Palace Round-Up, Wednesday 28th October: Nketiah Sends Eagles Past Fulham and Into Carabao Cup Quarter-Finals
Palace booked their place in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals this evening with a 1-0 win away at Fulham, Eddie Nketiah netting the only goal of the game with a deft finish to settle the tie (Sky Sports) (Sky Sports) (Sky Sports). It continues a fine recent record for Palace at Craven Cottage, with this reported as a fifth win on Fulham's own turf in the last 18 months (The Guardian). The Guardian suggest the victory will ease some of the pressure on head coach Pierre Sage, while the Evening Standard also frame the win as a welcome relief for the manager (The Guardian) (Evening Standard). Sky Sports had live commentary and build-up throughout the evening as the two west and south London sides met in cup action (Sky Sports) (Sky Sports).
With Palace through, attention now turns to when the last-eight draw for the Carabao Cup will take place, with CPFC.co.uk previewing the details of the upcoming quarter-final draw (CPFC.co.uk).
Ahead of kick-off, Fulham's Alvaro Arbeloa gave his view on the visitors in The Opposite View, making clear he won't be taking Palace lightly despite his own side's position (CPFC.co.uk). Meanwhile defender Timber spoke to the club's official site about Palace's ongoing search for greater consistency in results, a theme that will be of interest given the stop-start nature of recent form (CPFC.co.uk).
It was also matchday for the women's side, with Palace Women facing London City Lionesses this evening in a 7pm kick-off, and CPFC.co.uk provided details on how supporters could watch the game (CPFC.co.uk).
Sky Sports' dedicated transfer hub continues to track the latest Palace rumours and gossip, though as always such reports should be treated as speculation rather than confirmed news until the club themselves announce anything concrete (Sky Sports).
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