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Banks explains link-up with new signing and how playing with Benteke feels

Scott Banks enjoyed a fine start to life in Premier League 2, scoring a brace for Crystal Palace Under-23s v West Bromwich Albion.

The 18-year-old midfielder's goals meant Palace sat at 2-2 with the Baggies going into the 88th-minute, before Kian Flanagan netted a dramatic late effort. Victory for the Eagles seemed guaranteed but a dying seconds equaliser meant the visitors stole a point from Selhurst Park.

Despite the disappointing result, Shaun Derry's charges could be proud of their arrival as a Category 1 Academy, and Banks expressed his mixed feelings to Palace TV post-match:

"We conceded in the 90th-minute or 92nd, so it’s a tough one to take.