U18s report: Arsenal 1-3 Crystal Palace

Arsenal U18 A frantic first half - that saw all four goals in the game netted - saw us fall to defeat against Crystal Palace at London Colney.

The scoring began after just six minutes when Zach Marsh spun past his marker and sent a low centre across goal which was tapped home by Franco Umeh, who could have had a second soon after but the attacker missed from close range.

However we responded to that let-off and managed to get ourselves level on 20 minutes when Jimi Gower found himself with a sight of goal, and he coolly found the bottom corner to restore parity for Jack Wilshere’s team.

But that lasted just six minutes when Eyimofe Jemide rose highest to nod a corner down into a congested…