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Football match
The 2013 Football League Championship play-off Final was a football match contested by Crystal Palace and Watford on 27 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium to decide the third and final team to be promoted from the Championship to the Premier League for the 2013–14 season .
Crystal Palace won the match 1–0 with a penalty by Kevin Phillips during extra time to return to the top flight after an eight-year absence.[ 4]
Marco Cassetti tripped Wilfried Zaha on the left-hand side of the penalty area. Philips who had come on as a substitute in the 66th minute placed the ball right footed into the top left-hand corner of the net to give the goalkeeper no chance.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Route to the final
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Watford won 3–2 on aggregate.
Crystal Palace won 2–0 on aggregate.
Match
Details
Man of the Match:
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace)[ 1]
Assistant referees:
Stuart Burt[ 2]
Peter Kirkup[ 2]
Fourth official:
Neil Swarbrick[ 2]
Reserve Assistant Referee:
John Brooks[ 2]
Match rules:
90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Seven named substitutes.
Maximum of three substitutions.
Statistics
Crystal Palace
Watford
Total shots
12
15
Shots on target
10
9
Ball possession
52%
48%
Corner kicks
6
8
Fouls committed
12
13
Yellow cards
4
3
Red cards
0
0
Source: BBC Sport[ 8]
References
Competitions Play-offs Finals
Championship League One League Two
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent League (level 9 only )
Kent Invicta League (level 10 only )
Midland Alliance (level 9 only )
Midland Combination (level 10 only )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South West Peninsula League (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
Youth competitions
Women's competitions