Crystal Palace Under-18s put in a solid defensive display away to Fulham to consolidate their top spot and move four points clear of second with a 2-0 win against the west London outfit.
Summary
- Palace score with their first meaningful attack of the game, Victor Akinwale getting on the end of a ball played across the edge of the six-yard box from Kevin Gonzalez (5’)
- Fulham start to enjoy a good spell of possession after Palace’s opener, but fail to muster up any chances
- Palace score again with effectively their second meaningful attack - Jesuran Rak-Sakyi calmly dinking over the ‘keeper inside the box and slotting home the second (34’)
- Half-time: Fulham U18s 0-2 Crystal Palace U18s
- Fulham dominate the majority of the second-half and look to get back in the game, but Palace hold firm
- The young Eagles set-up to hit Fulham on the break, but neither side finds the net in the second-half
- Full-time: Fulham U18s 0-2 Crystal Palace U18s
Crystal Palace Under-18s started the afternoon at the top of the Premier League U18 South, a point ahead of their hosts and in good form after three consecutive wins.