Crystal Palace and Everton have agreed a straight player swap involving Brennan Johnson and Dwight McNeil, with both players signing four-year contracts following a previous failed transfer attempt in February.
David Moyes’s European dream is now hanging by a slender thread. Against a Crystal Palace side who have been otherwise distracted by their Conference League exploits, Everton were unable to take their opportunity to close the gap on their rivals as Jean-Philippe Mateta came off the bench to deny them victory.It could have been even worse for Moyes had the referee, Tom Bramall, awarded a penalty when James Garner hauled down Jørgen Strand Larsen just before half-time or Adam Wharton’s shot not struck the outside of the post in the 90th minute. Continue reading...
Crystal Palace beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 in the first leg of their Conference League semi-final in southern Poland. Daichi Kamada scored the decisive goal and set up Jørgen Strand Larsen's strike, while Ismaïla Sarr scored the fastest goal in competition history after 21 seconds. Palace take a two-goal advantage into next week's second leg.
Crystal Palace secured a 3-1 first-leg advantage over Shakhtar Donetsk in their Europa Conference League semi-final, with Daichi Kamada scoring the winner and setting up Jørgen Strand Larsen's goal. Ismaïla Sarr opened the scoring after just 21 seconds – the fastest goal in Conference League history – before Shakhtar equalised early in the second half. Palace will take a two-goal lead into next week's return leg at Selhurst Park.
Crystal Palace secured a 3-1 first-leg lead over Shakhtar Donetsk in the Europa Conference League semi-final, with Daichi Kamada scoring the winner against his former club. Ismaïla Sarr scored after just 21 seconds - the fastest goal in Competition history - before Shakhtar equalised. Kamada's 68th-minute strike and Jørgen Strand Larsen's late goal give Palace a two-goal cushion heading into next week's return leg.
