Crystal Palace completed their pre-season schedule with a 0-1 defeat against Brentford B at Copers Cope this afternoon. Six members of the first-team squad, including club captain Luka Milivojeviu0107, featured in a squad consisting of mostly Under-18 and Under-23 players in front of Roy Hodgson and Ray Lewington.
In summary
- Stephen Henderson, Martin Kelly, James McCarthy, Milivojeviu0107, Max Meyer and Brandon Pierrick all start
- Brentford B dominate the ball in the first 25 minutes
- Arthur Read hits the bar from 30-yards
- Pierrick and Meyer combine well to create Palace’s first two chances
- HT: 0-0
- Meyer heads straight at goalkeeper within seconds of the restart
- Henderson denies Forss twice at close
- range
- Brentford take the lead through Aaron Pressley
- FT: 0-1
Brentford B enjoyed the lion’s share of the possession in the opening stages and had the first chance of the game after just five minutes, with Read rattling the bar with a dipping effort from 30-yards.