The individual talent of the Crystal Palace stars made the difference in knocking out a Brentford that will end 2023 in the worst possible way, with five consecutive defeats and doubts about Thomas Frank (3-1).
The game was not headed for defeat when 2 minutes into the game the ‘Bees’ took the lead thanks to a goal from Lewis-Potter which unexpectedly caught Roy Hodgson’s side off guard. However, it didn’t take long for Olise to start making the difference, tying the game with a shot as precise as it was acrobatic (14′). And talent likes to come together, so Eze was no different and gave Palace the lead after partnering with Mitchell before the break (39′).
However, that was Olise’s night. So it is. The Englishman, who had already been tricked into getting on the lists for Gareth Southgate with the national team, held the ball in midfield, avoided rivals and closed the score and the victory for Palace (58′).
match lineup
30
17
3
26
16
6
8
10
14
7
9
1
30
14
22
5
13
8
27
23
Eleven
6
Selhurst Park
Mark Flecken1
Mads Roerslev30
62′
Saman Ghoddos14
46′
Nathan Collins22
Ethan Pinnock5
Zanka13
Mathias Jensen8
62′
38′
85′
Vitaly Janelt27
79′
85′
Keane Lewis-Potter23
1′
79′
13′
57′
Yoane WissaEleven
92′
Christian Norgaard6
66′
Replacements
Thomas Strakoshatwenty-one
Valentino Adedokun42
92′
Frank Onyekafifteen
62′
85′
Mikkel Damsgaard24
66′
Myles Peart-Harris25
Yehor Yarmoliuk33
79′
Ethan Brierley38
85′
Neal Maupay7
62′
Michael Olakigbe37
79′
coach
Roy Hodgson
Thomas Frank
Source: La Verdad
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