Roundup: Palace U23s secure excellent three points away at Burnley

Palace Under-23s secured their first victory as a Premier League 2 side this afternoon, overcoming 10-man Burnley thanks to a Brandon Pierrick goal.

Development

Burnley: Richter, Elva-Fountaine, Rain (Armstrong, 78), Woods, Rooney, Thomas, Tucker (McGlynn, 85), Goodridge, Thompson, Richardson, Gomez Mancini.

Subs not used: Allen, Barrett, Trialist.

Palace: Webber, D.Boateng, Watson, Woods, Baghuelou, Pierrick, M.Boateng, Taylor, Banks, Gordon (Street, 66), Matthews (Flanagan, 66).

Subs not used: Jude Russell, Jacob Russell, Spence.

First-half

Alfie Matthews goes close to opening the scoring for Palace on four minutes, with the forward’s driving run into the penalty box resulting in his effort…