In an entertaining afternoon at Copers Cope, Crystal Palace Under-23s overcame Millwall 4-2, with 17-year-old Brandon Pierrick standing out despite rubbing shoulders with three first-team players: Connor Wickham, Mamadou Sakho and Jairo Riedewald, who shored-up the Development squad today.
Pierrick bagged a hat-trick to defeat the visiting Lions as Roy Hodgson’s first-team trio provided class and control throughout their time on the pitch.
Summary
- Palace take the lead through a trialist early in the match
- Millwall level on the break
- The home side then net their second and third through Brandon Pierrick
- Half-time: Palace 3-1 Millwall
- Pierrick finds his hat-trick in the 65th minute
- Millwall score a consolation in added time, but it's too little, too late for a comeback
- Full-time: Palace 4-2 Millwall
The Under-23s, after a quiet but assertive start to the game, took the lead when two of their first-team players combined to pile pressure into the visitors’ box.