9 March 2021
Wayne Hennessey starts for Crystal Palace Under-23s against Reading, as three promising Under-18s players make the matchday squad.
Hennessey is joined by Jesurun Rak Sakyi, who has impressed for Paddy McCarthy’s U18s side this season with six goals in 11 games, and who scored his first goal at U23s level in last week’s victory over Leeds United.
U18s duo Victor Akinwale and Aidan Steele are available from the substitutes bench.
By beating the runaway leaders last week, Palace are in a strong position in the Premier League 2 (Division 2), sitting in fourth one point clear of today’s opposition.
Crystal Palace Under-23s fell to a last-minute defeat in the Premier League 2 (Division 2), as Reading snatched all three points after an action packed second half.
1 March 2021
Goals from Jesurun Rak-Sakyi and Sion Spence fired Crystal Palace Under-23s to an impressive victory over league leaders Leeds United, who were reduced to 10 men in an action-packed Premier League 2 encounter.
Summary:
Crysencio Summerville is sent off for a second bookable offence after just 20 minutes.
John Kymani-Gordon brilliantly creates space, but fires inches over the top.
HT: Palace 0-0 Leeds
Harlem Hale squares for Jesurun Rak Sakyi to open the scoring, after Spence’s effort struck the post.
Leeds continue to come forwards despite the man disadvantage.
Spence makes it two in the final minute to secure an important victory.