How Palace rated against Ipswich.

Julian Speroni - No chance with the goal - but a very lucky boy not to be red carded in first-half. 6.

Matt Lawrence - Solid and composed display from the utility man. 6.

Leon Cort - Strong in the air as always and remains a big presence in the Palace backline. Man of the match. 7.

Mark Hudson - A solid enough display from the centre-back but Counago caused him problems all afternoon. 6.

Tony Craig - Another no nonsense display - but was not tight enough to Walters for the goal. 6.

Tom Soares - Looked threatening at times but is not a right-winger. 6.

Stuart Green - Worked hard without any real end product. Went close with a free-kick. 6.

Mark Kennedy - Looked to play a killer pass too many times when a simpler option was on. 6.

Carl Fletcher - Not 100 per cent match fit and it showed. Strolled through the game at times. 6.

James Scowcroft - Won his fair share of headers but was starved of any real decent service. Went close in the first-half. 6.

Clinton Morrison - Struggled to make an impact and was well shackled by De Vos and Bruce. 5.

Subs.

Shefki Kuqi (replaced Green, 64) - Looked fairly lively and dangerous after coming on. 6.

Jeff Hughes (replaced Fletcher, 72) - Missed a great opportunity after coming on. 6.

Dougie Freedman (replaced Morrison, 72) - His intelligence caused Ipswich problems. 6.