Crystal Palace 4-0 Lech Poznan: six saves and a fast start
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- Six saves from Benítez, clean sheet despite 16-17 shots
- Led for 80 of 90 minutes, 3-0 at half-time
- 16 shots vs a 9.8 average in five earlier matches
Three goals before the break settled it
Crystal Palace had the match won by the 34th minute. Yeremy Pino, Chris Richards and Jørgen Strand Larsen, from the penalty spot, all scored before half-time, and Lech Poznan spent 80 of the 90 minutes trailing. Quick start aside, there was little drama at Selhurst Park, with Eddie Nketiah adding a fourth in the 89th minute.
Same shots on target, different outcomes
Lech had more shots, 17 to Palace's 16, yet it was a night of even targets only on paper. Both sides hit the target six times. Mateusz Lis made two saves for Lech, while Walter Benítez made six at the other end to keep the clean sheet. Palace turned their chances into goals; Lech's ended up in the goalkeeper's gloves.
Palace's output rose well above their norm
Set against their five earlier matches this season, this was a higher tempo from Palace. They averaged 9.8 shots in those games and had 16 here, while the five-match average of 2.2 goals conceded became a clean sheet. It is a small sample, so no firm pattern can be claimed, but both ends of the pitch improved.
Pino's opener carried the most weight
Pino's opener in the 10th minute was worth +0.7 FN xPts, the largest figure of the match, and Richards' goal added +0.4. Once the side led 3-0, the goals that followed were worth close to nothing in FN xPts. The result was effectively decided in the first half hour.
Player of the match
Chris Richards 8.7Dominant
Richards scored once, made four tackles and won four of five duels in 74 minutes.
Richards scored Palace's second in the 27th minute from an Adam Wharton assist, worth +0.4 FN xPts, and that goal made it 2-0. In his 74 minutes he also made four tackles and won four of his five duels. A defender contributing a goal and that much defensive work helped build the 3-0 half-time cushion.
Game state
1-02-03-04-0
Crystal Palace ahead 80 min · level 10 min · Lech Poznan ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
10'
Yeremy Pino
Goal
+0.7
27'
Chris Richards
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Adam Wharton +0.1
+0.4
34'
Jørgen Strand Larsen
Pen goal
+0.1
87'
R. Murawski
Red card
0.0
89'
Eddie Nketiah
Goal · assist Dwight McNeil
0.0
Crystal Palace
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.2Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Lech Poznan
Expected (no record yet, starting estimate) 1.0Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
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Match stats
Crystal PalaceLech Poznan
The data provider has no xG (expected goals) for this match.
Compared with usual
Crystal Palace
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 4 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2.2 | |
| Shots | 16 | 9.8 | |
| On target | 6 | 3.8 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 17.4 | |
| Possession | 53% | 42% | |
| Passes | 545 | 410.4 | |
| Corners | 6 | 2 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 9.2 | |
Timeline
- 10'
Goal
Yeremy Pino competition goal #1
- 27'
Goal
Chris Richards competition goal #1 assist Adam Wharton
- 34'
Goal
Jørgen Strand Larsen (pen) competition goal #1
- 61'
Sub
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh → Filip Jagiełło
- 61'
Sub
Mikael Ishak → Y. Agnero
- 62'
Sub
Anan Khalaili → Óscar Mingueza
- 62'
Sub
Quinten Timber → Dwight McNeil
- 70'
Sub
Joel Pereira → Robert Gumny
- 70'
Sub
Patrik Wålemark → Leo Bengtsson
- 74'
Sub
Chris Richards → Jaydee Canvot
- 74'
Sub
Daichi Kamada → Ismaïla Sarr
- 74'
Sub
Jørgen Strand Larsen → Eddie Nketiah
- 76'
Yellow
R. Murawski
- 81'
Sub
Pablo Rodríguez → D. Håkans
- 87'
Red
R. Murawski
- 89'
Goal
Eddie Nketiah competition goal #1 assist Dwight McNeil
Category leaders
- Key passesR. Murawski3
- Duels wonW. Mońka7/10
- DribblesYeremy Pino4/5
- Defensive actionsAdam Wharton7
- ShotsLuis Palma5 (on target 3)
#Europa League#Crystal Palace#Lech Poznan#Yeremy Pino#Chris Richards#Walter Benítez
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.