What a couple of days it was for the Championship play offs, both semi-final ties packed with drama. Leicester on the brink of the final, with a 90+ minute penalty, saved only for Watford to break and score within 90 seconds, to win the tie 3-2 on aggregate. The next day was the Brighton & Hove Albion vs Crystal Palace second leg, the first leg finishing 0-0 at Selhurst Park.
After a fantastic save by Speroni and a goal line clearance by Moxey, in the 69th minute, the ball was played across field towards Yannick Bolasie, he turned to run into the space on the wing, knocking the ball on with his shoulder before catching up and controlling it before taking on the defender, making space and delivering a menacing in-swinging cross only for who to pop up and score a diving header, Wilfried Zaha. The Brighton fans fell silent as the Eagles' support celebrated wildly. 1-0 Palace. After that Brighton looked a beaten team, hardly looked too threatening and Palace grew stronger as the minutes ticked on. With a couple of minutes to go, Palace had it in Brighton's corner, playing for time, but with a quick pass back inside and the ball played around, Dikgacoi played the ball to Zaha marked on the edge of the box, Wilf held off the challenge and rolled the ball around the defender before powering it with his left into the roof of the despairing Tomasz Kuszczak's net. The tie was effectively over, Crystal Palace were going to Wembley!
So, Monday 27th May, Watford and Palace battle it out for the last place in next season's Premiership, from the two league fixtures this season, it should be some encounter!!
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