (53')
  • • Josh Tymon equalized for Stoke (58')
  • • J. Riedewald sealed victory for Crystal Palace (82')

Lineups

Crystal Palace

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 J. Butland (G)
  • 17 N. Clyne (D)
  • 16 J. Andersen (D)
  • 6 M. Guéhi (D)
  • 45 T. Adaramola (D)
  • 8 C. Kouyaté (M)
  • 12 W. Hughes (M)
  • 7 M. Olise (M)
  • 9 J. Ayew (M)
  • 11 W. Zaha (M)
  • 14 J. Mateta (F)

Substitutes

  • 23 C. Gallagher
  • 15 J. Schlupp
  • 4 L. Milivojević
  • 44 J. Riedewald
  • 20 C. Benteke
  • 13 Guaita
  • 22 O. Édouard
  • 10 E. Eze
  • 34 M. Kelly

Stoke City

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 13 J. Bonham (G)
  • 5 J. Chester (D)
  • 6 L. Moore (D)
  • 2 T. Smith (M)
  • 14 J. Tymon (M)
  • 24 T. Harwood-Bellis (D)
  • 4 J. Allen (M)
  • 28 R. Sawyers (M)
  • 25 N. Powell (F)
  • 15 J. Thompson (M)
  • 33 J. Maja (F)

Substitutes

  • 18 J. Brown
  • 8 M. Vrančić
  • 9 S. Fletcher
  • 10 T. Campbell
  • 32 D. Wright-Phillips
  • 16 B. Wilmot
  • 12 J. Bursik
  • 7 S. Clucas
  • 21 D. Duhaney

Timeline

  1. Crystal Palace
    53' Crystal Palace Goal · Normal Goal
    C. Kouyaté
  2. Stoke City
    58' Stoke City Goal · Normal Goal
    Josh Tymon · Assist: R. Sawyers
  3. Crystal Palace
    64' Crystal Palace subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Jordan Ayew · On: C. Gallagher
  4. Crystal Palace
    65' Crystal Palace subst · Substitution 2
    Off: T. Adaramola · On: J. Schlupp
  5. Stoke City
    67' Stoke City subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Maja · On: J. Brown
  6. Crystal Palace
    78' Crystal Palace subst · Substitution 3
    Off: W. Hughes · On: L. Milivojević
  7. Crystal Palace
    78' Crystal Palace subst · Substitution 4
    Off: C. Kouyaté · On: J. Riedewald
  8. Stoke City
    79' Stoke City subst · Substitution 2
    Off: R. Sawyers · On: M. Vrančić
  9. Crystal Palace
    82' Crystal Palace Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Riedewald
  10. Crystal Palace
    84' Crystal Palace Card · Yellow Card
    J. Schlupp

    Foul

  11. Stoke City
    86' Stoke City subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Chester · On: S. Fletcher
  12. Stoke City
    86' Stoke City subst · Substitution 4
    Off: N. Powell · On: Tyrese Campbell
  13. Crystal Palace
    88' Crystal Palace Card · Yellow Card
    C. Gallagher

    Persistent fouling

  14. Crystal Palace
    90'+2 Crystal Palace subst · Substitution 5
    Off: J. Mateta · On: C. Benteke

Match Stats

Stat Crystal Palace Stoke City
Fouls 14 11
Pass Accuracy 82% 69%
Offsides 4 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 10 13
Corners 5 3
Total Passes 505 335
Yellow Cards 2 0
Blocked Shots 5 6
Shots on Target 2 3
Shots off Target 3 4
Possession 59% 41%
Accurate Passes 412 231
Shots Inside Box 8 8
Saves 1 0
Shots Outside Box 2 5

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Crystal Palace took the lead in the 53rd minute with a goal from Kouyaté, putting pressure on Stoke to respond.
  • ▸ Stoke City leveled just five minutes later through Josh Tymon's equalizer, showing resilience and determination.
  • ▸ The decisive moment came when J. Riedewald scored for Crystal Palace at 82', securing the win in this FA Cup encounter.