Crystal Palace Under-23s fell to a loss against bottom-of-the-table Charlton Athletic today as they sat on the back foot from early on to miss out on taking three points from their south London rivals.
A converted Kian Flanagan free-kick wasn't enough for the Eagles today as they battled against a superior side within the confines of a chilled Valley Stadium.
Charlton began immediately on the front foot and, picking up the ball on the edge of the box, Anfermee Dijksteel squandered what seemed to be a promising attacking chance as, with space around him, he looked up only to blaze the ball from distance over Dion-Curtis Henry's crossbar.