Crystal Palace Under-18s earned an impressive 2-0 victory over Charlton Athletic on Saturday afternoon with David Omilabu scoring both Palace goals for the second game running following his brace against Millwall last week.
Summary
- Palace withstand an early spell of Charlton pressure
- David Omilabu shows excellent composure to fire the visitors in front
- Half-time: Charlton 0-1 Palace
- Palace defend well to restrict Charlton’s second-half chances
- Omilabu capitalises on a goalkeeping error to make it 2-0 in the 81st minute
- Full-time: Charlton 0-2 Palace
Charlton started the game on the front foot as the opening 10 minutes were largely played in Palace’s half, and they almost took an early lead after Charlie Barker directed his close-range header over the bar having met the ball at the back post.