Eberechi Eze couldn’t have faced a better half to begin his Palace career with. A pre-season friendly at home to local rivals may seem an opportune start in itself, but add near-faultless 45 minutes into the equation and Eze’s first outing in red and blue became an ideal kick-off to life in SE25.
Summary
- Eberechi Eze starts his first game for Palace as Roy Hodgson makes three changes to the side which kicked-off v Oxford United
- Palace start on the front foot and don't relent all half
- Andros Townsend aims an overhead-kick at goal and Jordan Ayew hits the post, but the Eagles cannot open their account
- Half-time: Palace 0-0 Charlton
- Palace return for a calmer second-half, but retain their spot as the dominant side
- Ayew opens the scoring with a smart close-range goal on the end of a Zaha cross
- Ayew makes it two in four minutes later to secure Palace's victory
- Close to full-time, Zaha scores Palace's excellent third
- The Eagles end the game with six Academy prospects on the pitch
- Full-time: Palace 3-0 Charlton
Things didn’t start so well for Charlton, who, after being caught in the Croydon traffic pre-match, then faced a relentless spell of Palace pressure as the Eagles dominated the game’s early possession.