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U23s Report: Tough test for Eagles against second Category 1 challenge

Crystal Palace Under-23s could not find their clinical edge as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat against Fulham’s Under-23 side at Bisham Abbey on Tuesday evening. The Eagles have now faced two Category 1 opponents this pre-season as they prepare for the step-up in the 2020/21 campaign.

Summary

  • Jean-Pierre Tiehi puts Fulham in front with an early opener
  • A Palace trialist directs effort wide from close range
  • Jay Stansfield hits the crossbar for Fulham on the brink of half-time
  • Half-time: Fulham 1-0 Palace
  • Fulham’s Ollie O’Neill makes it 2-0 through a long-range strike
  • A trialist thunders a shot just wide after a well-worked Palace move
  • Full-time: Fulham 2-0 Palace

Fulham started the game brightly and raced into an early lead courtesy of Tiehi.