Andros Townsend was on the bench for tonight's game, but Roy Hodgson brought on the winger for the final 20 minutes in the hope Townsend would have a similar impact to the one he had against Southampton.
Unfortunately for the Eagles, it wasn't to be, with a second consecutive Carabao Cup exit via penalties confirmed. "It was a difficult one [to take]," Townsend admitted. "The standard of penalties was incredible. And obviously we knew someone had to be the villain and someone had to be the hero, and unfortunately Wayne Hennessey was brilliant in the game, but he and Luka missed a penalty.