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Brentford 1-1 Crystal Palace: Joachim Andersen's slide-tackle finish cancels out stunning first Bees goal for Kevin Schade... as Palace find way past Mark Flekken

We know central defenders love a sliding tackle, but to score a goal from one? That is a whole new level of dedication to the art of the slide from Crystal Palace’s Joachim Andersen.

It was in the 76th minute when Andersen played a one-two with Jordan Ayew. It looked for the world like Andersen was driving down a cul-de-sac. There was no beating Brentford goalkeeper Mark Flekken from here. Nor getting to the ball before Nathan Collins.

Yet Andersen slid and scored and Palace pinched a point which most of the 16,997 supporters in this stadium will feel they did not deserve.