Ten-man Crystal Palace fell 0-1 to Derby County this afternoon as the Eagles lost men to both injury and the referee's hand in a tough match which sees them knocked-out of the Emirates FA Cup.
Summary
- Gary Cahill starts for Palace with five Development prospects in the squad
- Brandon Pierrick opens the match with an impressive chance
- Derby take the lead through Chris Martin in the 32nd minute
- Palace lose Max Meyer and Jairo Riedewald to injury
- Luka Milivojevic receives a red card for an altercation with Tom Huddlestone
As today’s Emirates FA Cup game built-up with the world’s eyes on 34-year-old Wayne Rooney and, for Palace, the start of Gary Cahill, also 34, it was instead 18-year-old Brandon Pierrick who first stole attention as he jinked his way through Derby’s backline.