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90' +7
FULL-TIME: CRYSTAL PALACE 0-1 SHEFFIELD UNITED
90' +5
B. Osborn enters the game and replaces O. McBurnie.
Final change for the Blades now, with McBurnie replaced by Osborn.
90' +3
Blocked! Zaha goes for goal from the edge of the penalty area, but his shot is well blocked and the chance goes away.
90' +2
Late Palace push forward now, they've won a couple of back-to-back corners, but the Blades are defending everything that gets thrown at them.
90'
There will be a minimum of SIX minutes added time played.
89'
Palace are struggling to keep the ball in the Blades half of the pitch at the moment, with the visitors defending well and they look comfortable.
85'
C. Kouyaté enters the game and replaces J. McArthur.
Third and final Palace substitution now, with McArthur making way for Kouyate.
84'
Less than 10 minutes to play now and it's the Blades who look the more likely of the two sides to score. The home supporters are growing restless in the stands.
82'
Good save! Guaita is called into action to deny Stevens as the left-back cuts inside from the wing and drills a shot towards goal, but the Palace keeper is equal to it.
80'
M. Meyer enters the game and replaces J. McCarthy.
Another Palace change now, with McCarthy coming off and he has been replaced by Meyer.
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79'
There's not long left to play now at Selhurst Park, can Palace level the scoreline late on? It's end-to-end at the moment, very open as Palace push forward and leave space for the Blades to counter-attack at the other end.
77'
A. Townsend enters the game and replaces C. Benteke.
Palace make their first substitution of the game now, with Benteke replaced by Townsend.
74'
J. Ward gets yellow.
Ward accepts his yellow card for the tackle. Palace keep all 11 men on the pitch.
68'
J. Lundstram enters the game and replaces S. Berge.
J. Fleck gets yellow.
Another Sheffield United change now, with Berge heading off the pitch and he has been replaced by Lundstram.
Fleck is the latest player to be booked, after his foul on Zaha down the right wing. The Palace winger then reacts angrily towards the Blades midfielder.
67'
L. Milivojević gets yellow.
Milivojevic is booked after he deliberately stops McBurnie in his tracks as he tried to break forward on the counter.
66'
Palace are piling on the pressure now, trying to find an equalising goal sooner rather than later. The Blades are currently camped inside their own half.
64'
L. Mousset enters the game and replaces B. Sharp.
The visitors make the first substitution of the game, with Sharp the man coming off and he has been replaced by Mousset.
59'
Guaita has barely had anything to do in the Palace goal so far, but he's going to be making the headlines for the wrong reasons now.
58'
Guaita is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOOOAAALLL! Sheffield United take the lead, it's 1-0! A horror moment for Guaita in goal for Palace! Norwood whips a brilliant corner delivery into the box and Guaita seems to have control of it, catching the ball. However, he then carries it onto the line as he stumbles, before dropping the ball and the goal-line technology shows that it crossed the line. Terrible moment for the keeper.
57'
The visitors are starting to get a foothold in the game now, pushing players forward and Palace are the side having to sit deep. Still no goalscoring chances though.
52'
Basham has been bandaged up by the Blades medical team and is now back on the pitch, as is Benteke.
46'
The second half is under way!
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HALF-TIME: CRYSTAL PALACE 0-0 SHEFFIELD UNITED
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There will be a minimum of one minute added time played at the end of the first half.
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There's just a few minutes left to play until the end of the first half, can either side break the deadlock before the half-time whistle?
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It's still the hosts who are on top here, Zaha is causing all sorts of problems for the Blades defence and the visitors are yet to enjoy a sustained spell of possession in their opponents half.
35'
Baldock needs to be careful here, he's already got a booking and he's just produced a late challenge on Zaha right on the touchline. A few of the Palace players surround the referee, but just a free-kick is awarded.
33'
Basham is limping for the Blades at the moment, it's after a challenge on McCarthy on the edge of the penalty area. However, it looks like the centre-back is going to try and run this one off.
30'
It looks like Tomkins has a problem for Palace after a collision with Sharp on the edge of the penalty area, the centre-back has gone down clutching his face. Just a free-kick is awarded by the referee.
24'
J. Tomkins gets yellow.
Tomkins is the first Palace player to be booked today, for his late sliding challenge on Sharp, which hands the Blades a free-kick in a decent position out on the left wing.
22'
The pace of game is quite slow at the moment, with both teams just trying to work themselves into the match, not yet exerting their authority and looking like creating a goalscoring chance.
20'
Wild effort! Zaha does brilliantly down the left wing, beating Norwood and Baldock to drill a low cross into the box, but it's cut out and then falls to Milivojevic on the edge of the penalty area. However, his first-time shot flies high over the crossbar.
18'
G. Baldock gets yellow.
The first yellow card of the game is shown to Baldock after he holds onto Zaha and pulls the winger to the ground as he looked to break forward.
16'
Most of the Palace attacking moves are coming from down the left-wing, with Van Aanholt currently camped inside the United half of the pitch and he is linking up well with Zaha, who is constantly trying to beat Baldock down that flank.
14'
Zaha takes on Berge down the left and wins the first corner of the game for Palace, can they create something from this set piece? It's whipped into the box, Henderson comes off his line and tries to gather, but he drops it, however, luckily for the keeper, one of his defenders is alert to the danger and clears the ball.
12'
It's very windy at Selhurst Park and both teams are trying to keep the ball on the ground and play it around the pitch. No chances for either side so far.
8'
Sharp and McBurnie have spent much of the opening minutes of the game chasing the Palace defence, the skipper is having to drop deep in order to get on the ball and in the process just fouled Milivojevic on the halfway line.
6'
The hosts are comfortably keeping the ball at the moment, but it's all in their own half as United are doing a good job of pressing them high up the pitch and making it difficult for them to find space with a five man midfield.
4'
Good move! The Blades work the ball well into the Palace penalty area as Stevens whips in a cross, which McBurnie nods down to Berge, but the new signing is just unable to reach it and Palace clear the danger.
3'
Palace have started the brighter of the two teams so far, with Benteke looking sharp up front and he gets in-behind the Sheffield United defence, but he makes his run too early and is caught offside.
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We're under way!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Premier League clash between Crystal Palace and Sheffield United at Selhurst Park.
Palace return to Premier League action today after having a week off last weekend due to being knocked out of the FA Cup. The Eagles suffered a 2-0 defeat last time out against Southampton, which leaves them 11th in the table.
Meanwhile the Blades booked their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup, with a 2-0 success over Millwall last weekend. The visitors are eighth in the Premier League table, having suffered a tight 1-0 defeat against Manchester City in their last league game.
PALACE SUBS: Wayne Hennessey, Scott Dann, Max Meyer, Cheikhou Kouyate, Andros Townsend, Martin Kelly, Jairo Riedewald.
PALACE (4-5-1): Vicente Guaita; Joel Ward, James Tomkins, Gary Cahill, Patrick Van Aanholt; Jordan Ayew, Luka Milivojevic, James McArthur, James McCarthy, Wilfried Zaha; Christian Benteke.
SHEFFIELD UNITED SUBS: Michael Verrips, John Lundstram, Luke Freeman, Phil Jagielka, Jack Robinson, Lys Mousset, Ben Osborn.
SHEFFIELD UNITED (3-5-2): Dean Henderson; Chris Basham, John Egan, Jack O’Connell; George Baldock, Sander Berge, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Enda Stevens; Billy Sharp, Oliver McBurnie.
The teams are out at Selhurst Park and kick-off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all of the match action!
Sheffield United have struggled to get the ball up top to Sharp and McBurnie, who have had to sit deep for large periods as the Blades tried to soak up the Palace pressure. Palace will be confident that if they keep this up on the second half then they'll find the breakthrough goal.
Palace drop down to 13th in the table and are now winless in their last six league games. Next up for the Eagles is a trip to Everton. This victory for Sheffield United moves them up to fifth and they'll return to Bramall Lane next weekend, welcoming Bournemouth.
That's all for us today folks, we hope you enjoyed the game.
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