How Palace fared against the Sky Blues.

Julian Speroni - Wonderful performance from the Argentine. Penalty save was the defining moment in the game. Man of the match. 9.

Danny Butterfield - Full of energy down the right and kept Gray's impact to a minimum. 8.

Clint Hill - Improving with every game and looked solid once again. Unlucky to give penalty away. 7.

Matt Lawrence - Has slotted into central defence seamlessly. Another strong performance. 8.

Mark Hudson - Colossal display from the skipper. Dominant in every department. 8.

Shaun Derry - So vital for Palace. Warnock must be keen on making his loan deal permanent. 8.

Ben Watson - Yet another assist for the midfielder. So classy in everything he does. 8.

Tom Soares - Run his socks off and his forward running caused City problems. 7.

Sean Scannell - Handed his first start and didn't disappoint. Faded a little in second period. 7.

Clinton Morrison - In red-hot form and his movement was menacing all afternoon. 7.

James Scowcroft - Ran everything down and helped set-up Ifiil's clincher. 7.

Subs.

Lee Hills (replaced Morrison, 69) - Helped see out the victory on left side of midfield. 6.

Carl Fletcher (replaced Soares, 82) - Calmed things down in final minutes.

Paul Ifill (replaced Scannell, 85) - Capped his return from injury with a goal.