Crystal Palace U21s lose, Chris Richards impresses
Crystal Palace Under-21s were beaten 5-1 by a strong Plymouth side in the EFL Trophy at Home Park after their league defeat to Blackburn.
Palace are unchanged in the alternative table, staying 15th on four points, with the KMI Panel finding no VAR errors for or against them so far. Livescore
Chris Richards heads into USMNT camp in form after scoring in Palace’s 4-0 Europa League win over Lech Poznań and helping them keep clean sheets against Lech and Leeds United.
Palace were interested in Nicolo Fagioli and could have signed him for €25m late in the window, but no move came before he re-established himself at Fiorentina.
Rio Cardines has starred on loan at Bristol City with six assists in eight league games, but Palace hold a January recall option that could cut short his spell.
Takehiro Tomiyasu has withdrawn from Japan duty after suffering a calf injury in Palace's 0-0 draw with Leeds United.
