CRYSTAL PALACE
Upton Park
11 - 0 (Puddefoot 7, Burke, 2, Ashton, Cunningham)
6 April 1918
Att: 4,000

The principle feature of this remarkable match was the extraordinary scoring by the home forwards, no fewer than eleven goals being registered by them without repy from their opponents. Puddefoot was outstanding being responsible for seven of the goals. There was some unneeccessary roughness introduced towards the end and this culminated in a regrettable incident after the ninth goal. Mackesy the home left-winger showed fight to the opposing half-back with the result that the latter sent in a blow that floored Mackesy who on recovering, left the field.
It was due to the weak defence of the back division that Palace suffered so severe a reverse for Rae in goal was left practically helpless on nearly every occasion that a score was made.
The first goal came in 3 minutes Puddefoot then beating Rae. After 15 minutes Rae could not properly clear a shot from Mackesy and Cunningham put the ball through. Then after Burke had shot over, Puddefoot took the ball nearly half the length of the ground beating Tanner for pace and finishing with a shot into the corner of the net. Just prior to the interval the Palace back apparently thinking Puddefoot was off side allowed the home centre to go on and score a forth goal. Only two minutes of the second half had elapsed when Burke increased the lead and after Rae had saved full length from Piggott the visiting goalie was again beaten by Puddefoot. For a quarter of an hour the home team was held in check but then came a succession of goals. Puddefoot scoring the seventh from a pass by Burke who a minute later added the eighth, the crowd recognising that this was West Ham's 100th goal of the season and giving Burke a great ovation. A minute later Puddefoot again scored again. Following West Ham's 9th goal, tempers became frayed. Mackesy became involved in an incident in which he was 'floored' inconsious. When recovered he was sent off by referee A.G. Neale. After Mackesy had retired the scoring ceased until 5 minutes from the close when a centre from Ashton enabled Puddefoot to register his seventh goal of the match. Immediatly afterwards Rae fell in saving from Cunningham and Aston completed the discomforture of the Palace, victory going to West Ham by eleven goals to love.