After celebrating their memorable FA Cup trophy win at the end of last season, Crystal Palace fans would never have envisaged their defence would end at the first stage, particularly at the hands of a team five divisions below them. Oliver Glasner certainly took a risk with his youthful starting XI, but they still possessed enough Premier League experience in the team and on the bench to have overcome this hurdle. The opener came from a set-piece - a Palace weakness this season, as 13 of the 23 goals scored against them in the Premier League have come from such situations. Palace appeared to lack leadership on the pitch to deal with the situation and though they came alive after Pino's strike, it ultimately came far too late. It is an embarrassing result for Palace, but Glasner's wider focus will be on trying to turn around their alarming drop in form, with the Eagles having not won in any competition since 11 December.

Source: BBC January 11, 2026 03:30 UTC