Kamada earns ten-man Crystal Palace a point against Hoffenheim

Horațiu Mircea Feșnic refereed in front of 18,741 at Selhurst Park, with a 17:45 UK kick-off. Sage's Crystal Palace set up three-four-three: Henderson in goal behind Canvot, Richards and Ahanor, with Khalaili, Wharton, Timber and Mitchell across midfield and Kamada, Mateta and Yéremy Pino in attack. Christian Ilzer's Hoffenheim played four-four-two, Baumann behind Abraha, Kabak, Machida and Rots, with Kramarić, Avdullahu, Burger and Prass in midfield and Asllani and Lemperle up front. Both goalkeepers, Henderson and Baumann, wore the armband.

Hoffenheim scored inside seven minutes. Kabak was booked in the sixth minute and Prass struck in the seventh, Lemperle providing. Burger went into the book in the 25th and Canvot, for Palace, in the 32nd, and the half ended with Hoffenheim a goal up.

Sage changed two things in the 55th minute, Óscar Mingueza for Khalaili and Nketiah for Timber. A run of Palace bookings followed: Wharton in the 58th, Ahanor in the 60th, Yéremy Pino in the 62nd and Nketiah in the 65th. Kramarić was booked for Hoffenheim in the 68th, and Ilzer sent on Daghim for Lemperle in the 70th. In the 75th Sage replaced Ahanor, already on a yellow, with McNeil, and Mateta with Osorio. Ilzer made two changes in the 76th, Bernardo for Prass and Lenz for Asllani. In the 77th Wharton's second yellow left Palace with ten men. Fields replaced Burger in the 87th, and at 90+1 Kamada scored.

Palace had 55 per cent of the ball and 514 passes to Hoffenheim's 428, and sent in 22 crosses to 14. Hoffenheim had 32 touches in the opposition box to Palace's 21, took 15 shots to 13 and played 77 long balls to 41. They also made 41 clearances to Palace's 32 and 23 tackles to 16. Shots on target, corners and saves came out level at five, five and four apiece. Palace had the ball for longer. Hoffenheim spent more of their time in the room where goals are kept.

Before this game Palace's form guide listed a 1-0 League Cup win at Fulham (our report), a 2-2 draw with Beşiktaş and defeats by Tottenham Hotspur (report), Newcastle United (report) and Brighton & Hove Albion, that one 0-5. Hoffenheim's guide listed wins over Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Olympique Lyonnais and Borussia M'gladbach, a draw with Holstein Kiel and a defeat by Werder Bremen. Behind from the seventh minute and a man down from the 77th, Palace were level at 90+1. The table records a draw; the match sheet records a recovery.

In the Europa League table as it stood at 21:32 on 5 November, with this match included, Crystal Palace were 20th on five points from four games, level on points with Real Sociedad in 19th. Hoffenheim were 22nd on four points, one of five clubs on that total.