Crystal Palace vs Leeds United

Premier League
1-2
Final
Selhurst Park
TV: Fubo

Who won: Leeds 2-1

Leeds United beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Sunday, February 16, 2003 at Selhurst Park. Goals for C Palace: Julian Gray (35'). Goals for Leeds: Gary Kelly (33') and Harry Kewell (73').

Play by play

  1. Palace will rue their luck after that first-half scramble but that touch of Kewell class made all the difference. A great week for Harry and Tel gets the last laugh on the bitter Palace fans

  2. 90'

    Full-time! Leeds survive for a hard-earned 2-1 victory and head into the quarter-finals

  3. 90'

    One last chance as Derry curls it into the box, but Seth Johnson heads clear under fearsome pressure

  4. 90'

    Akinbiyi fails to control at the edge of the box. Groans from the home fans, but their team win a freekick 35 yards out on the left

  5. 90'

    Gray streaks past Mills down the left to cross but Riihilahti overstretches in trying to volley and Leeds clear again

  6. 90'

    Harte's turn to drive the ball upfield after Andrew Johnson puts pressure on down the right flank

  7. 90'

    Radebe thumps clear from Mullins' high ball

  8. 90'

    Four minutes to be added as Milner holds it up on the left corner

  9. 89'

    The last resort? Here comes Ade Akinbiyi to replace defender Powell

  10. 88'

    Kelly half-clears but Freedman surges back, driving it across goal. Ping-pong in the Leeds box but they can clear - breathlessly

  11. 87'

    Duberry heads clear as another high ball arrives at the edge of the box, but Palace press and win a freekick wide on the right.

  12. 86'

    Powell's up again, and it's a drop-ball which Kelly strokes up to Palace keeper Berthelin

  13. 85'

    Now Alan Smith leaves the field - defender Lucic takes his place as Venables looks to close out the final few minutes

  14. 84'

    Harte penalised for a foul on Black - Duberry scrambles the freekick behind. It's into the mixer again but Powell goes down in some pain after a clash of heads

  15. 82'

    Now Derry's ball ricochets off Kelly for a Palace corner on the left. Black's at the far post for Derry's take - but driving it high and wide

  16. 80'

    Palace press though and Johnson goes wide to send a perfect ball to the far post for Freedman, arriving late. But Kelly gets a foot in to deny the shooting chance and Robinson gathers

  17. 80'

    But the new substitute's first touch is a poor one and Leeds can volley away

  18. 79'

    Radebe concedes a throw. Here comes Palace striker Freedman to replace Butterfield

  19. 77'

    Duberry holds off Andrew Johnson in the corner

  20. 75'

    And that's his last contribution... on comes Nick Barmby, returning from injury

  21. 74'

    That caps a great week for the Socceroo and matched anything he did against England in midweek

  22. 73'

    The visitors break and Kewell bursts in from the right, driving past Mullins to hit a wonderful left-footer past Berthelin for a stunning second goal. 2-1 Leeds

  23. 73'

    Now Johnson threatens at the edge of the box. Derry tries to follow up but loses out to Radebe

  24. 72'

    Gray does well to cross despite Mills' presence, but Robinson can collect

  25. 70'

    Radebe chips clear under pressure from Black. Mills looks for Kewell on the right, but the Australian raises an arm on Granville. Nothing malicious, but a freekick nonetheless