With three members of the Crystal Palace squad recently having newborn sons, we caught up with Martin Kelly and Joel Ward to find out how the defenders are coping during lockdown with weeks-old youngsters to care for.
“Gia is doing great at the minute,” Kelly says. “Obviously we haven’t been able to take her out to cafes or family members’ homes, which has been tough. However, with the world that we live in of FaceTime and Zoom we’ve tried to keep in contact and show Gia’s growth.
“It’s been about nine weeks now [since Gia’s birth], so there has been a lot of change for family members who haven’t been able to see her [in person].