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Crystal Palace 1-1 Luton Town: Cauley Woodrow scores late leveller

By Alex HowellBBC Sport at Selhurst Park
Cauley Woodrow scores
Cauley Woodrow scored his first Premier League goal of the season

A stoppage-time goal from Cauley Woodrow saw Luton Town snatch a draw against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

The Eagles made a fast start and Jean-Philippe Mateta put his team into the lead after just 11 minutes.

A pass back from Alfie Doughty towards his goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski led to a mix-up between Gabriel Osho and Kaminski, and Daniel Munoz took advantage before giving the ball to Mateta, who finished with a clever flick into the corner of the net.

The home side had 21 shots during the match and missed a host of chances to make sure they took all three points, with Mateta, Daniel Munoz, Jordan Ayew and Ebere Eze going close before Odsonne Edouard hit the crossbar late on.

Palace were then punished for not taking their opportunities when second-half substitute Woodrow headed in a cross from Andros Townsend in the 96th minute to spark wild celebrations in the away end and earn what could be a vital point for Luton in the fight against relegation.

Same old problem for Palace

Conceding late goals has plagued Crystal Palace all season and, coming into this match, the Eagles had conceded 21 goals in the last 15 minutes of their Premier League matches - more than any other side.

When the six minutes of added time were announced to the stadium, there was a huge groan from the home supporters.

And manager Oliver Glasner will not believe that his side have not taken all three points, with the game's statistics pointing to what should have been a victory.

The expected goal stat (XG) had Palace with 2.37 while Luton's equaliser was just their second shot on target of the match.

The Palace players have spoken about how the new style implemented by Glasner is taking some time to adjust to, due to the intensity of play he expects.

Glasner is taking his Palace side to Marbella for a training camp next week, where he will look to improve the players' fitness.

The Eagles have 21 days before their next Premier League match, away to Nottingham Forest.

Crucial point for Luton

Woodrow's late goal means that Luton have stayed within touching distance of the teams above them and that they are only three points from safety.

Luton have made a habit of scoring late goals and the 15 they have scored in the last 15 minutes of Premier League games this season is second only to league leaders Liverpool (24).

Rob Edwards will be delighted they have been able to get something from a game where they only had their first shot on target after 80 minutes.

Carlton Morris had an effort saved well by Sam Johnstone in the Palace goal but the visitors struggled to impose themselves on the match as the home side missed a number of big chances.

That was before former Palace man Townsend's cross was headed in by Woodrow to get what could be a crucial point as they look to avoid the drop.

Player of the match

WoodrowCauley Woodrow

with an average of 7.49

Crystal Palace

  1. Squad number20Player nameA Wharton
    Average rating

    7.43

  2. Squad number14Player nameMateta
    Average rating

    7.20

  3. Squad number10Player nameEze
    Average rating

    7.11

  4. Squad number16Player nameAndersen
    Average rating

    6.89

  5. Squad number12Player nameMuñoz
    Average rating

    6.84

  6. Squad number26Player nameRichards
    Average rating

    6.66

  7. Squad number1Player nameJohnstone
    Average rating

    6.57

  8. Squad number8Player nameLerma
    Average rating

    6.54

  9. Squad number3Player nameMitchell
    Average rating

    6.46

  10. Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
    Average rating

    6.42

  11. Squad number2Player nameWard
    Average rating

    6.32

  12. Squad number22Player nameÉdouard
    Average rating

    5.85

  13. Squad number19Player nameHughes
    Average rating

    5.48

  14. Squad number29Player nameAhamada
    Average rating

    5.31

Luton Town

  1. Squad number10Player nameWoodrow
    Average rating

    7.49

  2. Squad number30Player nameTownsend
    Average rating

    7.30

  3. Squad number9Player nameMorris
    Average rating

    6.88

  4. Squad number43Player nameNelson
    Average rating

    6.72

  5. Squad number27Player nameHashioka
    Average rating

    6.64

  6. Squad number8Player nameBerry
    Average rating

    6.61

  7. Squad number45Player nameDoughty
    Average rating

    6.60

  8. Squad number24Player nameKaminski
    Average rating

    6.53

  9. Squad number14Player nameChong
    Average rating

    6.43

  10. Squad number6Player nameBarkley
    Average rating

    6.34

  11. Squad number7Player nameOgbene
    Average rating

    6.31

  12. Squad number15Player nameMengi
    Average rating

    6.28

  13. Squad number18Player nameClark
    Average rating

    6.13

  14. Squad number2Player nameOsho
    Average rating

    6.07

  15. Squad number16Player nameBurke
    Average rating

    6.05

  16. Squad number12Player nameKaboré
    Average rating

    5.98

Line-ups

Crystal Palace

Formation 3-4-3

  • 1Johnstone
  • 2Ward
  • 16Andersen
  • 26Richards
  • 12MuñozBooked at 86mins
  • 20A WhartonSubstituted forHughesat 81'minutes
  • 8Lerma
  • 3Mitchell
  • 9J AyewSubstituted forAhamadaat 70'minutes
  • 14MatetaSubstituted forÉdouardat 81'minutes
  • 10EzeBooked at 39mins

Substitutes

  • 5Tomkins
  • 17Clyne
  • 19Hughes
  • 22Édouard
  • 29Ahamada
  • 30Henderson
  • 48Plange
  • 51Rodney
  • 52Ozoh

Luton

Formation 3-4-2-1

  • 24Kaminski
  • 16BurkeBooked at 57mins
  • 15MengiSubstituted forHashiokaat 62'minutes
  • 2OshoSubstituted forWoodrowat 81'minutes
  • 12KaboréBooked at 27mins
  • 18ClarkSubstituted forBerryat 87'minutesBooked at 90mins
  • 6Barkley
  • 45Doughty
  • 7OgbeneSubstituted forTownsendat 87'minutes
  • 14ChongSubstituted forNelsonat 87'minutes
  • 9Morris

Substitutes

  • 1Shea
  • 8Berry
  • 10Woodrow
  • 17Mpanzu
  • 23Krul
  • 27Hashioka
  • 30Townsend
  • 43Nelson
  • 44Piesold
Referee:
Sunny Singh
Attendance:
25,103

Match Stats

Home TeamCrystal PalaceAway TeamLuton
Possession
Home49%
Away51%
Shots
Home21
Away8
Shots on Target
Home4
Away2
Corners
Home8
Away6
Fouls
Home20
Away11

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Luton Town 1.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Luton Town 1.

  3. Goal!

    Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Luton Town 1. Cauley Woodrow (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.

  4. Post update

    Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).

  5. Post update

    Issa Kaboré (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. Post update

    Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.

  7. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.

  8. Post update

    Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Reece Burke.

  9. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.

  10. Booking

    Luke Berry (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  11. Post update

    Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.

  12. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma.

  13. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  14. Substitution

    Substitution, Luton Town. Zack Nelson replaces Tahith Chong.

  15. Substitution

    Substitution, Luton Town. Andros Townsend replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.

  16. Substitution

    Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Berry replaces Jordan Clark.

  17. Booking

    Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  18. Post update

    Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).

  19. Post update

    Tahith Chong (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. Post update

    Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high.

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