Hounslow Guardian Sport: Kick by kick football match reports for Crystal Palace FC

FULL TIME: A valiant effort in the end by Palace but it took until they were a goal down for them to start playing. Davis' dismissal was obviously crucial and while the Palace players get cheered off, the ref gets booed. That's five defeat in their last six home matches for Palace and that needs to improve if they have any chance of staying in this league. Shef Weds draw tonight sees them go above Palace and if Scunthorpe get a point at Newcastle tomorrow the Eagles will be in the bottom three. Next up, Blackpool on Saturday. See you then.

90 min: THREE minutes added on.

89 min: Palace free kick 30 yards out. Step up Darren.. oh wait no he's off. It's Butterfield instead but he doesn't catch it right and it bobbles harmlessly wide.

88 min: Butterfield wins a corner now he takes himself. Lawrence heads it on but beyond every one. When it comes back in Ertl drills a shot form the edge of the box but it goes wide.

87 min: Ertl wins a corner that Hills takes and Ertl heads on into space but there is no one there. Grr.

85 min: SUB: Gallagher off, Adams on. Good effort from Palace this. They are playing the ball around a lot but not getting it in the box enough.

81 min: Bizarre decision from Hart to take Ambrose off instead of either Ertl or Derry. At least Ambrose can hit a free kick if we get one. Palace on the front foot still though.

79 min: SUBS. Last throw of the dice as Ambrose is replaced by Scannell and that gets a fair few boos the same way Hart's decision to take Carle off against Bristol City last week did. Leicester replace Dyer with N'Guessan.

75 min: Hill clears a Berner cross and then Leicester start to time waste from the corner.

73 min: Palace with a spell of pressure but then Leicester start to utilise the space and Howard sees a header go over.

69 min: Superb block from Lawrence as Dyer gets through on goal.

67 min: A long ball from Butterfield earns a corner off Berner. Ambrose delivers and Hill powers a header towards goal that Weale brilliantly tips over. Hill gets the header from the next corner too but Weale gathers that with ease. Palace's best chance.

65 min: Waghorn not happy and he throws his shirt into the dugout. Andrew clears the corner for another corner that Derry clears and then Hill clears the next cross.

64 min: SUB: Speroni palms Gallagher's shot out for a corner and Howard comes on for Waghorn.

62 min: Palace playing better and all because Ambrose has suddenly woken up.

60 min: Chance for Palace, yes Palace as Ambrose crosses for Danns but his volley from the angle is well saved by Weale. Attendance is a paltry 12,700.

56 min: YELLOW CARD for Ertl apparently for a tackle that happened a little while ago but Ertl looks as mystified as anyone else in the ground. Mr Tanner is not having a good day.

53 min: Dyer gets in to the box and crosses for Waghorn at the back post and Speronin does brilliantly to save his shot but BRUNO BERNER is there to score the rebound.

53 min: GOAL! Can you guess for who?

50 min: Berner should score, all on his own at the back post but tries to curl it in and puts it woefully over.

49 min: This is going to be a very long half. You know when you were at school and you played attackers against defence, well that's what this is. Everyone behind the ball.

47 min: Palace are going for the no striker approach. Andrew is still playing wide left with Danns the furthese forward from the midfield three. Hills is at left back and Lawrence in the centre.

46 min: DOUBLE SUB: Lawrence and Hills come on for Lee and Clyne - who was struggling with injury at the end of the half. Strange to take Lee off. Have just seen the Davis incident again and he does sort of slap him I am afraid.

45 min: HALF TIME: Well that livened up a dullish game even if it looked harsh but I haven't seen it. The ref, Mr Tanner, and his officials go off to a chorus of You Don't Know What You Are Doing, fair enough. See you in 15.

45 min: YELLOW CARD. Waghorn goes in late on Butterfield and the crowd want a red but that would have been harsh. Ertl is slotting in at centre back until the break.

44 min: It's a straight red for Davis. Replays are inconclusive but it looks like they are alleging a punch on Morrison as the ball came in the box just now. Davis is irate but has finally left the field. Technically that should also be a penalty but nothing given.

43 min: RED CARD. The same linesman has flagged for something no one else has seen and Davis if off.

39 min: Ironic cheers for the lino in front of me as he flags for offside against Gallagher.

37 min: Palace undone by a simple short corner routine as Danns is left to mark two people on his own so GallagherAL is able to run to the edge of the box unoppossed and shoot towards the top corner and it's going in until Andrew gets his head in the way.

34 min: Berner's turn to drill a cross across goal that only goes just wide. He has got in behind Clyne and Ambrose a lot so far.

33 min: Andrew gives away a free kick that Waghorn whips into the box dangerously but Speroni gathers. King then decides to shove Davis - rather than you than me mate.

28 min: Chances at both ends. Ambrose's cross is flicked on by Ertl to Andrew. He rifles a shot in from an acute angle and Weale makes a good save. The corner is cleared and suddenly Waghorn is through on goal but Clyne gets back at him brilliantly to stop him getting a shot in. Palace don't clear properly though and Oakley volleys a shot with power that Speroni does well to get down and gather. Best minute of the match so far.

23 min: Good work from Clyne leads to a corner Ambrose takes and Lee heads towards goal and sees his effort cleared off the line. The linesman is flagging though and says Lee pushed his marker, who is lying in a heap on the floor.

20 min: All very quiet as Speroni does his second kick straight into touch in quick succession.

15 min: Ambrose and Clyne waste the corner and Leicester break but Butterfield does brilliantly not to panic and waits for Dyer to overrun the ball before clearing.

14 min: Great chance for Palace. Ertl's ball over the top puts Ambrose in and his cross shot is going in at the back post before Solano just gets there ahead of Andrew to somehow clear. Hopefully that will get Palace going.

12 min: YELLOW CADRD. Number 11 of the season for Claude Davis who goes in hard and very late on King about 30 yards out. He has a tantrum about it but that was definitely a yellow Claude. Solano lines up the free kick but curls it just over.

9 min: Gallagher has missed a sitter. Super play from Leicester sees Oakley get in behind and lay the ball back for Berner to pass the ball across the back to Gallagher in acres of space but he scuffs his shot wide. This is going to be a long night.

6 min: Dyer given time to shoot from the edge of the box but that's straight at Speroni. He should have passed to Oakley who was in acres of space.

5 min: Leicester with lots of pressure that eventually sees King head wide. Palace haven't woken up yet.

2 min: Clyne is playing right back tonight and Butterfield left.

1 min: Here we go as the announcer screams Eagles with a bit of a wobble in his voice that makes a few people in the press box cringe.

7.56pm: It's not looking like the biggest crowd tonight but you cannot really blame people. It would be nice to see the whole of Croydon come out and support us but sadly the feelgood factor is missing at the minute and we need a few wins to bring that back. It's difficult too when Mr Mourinho is going back to Stamford Bridge, the non-season ticket fans would rather stay in and watch that than Palace, which is a shame but probably a little understandable.

7.47pm: Not quite sure how I feel about Nick Carle being dropped. He's been one of our most creative players recently but I am guessing Hart doesn't think he can play in the same team as Danns. I am not sure I agree but there you go... there's a reason why he is a manager and I am not I suppose.

7.45pm: PALACE: Julian Speroni, Danny Butterfield, Clint Hill, Claude Davis, Nathaniel Clyne, Shaun Derry, Johnny Ertl, Darren Ambrose, Calvin Andrew, Alan Lee. Subs: Stern John, Nick Carle, Sean Scannell, Lee Hills, Matt Lawrence, Kieran Djilali, Alassane N'Diaye.

LEICESTER: Chris Weale, Michael Morrison, Jack Hobbs, Bruno Berner, Nolberto Solano, Matt Oakley, Andy King, Richie Wellens, Lloyd Dyer, Paul Gallagher, Martyn Waghorn. Subs: Robbie Neilson, Ryan McGivern, Steve Howard, Conrad Logan, Nicky Adams, Danny N'Guessan, Yann Kermorgant.

7.40pm: TEAM NEWS. Paul Hart makes three changes to the side that drew with Barnsley on Saturday. Out go Matt Lawrence, Nick Carle and Kieran Djilali, in come Claude Davis, Johnny Ertl and Calvin Andrew.

7.37pm: Hello and welcome to Selhurst Park where play-off chasing Leicester City are the visitors as Palace begin a run of four games against side in and around the play-off or promotion places.