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title: "Crystal Palace: Fans slam Martin Kelly for role in Southampton’s equaliser"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-fans-slam-martin-kelly-for-role-in-southamptons-equaliser/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Caleb Sage"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2019-12-29T17:00:38Z"
modified: "2019-12-29T17:00:38Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Fans slam Martin Kelly for role in Southampton’s equaliser

**Crystal Palace blew a 1-0 lead against Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday, and some fans are pinning the blame on one man.**

After James Tomkins had given Roy Hodgson’s side the lead, Danny Ings managed to equalise to make the score 1-1 thanks to [a poor back-pass](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgAjmKQdEpY&feature=onebox) from Martin Kelly, which has not gone unnoticed.

Overall, it was not the most convincing of displays by the 29-year-old. He was given a 6.0 match rating by [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1376098/Live/England-Premier-League-2019-2020-Southampton-Crystal-Palace) and only managed to win three out of the seven tackles he attempted on the day.

To put things into perspective, no Palace player recorded a lower match rating, showing just how lacklustre Kelly was during the encounter at St. Mary’s.

The English defender will at least have the chance to quickly bounce back, though, when the Eagles take on Norwich City on New Year’s Day.

You can have a look at what Palace fans have been saying about Kelly below…

https://twitter.com/HarveyBurns10/status/1210961564708282368?s=20

> Kelly you donkey
>
> — (@PalaceLuke) [December 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/PalaceLuke/status/1210961487168262144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Martin Kelly has always been a liability
>
> — (@yehnahye) [December 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/yehnahye/status/1210961810746003457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Shocking mistake – should never have happened
>
> — Shannon Ruth Abraham (@Shannon\_xoxo) [December 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/Shannon_xoxo/status/1210962013389819904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Could of wrapped it, what a muppet kelly is
>
> — A.M (@bellabiteme) [December 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/bellabiteme/status/1210962294194266112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/RedNBluePalace/status/1210968526963347457?s=20