

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 17 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 20 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.
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Crystal Palace
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Squad number1Player nameJohnstone
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Squad number2Player nameWard
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Squad number16Player nameAndersen
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Squad number26Player nameRichards
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Squad number12Player nameMuñoz
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Squad number20Player nameA Wharton
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Squad number8Player nameLerma
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Squad number3Player nameMitchell
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Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
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Squad number14Player nameMateta
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Squad number10Player nameEze
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Squad number19Player nameHughes
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Squad number22Player nameÉdouard
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Squad number29Player nameAhamada
Luton Town
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Squad number24Player nameKaminski
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Squad number16Player nameBurke
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Squad number15Player nameMengi
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Squad number2Player nameOsho
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Squad number12Player nameKaboré
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Squad number18Player nameClark
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Squad number6Player nameBarkley
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Squad number45Player nameDoughty
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Squad number7Player nameOgbene
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Squad number14Player nameChong
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Squad number9Player nameMorris
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Squad number8Player nameBerry
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Squad number10Player nameWoodrow
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Squad number27Player nameHashioka
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Squad number30Player nameTownsend
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Squad number43Player nameNelson
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 88′minutes
- 9Morris
Substitutes
- 1Shea
- 8Berry
- 10Woodrow
- 17Mpanzu
- 23Krul
- 27Hashioka
- 30Townsend
- 43Nelson
- 44Piesold
- Referee:
- Sunny Singh
- Attendance:
- 25,103
Live Text
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Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Luton Town 1.
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Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Luton Town 1.
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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.
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Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
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Issa Kaboré (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
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Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Reece Burke.
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Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell.
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Luke Berry (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
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Attempt blocked. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jefferson Lerma.
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Attempt blocked. Carlton Morris (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Substitution, Luton Town. Zack Nelson replaces Tahith Chong.
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Substitution, Luton Town. Andros Townsend replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.
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Substitution, Luton Town. Luke Berry replaces Jordan Clark.
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Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
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Tahith Chong (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high.