Crystal Palace FC vs Grimsby Town FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 3
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Overview
Match Preview
Crystal Palace FC vs Grimsby Town FC — FA Cup at Selhurst Park.
- Crystal Palace FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Grimsby Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee John Busby
- Referee Harry Lennard
- Referee Jonathan Moss
- Referee Lee Betts
- Referee Martin Atkinson
23 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/gameHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Jan Grimsby Town FC H 1–0 W 02 Jan Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 2–0 W 30 Dec Chelsea FC H 0–1 L 26 Dec Cardiff City FC H 0–0 D 22 Dec Manchester City FC A 3–2 W 15 Dec Leicester City FC H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Jan Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L 02 Dec Chesterfield FC A 2–0 W 10 Nov Milton Keynes Dons FC H 3–1 W Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season25% Clean Sheets
Grimsby Town FC this seasonTop Scorers (This Season)
Grimsby Town FCJaze Kabia 3 G Kieran Green 2 G Danny Rose 2 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Crystal Palace FC and Grimsby Town FC has kicked off!
- 2' Andrew Fox was booked on 2.
- 7' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 7 minutes.
- 12' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 17' Luke Hendrie has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 22' Crystal Palace FC is showing some good football. However, Crystal Palace FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 32' Grimsby Town FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 36' Crystal Palace FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cheikhou Kouyate is hanging Pape Ndiaye Souare on the field on 36 minute.
- 41' The travelling Grimsby Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 45' Luke Hendrie is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
- 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 55' Crystal Palace FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 61' The Crystal Palace FC manager makes a substitution. Alexander Sorloth departs to be replaced by Connor Wickham.
- 66' It looks surprising Grimsby Town FC does not make any changes. Wilfried Zaha has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 68' Time for substitution for Crystal Palace FC. Jairo Riedewald is replaced by Jordan Ayew.
- 73' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 74' Mitchell Rose was booked on 74.
- 75' Charles Vernam has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wesley Thomas on 75 minute.
- 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jeffrey Schlupp, as he is very good at scoring at Selhurst Park with 10 goals in the last 10 games.
- 85' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andrew Fox suffering a number of foals already.
- 86' What a strike from Jordan Ayew! The score is 1-0.
- 89' The supporters are chanting for Jordan Cook. He replaces Martyn Woolford on 89 minute.
- Full Time. Crystal Palace FC beats Grimsby Town FC
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Lineups
Crystal Palace FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 7
- 13
- 2
- 6
- 34
- 15
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44
Jairo Riedewald ↓ Jordan Ayew 68'
- 10
- 11
- 9
Bench
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8
Cheikhou Kouyate ↑ 36'
- 25
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14
Jordan Ayew ↑ 68'
- 1
- 29
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21
Connor Wickham ↑ 61'
- 35
Coach Roy HodgsonGrimsby Town FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 22
- 7
- 27
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39
Wesley Thomas ↓ Charles Vernam 75'
- 1
- 19
- 15
- 8
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16
Martyn Woolford ↓ Jordan Cook 89'
- 2
- 17
Bench
- 30
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11
Jordan Cook ↑ 89'
- 23
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18
Charles Vernam ↑ 75'
- 4
- 31
- 3
Coach Michael Jolley -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jordan Ayew 1 Head to Head
Crystal Palace FC Form
2019-01-05 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Grimsby Town FC W 2019-01-02 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2018-12-30 Crystal Palace FC 0–1 Chelsea FC L 2018-12-26 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2018-12-22 Manchester City FC 2–3 Crystal Palace FC W 2018-12-15 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.02 Crystal Palace FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.72 Grimsby Town FC xGI would bet for: Crystal Palace FC or Draw 77% + Under 2.5 goals 75%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Crystal Palace FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.74Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 80% 20% ± 1.5 52% 48% ± 2.5 25% 75% ± 3.5 11% 89% ± 4.5 4% 96% Double Chance
Crystal Palace FC or Draw 77%Draw or Grimsby Town FC 56%Crystal Palace FC or Grimsby Town FC 67%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 20.2%1 – 0 Actual1 – 1 13.8%0 – 1 11.2%2 – 0 8.6%2 – 1 6.5%1 – 2 4.5%0 – 2 4.2%3 – 0 2.9%2 – 2 2.5%3 – 1 2.3%1 – 3 1.1%Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC
Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Grimsby Town FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 11% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 24% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 77% — 23% +1 77% 16% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet 49% ✗Grimsby Town FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.