Crystal Palace Under-23s couldn’t make it three pre-season wins in a row as they fell to 3-1 defeat against an experienced Chelsea side at Cobham on Saturday afternoon.
Summary
- The hosts field a lineup including Danny Drinkwater as Category 1 Palace prepare for face tougher opposition in 20/21
- Tariq Ywakwe puts Chelsea in front with a powerful strike from close range
- Chelsea double their lead when John Russell drills rebound home
- Palace pull one back when Scott Banks skips into box before firing into the bottom corner
- Half-time: Chelsea 3-1 Palace
- Rob Street nearly scores a second for Palace but puts his one-on-one effort wide
- Full-time: Chelsea 3-1 Palace
Chelsea began in the ascendency during the early exchanges at their Cobham training ground, with experienced duo Danny Drinkwater and Baba Rahman both named in the Blues’ side.