:00:45. > :00:49.lucrative day in world football. This Play-Off final should be a
:00:49. > :00:55.cracker between two of the highest scorers as Ian Holloway's Crystal
:00:56. > :00:59.Palace take on Gianfranco Zola's Watford. What an achievement this
:00:59. > :01:02.represents for the Palace manager. This will be the third time in four
:01:02. > :01:06.seasons Ian Holloway has guided a side to the Championship Play-Off
:01:06. > :01:10.finals. Leading Blackpool to the Premier League in 2010, he missed
:01:10. > :01:13.out last season as the Tangerines narrowly lost out to West Ham. This
:01:13. > :01:17.year, he would need to overcome Palace's bitter rivals Brighton in
:01:17. > :01:21.the semis to reach the final. And it was a player leaving for Manchester
:01:21. > :01:28.United who made all the difference. Wilfred Zaha's goals at the Amex a
:01:28. > :01:31.parting gift to the club which nurtured his precocious talent.
:01:31. > :01:40.Absolutely amazing, probably the best talent I have seen at Crystal
:01:40. > :01:43.Palace. Something to remember. are going to do it.
:01:43. > :01:46.And Watford's story is hardly any less dramatic. Missing out on
:01:46. > :01:49.automatic promotion on the last day of the season after being reduced to
:01:49. > :01:51.ten men against Leeds, Troy Deeney redeemed himself in the Play-Off
:01:51. > :02:01.semi-finals scoring a sensational winning goal against Leicester deep
:02:01. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:24.into time added on. So what a match at stake. The Championship's most
:02:24. > :02:30.
:02:30. > :02:40.entertaining sides. Let's join match club football, promotion to the
:02:40. > :02:45.Premier and visits to the likes of Manchester United. Defeat, and
:02:45. > :02:51.another championship season begins, and various IPOs. For Crystal
:02:51. > :03:01.Palace, record fifth Play-Off final, winning three. On Watford,,
:03:01. > :03:07.
:03:07. > :03:12.missing after injury. Wilfried Zaha plays his first match for the club
:03:12. > :03:22.before moving to Manchester United. Two changes for Watford after their
:03:22. > :03:24.
:03:24. > :03:32.semi-mine will victory. -- semifinal victory. Some deals should be made
:03:32. > :03:36.permanent sown. Lloyd Doyley is in the side that won the 2006 final in
:03:36. > :03:43.Cardiff, having beaten Palace in the semi-final. Ian Holloway, the Eagles
:03:43. > :03:53.manager, has been critical of Watford was by cruel use of loan
:03:53. > :04:02.
:04:02. > :04:09.transfers. Gianfranco Zola in his for the players. The referee is
:04:10. > :04:15.Martin Atkinson. Watford in the yellow and black, taking us off and
:04:15. > :04:25.under way, from right to left, their third ever seen your appearance at
:04:25. > :04:25.
:04:25. > :05:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:05:32. > :05:42.two managers have more Play-Off at Watford. A good shot, but it was
:05:42. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :06:05.locked. Poor defending by Cassetti. Doyley with the block from Garvan.
:06:05. > :06:05.
:06:05. > :07:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:07:23. > :07:33.That is certainly going to be a man, what Watford want to see. If
:07:33. > :07:55.
:07:55. > :08:04.Watford can free Anya, they could know why there was not more support.
:08:04. > :08:11.There in mind, Jedinak has been booked moments ago. What does he
:08:11. > :08:21.lead with? He leads with the arm, certainly catching Chalobah, and
:08:21. > :08:42.
:08:42. > :08:47.many people thinking he is fortunate Vydra. Second time in a matter of
:08:47. > :08:55.moments he has put in a very important challenge. Changed his
:08:55. > :09:05.side there, Damien Delaney. -- saved. Watford must have thought
:09:05. > :09:15.
:09:16. > :09:23.goal really. Lifelong Crystal Palace supporters there, Eddie Izzard and
:09:23. > :09:29.Jo Brand. It has been very tight tactically in terms of chances
:09:29. > :09:34.created, but not any really good chances created. It has been
:09:34. > :09:40.fascinating to see the way that the two different formations have been
:09:40. > :09:49.used. With the three centre backs, one up front, two white men
:09:49. > :09:59.supporting. -- wide men. I can imagine Ian Holloway will say to his
:09:59. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:09.players at half-time the need to press up on Marco Cassetti. Remember
:10:09. > :10:15.the Champions' League semi-final against Manchester four years ago. I
:10:15. > :10:25.think Palace will do more in the second half, pricing right --
:10:25. > :10:37.
:10:37. > :10:41.signings. They had 11 in the team that drew with Palace 2-2 at
:10:41. > :10:51.vicarage Road earlier in this season. That loophole has now been
:10:51. > :10:52.
:10:52. > :10:57.closed after criticisms. A chance for Zaha to show his glass. As he
:10:57. > :11:00.looked up for support, he was dispossessed. It was not a free
:11:00. > :11:07.kick, but are disappointed like tells the story. The half-time
:11:07. > :11:17.whistle comes in the npower Football League championship Play-Off final
:11:17. > :11:36.
:11:36. > :11:44.A good take, a lovely touch they by Almen Abdi. Abdi continued his shot,
:11:44. > :11:54.got the touch in. Kevin Phillips there, third rollback, sipping from
:11:54. > :11:56.
:11:56. > :12:03.a drink, on the substitutes bench. Played a major role. -- third row
:12:03. > :12:09.back. Only Blackpool in the last ten years have conceded a goal and went
:12:09. > :12:17.on to win. And the first shot on target in the game, having been
:12:17. > :12:23.played 56 minutes. No power whatsoever there. Gianfranco Zola
:12:23. > :12:29.reportedly on a huge bonus if you can get Watford into the Premier
:12:29. > :12:39.League. One negotiated with the owners, because, to be frank, no one
:12:39. > :12:53.
:12:53. > :12:57.thought they would be in this but just overrun at, -- overrun it.
:12:57. > :13:04.Looking for support there, lacked confidence, but is blocked and away,
:13:04. > :13:14.and Palace will have a free kick after the challenge on O'Keefe. The
:13:14. > :13:14.
:13:14. > :13:24.ball is slammed rather recklessly. Abdi on the ground. Hogg Julius with
:13:24. > :13:29.
:13:29. > :13:34.Chalobah. -- Hogg furious with O'Keefe. He is making a meal of
:13:34. > :13:39.this, because he was down, having making the challenge that was
:13:39. > :13:49.applicable challenge. That might have been inadvertent, but it is
:13:49. > :13:50.
:13:50. > :14:00.applicable fence -- a bookable offence. That was rash and stupid.
:14:00. > :14:16.
:14:16. > :14:23.It will be a yellow card for through to rhyme, but a splendid
:14:23. > :14:31.piece of goalkeeping. -- she has made it through to O'Keefe. He
:14:31. > :14:41.rescues Watford. Moving into the space, their best moment of the game
:14:41. > :14:51.
:14:51. > :15:01.replaced by Kevin Phillips. Williams was a year old when Kevin signed his
:15:01. > :15:01.
:15:01. > :15:42.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:15:42. > :15:47.Once again Almunia saves Watford. Again the emergence of Kevin
:15:47. > :15:53.Phillips has worried Watford. He came off the bench at Vicarage Road
:15:53. > :16:03.this season. Watford were leading by 2-0. Within moments of his coming
:16:03. > :16:17.
:16:17. > :16:27.2-0. Within moments of his coming How will he readjust to cope with
:16:27. > :17:03.
:17:03. > :17:13.It's a throw only, but it could have been so much more but for the
:17:13. > :17:30.
:17:30. > :17:35.been so much more but for the last two or three minutes.
:17:35. > :17:45.Three times Almunia has been called Three times Almunia has been called
:17:45. > :18:17.
:18:17. > :18:22.Almunia stretched out a vital leg. Crystal Palace have missed their
:18:22. > :18:25.second-half chances. Will they come back to regret them and rue them?
:18:25. > :18:35.Will the game spin on that? He Will the game spin on that? He
:18:35. > :18:40.
:18:40. > :18:50.Will the game spin on that? He Watford, in these late stages, have
:18:50. > :18:56.
:18:56. > :19:00.Watford, in these late stages, have It's their first effort on the
:19:00. > :19:10.Palace goal in a long, long while. Palace goal in a long, long while.
:19:10. > :19:24.
:19:24. > :19:29.Another chance has come and gone for Crystal Palace. On his big finale,
:19:29. > :19:39.his farewell day in a Crystal Palace shirt, he's wanted to do it so much.
:19:39. > :19:49.
:19:49. > :19:59.The club gave him the big chance as Almunia has kept Watford in the
:19:59. > :20:18.
:20:18. > :20:23.We go to extra time. Manuel Almunia has made, in the second half, five
:20:23. > :20:27.important saves for Watford to keep them in it. Crystal Palace by far
:20:27. > :20:37.the more creative side, but denied and they have to do it in the extra
:20:37. > :20:55.
:20:55. > :20:59.It's a splendid save. That's a really great save by Speroni because
:20:59. > :21:05.he was moving to his right and somehow got back to his left and
:21:05. > :21:09.clawed it away. Watford have missed their best chance of the game. Over
:21:09. > :21:19.the years the Palace fans said he's a great goalkeeper and he rescued
:21:19. > :21:35.
:21:35. > :21:45.a great goalkeeper and he rescued Palace at the start of extra time
:21:45. > :21:57.
:21:57. > :22:06.The fourth official will show the stoppage time for the first period
:22:06. > :22:10.stoppage time for the first period Oh, he's tumbled in the box. It's a
:22:10. > :22:16.Oh, he's tumbled in the box. It's a Oh, he's tumbled in the box. It's a
:22:16. > :22:21.penalty! Zaha produces, Cassetti is cautioned. And Palace have a
:22:21. > :22:26.penalty. He drew him into the challenge. Cassetti appealed but he
:22:26. > :22:31.made contact with the Palace player. Zaha touched it beyond him. That is
:22:31. > :22:35.a dead set penalty. A stone wall penalty. Ian Holloway knew it
:22:35. > :22:45.straight away. Kevin Phillips will straight away. Kevin Phillips will
:22:45. > :22:45.
:22:45. > :22:49.straight away. Kevin Phillips will Watford in 1994, who's been beaten
:22:49. > :22:57.in two play-off finals will take the in two play-off finals will take the
:22:57. > :23:06.penalty and scores! Crystal Palace 1, Watford 0. This little gem of a
:23:06. > :23:10.goal score scorer nets again. His 283 rd career goal, a born goal
:23:10. > :23:19.scorer. There will be mixed emotions for the man who owes Watford so
:23:19. > :23:25.much. But the finish from the spot was unerring. He's scored goals for
:23:25. > :23:29.Ian Holloway at Blackpool. Holloway gambled by bringing him in In
:23:29. > :23:32.January. He's brought him off the bench this season and seen him score
:23:32. > :23:42.four goals from the bench. That four goals from the bench. That
:23:42. > :23:51.
:23:51. > :24:01.They've got a free kick here as They've got a free kick here as
:24:01. > :24:01.
:24:01. > :24:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 67 seconds
:24:45. > :24:51.brave block by a Palace player to brave block by a Palace player to
:24:51. > :24:56.thwart Watford again. He threw himself at it, Joel Ward. Did it hit
:24:56. > :24:58.his arm? It hit him right in the chest. The penalty shout was in
:24:58. > :25:02.chest. The penalty shout was in vain.
:25:02. > :25:12.vain. vain.
:25:12. > :25:12.
:25:12. > :25:22.Did that last day defeat take too Did that last day defeat take too
:25:22. > :25:48.
:25:48. > :25:54.positional sense takes Crystal Palace to the Premier League. Or
:25:54. > :25:58.does it? There's a minute left. Forestieri's execution was superb,
:25:58. > :26:08.spinning it with the outside of his spinning it with the outside of his
:26:08. > :26:08.
:26:08. > :26:14.spinning it with the outside of his Ian Holloway fumes because that
:26:14. > :26:19.clearance gives Watford another chance to put it high. The header on
:26:19. > :26:24.and it's deflected! Goodness me! . I think it went off Danny Gabbidon.
:26:24. > :26:34.He had no idea where it was going. He had no idea where it was going.
:26:34. > :26:40.
:26:40. > :26:44.He had no idea where it was going. Crystal Palace are in the Premier
:26:44. > :26:49.Crystal Palace are in the Premier League! Zaha, in his last game, won
:26:50. > :26:55.the penalty kick, but the big story, the romantic story is that Kevin
:26:55. > :27:02.Phillips, at the third time of asking, has won a play-off final.
:27:02. > :27:05.The old man of the game, at 39 years of age has scored the penalty that
:27:05. > :27:14.takes Ian Holloway back to the Premier League. There is one more
:27:14. > :27:20.goal in me, said Kevin Phillips. And it comes in the �120 million
:27:20. > :27:26.play-off, the �120 million penalty given away by Cassetti, scored by
:27:26. > :27:30.Philips and Crystal Palace have beaten Watford by 1-0. The club that
:27:30. > :27:35.gave Philips his chance, his break in league football, beaten by one of
:27:35. > :27:41.the great goal scorers in modern history. Palace go up. Watford cry
:27:41. > :27:45.in despair. Crystal Palace 1, in despair. Crystal Palace 1,
:27:45. > :27:49.Watford 0. Such a mix of players in your squad,
:27:49. > :27:53.how can this happen against some of the better moneyied, more fancied
:27:53. > :27:57.teams? One thing we do have, not saying that we don't, but we have a
:27:57. > :28:02.lot of team spirit. These boys have showed that all year, character, I
:28:02. > :28:07.say it a lot. That's what makes this team so strong. We did it for each
:28:07. > :28:14.other today. It's incredible. got this club in your heart now.
:28:14. > :28:19.You've been here since 2004. What about this? Look at them, what it
:28:19. > :28:25.means for everybody here. What about that save? It means a lot to me. It
:28:25. > :28:31.means a lot to me. I love this club. We deserve to be here. We had a
:28:31. > :28:40.great season. So pleased for everybody. So, so pleased. This, one
:28:40. > :28:44.of the most romantic tales of recent years. He was in the Sunderland side
:28:44. > :28:50.beaten on penalties in '98. He went on injured that day. He was in the
:28:50. > :29:00.West Brom side in 2007 that lost to Derby. He's watched from the bench.
:29:00. > :29:02.
:29:02. > :29:06.Derby. He's watched from the bench. He's waited. His moment came.
:29:07. > :29:13.Watford's layer is, who have stayed to watch, can only watch in utter
:29:13. > :29:17.dejection. �120 million, it is worth, they say. But for these
:29:17. > :29:25.players, it means more than money. He has steered them back into the
:29:25. > :29:33.big time. Great relief for Ian Holloway. Jedinak, the captain,
:29:33. > :29:39.holds out his hand, grabs the trophy and lofts it high, with the red and
:29:39. > :29:43.blue-ribbon spluttering on a sunny day at Wembley. Pictures that mean
:29:43. > :29:48.for Crystal Palace fans and their players, and the admirable owners
:29:48. > :29:56.and valiant manager, Premier League football is returning. A wonderful
:29:56. > :30:04.day for Crystal Palace, back in the big time, winning the 20 13th npower
:30:04. > :30:08.Football League Championship Play-Off final by one goal to zero.
:30:08. > :30:14.It is a nice feeling, having experienced three losses at
:30:14. > :30:18.Play-Offs. To do this at this stage of my career, rather it is the last
:30:18. > :30:25.kick of my career, remains to be seen, but enjoying this occasion.
:30:26. > :30:33.The lads were great, needed it -- giving it when we needed, deserving
:30:33. > :30:39.to win the game. Take me into the moment, the penalties awarded, no
:30:40. > :30:49.hesitation? I wanted to take it, knew where I wanted to put it, head
:30:50. > :30:50.
:30:50. > :30:59.down, smash it, and twos see it hit the back of the net. It is crazy. I
:30:59. > :31:07.just glad I managed to beat them. It was my goal to get Palace up before
:31:07. > :31:14.going to Manchester United. I think you can claim as much credit as
:31:14. > :31:20.Kevin Phillips, that block on the line. I do not know what to say. We
:31:20. > :31:25.always thought, and I was in the right place at the right time. They
:31:25. > :31:33.helped clear it away. Look at what you have done, what the lads have
:31:33. > :31:38.done. I am very fortunate. I like working with good people. They
:31:39. > :31:45.deserve all sorts of credit. We were rubbish a few weeks ago. Now they
:31:45. > :31:49.have shown skill and determination and I am so chuffed for them.
:31:49. > :31:55.know what is our heads for these lads in the Premier League, a
:31:55. > :32:00.magnificent one to play in, let's these players, 120 million. Listen
:32:00. > :32:07.to them. They deserve it. We shall enjoy it tonight. A testament to
:32:07. > :32:13.this site. To everyone involved this season. We should enjoy it,
:32:13. > :32:17.celebrated, then try to get to the next league up. You have to enjoy
:32:17. > :32:23.part of your life like this which are really special, and we have done
:32:23. > :32:31.that, and we had a couple of opportunities to go second, but not
:32:31. > :32:38.as good as Cardiff. But an awful lot of teams were not as good as Cardiff
:32:38. > :32:43.this year, and well done to them. We have one hell of a task on now. We
:32:43. > :32:50.have a piece of it. What that means to the four gentleman who owners
:32:50. > :32:58.club, I do not know, but ask them. Some enormous highs, but clearly
:32:58. > :33:05.this was not one of them. You have to take the lows as well. You use
:33:05. > :33:10.them to make sure that, when you bounce back, you bounce higher. I
:33:10. > :33:16.have no regrets, I think we have done everything we needed to do, but
:33:16. > :33:21.it did not work, but will this year. Commiserations to Watford and well
:33:21. > :33:27.done to Crystal Palace. The 82,000 that were here, creating atavistic
:33:27. > :33:36.atmosphere, have long gone barring us and the staff. On the balance of
:33:36. > :33:45.play, Palace were worthy winners. Yeah from Delaney was outstanding at
:33:46. > :33:55.the back, and everything seemed to work. Watford try to match Crystal
:33:56. > :34:03.
:34:03. > :34:08.Palace, but Palace winning the tactical battle. But some problems.
:34:08. > :34:15.Yes, Almunia had to make some major saves. He had a really good game
:34:15. > :34:21.today, and no complaints about his performance. So much at stake in the
:34:21. > :34:26.Championship Play-Off final, and it can turn on a chance mistake. Just
:34:26. > :34:35.that the first period of extra time, was there a case of the age
:34:35. > :34:45.gap between them, and Zaha being that it quicker? Zaha has done that
:34:45. > :34:49.too many in his time. Totally unexpected and Cassetti fell for it.
:34:49. > :34:56.But again, Zaha did most of the work in the right-hand area, but in extra
:34:56. > :35:03.time, goes to the left when he saw Cassetti was moved out of that
:35:03. > :35:11.place, swapped with Doyley. That was right and they got the penalty which
:35:11. > :35:17.won them the game. His 16th penalty. Incredible statistics. The way Kevin
:35:17. > :35:25.Phillips took that was incredible. It was incredible. Everything to
:35:25. > :35:30.play for. Almunia is having a great name. The only way to go is the top
:35:30. > :35:39.right-hand corner, difficult to do, but not for Kevin Phillips, great
:35:39. > :35:46.mind under pressure. And very good for him, and also for Wilfried Zaha,
:35:46. > :35:52.with a poor vegetable -- with a pivotal role, then he will move to
:35:52. > :35:59.Old Trafford. He would be first to say his form dipped towards the end
:35:59. > :36:03.of the season. The wonder was where the goals would come from. But Kevin
:36:03. > :36:12.Phillips did it against Brighton, then today, and will go away as an
:36:12. > :36:20.all-time Crystal Palace hero. Palace, let them enjoy this moment.
:36:20. > :36:24.What about after the summer? I would say to them, look at Swansea,
:36:24. > :36:30.Norwich, Southampton, West Ham, staying in that top division. It has
:36:30. > :36:36.been hard work. The marriage failed narrowly with Blackpool, and he will
:36:36. > :36:43.take that experience with Palace and will use it to his advantage.
:36:43. > :36:48.to build on for Watford? Absolutely, and jailing them together. The rules
:36:48. > :36:54.will change. They will keep the key players. And I think the manager
:36:54. > :36:59.will move forward as well. A quick reminder, we have live coverage of
:36:59. > :37:06.the fifth round of the Moto GP World Championship underway at 12:30 pm on
:37:06. > :37:11.BBC Two. Thank you to Leroy for his company and to you over the last
:37:11. > :37:15.couple of months. Quite a journey, culminating in Crystal Palace