Under-23 Preview: Crystal Palace (A) – Blog

The Derby County Under-23s travel to Crystal Palace in their final Premier League 2 – Division 1 game of the 2021/22 season on Monday night.

The Under-23s will face the Eagles at Selhurst Park (7pm kick-off) and dcfc.co.uk has gathered all the key information you need to know ahead of the game.

Team news…

Midfielder Connor Dixon was sent off in the first half of the 2-1 Under-23 defeat at Leicester City on Easter Friday with a hamstring injury and remains out of action.

Defender Max Bardell is out for the remainder of the season after undergoing hamstring surgery, although he is making good progress on the road to recovery.

The season so far…

Derby Under-23s saw their relegation to Premier League 2 – Division 2 confirmed with a 2-1 defeat at Leicester City last month.

Pat Lyons’ side have fought hard against the drop all season but, with several Under-23 players breaking into the first team during the season, it has been difficult to to get results thanks to a young and threadbare team. .

Derby have four wins, three draws and 18 losses in 25 outings this season, taking them to a total of 15 points bottom of the table.

Crystal Palace sit eighth in the table, with 11 wins, three draws and 11 losses in 25 matches, and they were 3-2 winners at Pride Park when the sides met in October.

The Rams found themselves trailing in the first 15 minutes of the match as Omotayo Adaramola opened the scoring, while 10 minutes later Scott Banks doubled Palace’s advantage.

But, Derby came flying out of the blocks in the second half as two early goals brought the scores level.

First, Luke Plange converted from close range and soon after, Osazee Aghatise struck powerfully from 25 yards to equalize for the Rams.

However, after doing so well to come back into the game, Derby fell behind again as Jesurun Rak-Sakyi scored from 10 yards to secure all three points for the visitors.

Direct…

Rams TV are unable to broadcast the game live due to a Premier League game taking place on Monday.

Full summaries of the Premier League 2 – Division 1 match will appear online at dcfc.co.uk following the game.

Ticket information…

Crystal Palace have confirmed fans can buy same-day tickets at Selhurst Park, priced at £5 for adults and £1 for seniors, students and under-21s.

Tickets are only available in the AD Blocks of the Main Stand and the turnstiles open from 6pm in the evening.

Full ticket information can be found by click here.