Report & Highlights: Palace’s unbeaten run ended by Brentford despite Esse debut goal – News

Palace did reply with some optimistic play – Eze once more going shut within the seventieth minute, firing simply large after driving on the visiting defence.

Eddie Nketiah was then launched from the bench, however simply as Palace have been beginning to actually push, Brentford bought the sucker-punch second.

Mikkel Damsgaard discovered area down the left and crossed for Kevin Schade to flick his header past Henderson and into the Palace internet.

That that – just for Romain Esse to make a dramatic introduction to his Palace profession and hold the sport alive.

Launched from the bench after Brentford scored their second, Esse had the Eagles again within the recreation solely minutes later. The winger transformed from close-rnage after Daniel Muñoz’s performed the ball throughout the face of the Brentford aim, discovered by Eze’s pinpoint go.

That set-up a dramatic conclusion. However the Eagles have been unable to salvage some extent, Eze coming shut with a free-kick within the dying minutes, however unable to drive a save from Flekken.

The consequence ends Palace’s unbeaten begin to the New 12 months. Subsequent up is a visit to Outdated Trafford to face one other facet close to the Eagles within the desk, Manchester United.

Groups

Palace: Henderson (GK), Richards (Kamada, 84), Guéhi, Lacroix, Muñoz, Mitchell, Lerma, Hughes (Esse, 83), Eze, Sarr (Nketiah, 72), Mateta.

Subs: Turner (GK), Clyne, Schlupp, Kporha, Devenny, Umeh.

Brentford: Flekken (GK); Roerslev, Collins, van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Nørgaard (Jenson, 54), Janelt, Damsgaard (Mee, 93); Schade (Yarmoliuk, 84), Mbeumo, Wissa.

Subs: Valdimarsson (GK), Carvalho, Ajer, Konak, Maghoma, Ji-Soo