CRYSTAL PALACE 0 CITY 0
League Division 2
3rd December 1988
Attendance 12,444
Ref K Cooper
City Dibble, Seagraves, Lake, Gayle, I Brightwell, Redmond, White, Moulden, Morley, McNab, Biggins – subs Bradshaw(61), Gleghorn(61)
Palace Parkin, Pemberton, Nebbeling, Hopkins, Burke, Pardew, Thomas, Dyer, Bright, Wright, Barber – subs Salako(78), Pennyfather(unused)
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MARK BENSON WRITING IN THE SUNDAY MIRROR 4TH DECEMBER 1988
Keeper Andy Dibble stood firm as Palace gave City a right going over. Ian Wright Palace’s, £1million pound. rated striker must have wondered what else he had to do to add to his season’s tally of nine goals.
City’s. Welsh International Dibble pulled off a brilliant 34th minute save turning Wrights flashing close range volley around a post. Just minutes earlier Dibble had denied Wright again, keeping out his first time shot after Phil Barber headed on a John Pemberton, free kick.
And when Wright finally looked to have broken the deadlock with a shot heading just inside the post three minutes after half time, Dibble scrambled across to keep it out.
Dibble continued to deny Palace ever after a thundering Collision with Mark Bright after 49 minutes.
Palace keeper, Brian Parkin was stretched only once, tipping over a dipping drive by Wayne Biggins after 29 minutes.
Palace boss Steve Coppell said our Strikers do score consistently for us and a clean sheet at the other end is a rare occurrence.