With Christmas fast approaching, the fixtures are coming thick and fast for our Palace loanees across the country and beyond!
Tayo Adaramola was substituted after picking up an injury, while Danny Imray continued to build fitness with another full 90 minutes for Blackpool following his return. Joe Whitworth also maintained his strong form, registering yet another clean sheet.
Here’s the latest on our young Eagles out on loan…
Adaramola started his third consecutive match for Leyton Orient as the O's secured a narrow 2–1 victory over his former club Bradford City in League One on Saturday (20th December).
The 22-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at Valley Parade, making 16 appearances as City successfully escaped League Two. In the build-up to the match, Bantams manager Graham Alexander described it as a privilege to have worked with Adaramola.
Since then, he has gone on to make 18 appearances for the O's, including three successive starts against Luton Town (1–1), Barnsley (3–2 defeat), and now Bradford.
Dom Ballard’s brace saw the O’s come from behind to claim a 2–1 victory; however, Adaramola was unfortunately forced off after 32 minutes with an injury and replaced by Omar Beckles. We wish Tayo a speedy recovery.
Imray featured in his third successive match for Blackpool and completed his second full 90 minutes since returning from injury as the Tangerines secured back-to-back away league victories with a 2–0 win over Wigan Athletic at the Brick Community Stadium.
Goals from Ashley Fletcher and Dale Taylor midway through the second half sealed the win.
The first half in Greater Manchester was largely stop-start, with the only notable chance falling to Wigan centre-half Will Aimson, who headed over from close range.
Imray played an important role in the build-up to an early Blackpool opportunity, taking a throw-in to Josh Bowler, who drove a low effort towards the near post that was comfortably saved by Wigan 'keeper Sam Tickle.
Blackpool’s quick-fire second-half double proved decisive as they saw out the victory to pick up another three points on the road. The Tangerines and Imray next face Doncaster Rovers at Bloomfield Road on Boxing Day.
Whitworth helped Exeter City cap off their home matches in 2025 with a dominant 3–0 victory over Barnsley at St James Park. Goals from Ilmari Niskanen, Jayden Wareham, and Reece Cole secured the win in front of a lively home crowd.
Whitworth and his back line were busy in the closing stages, successfully scrambling to clear a late barrage of Barnsley chances and keeping the clean sheet intact. This marked Whitworth’s eighth clean sheet of the 2025/26 season and 19th overall across his two loan spells at the Grecians.
Next up for Whitworth and Exeter is a league trip to Cardiff City on Boxing Day.
França featured as a late substitute in both legs of the 2025 Copa do Brasil final as Vasco da Gama were narrowly defeated 2–1 on aggregate by Corinthians.
The midfielder was introduced late in the second leg on Sunday, which ended in a 2–1 defeat for Vasco. Earlier in the week, França also came off the bench during the first leg, a goalless draw played on Wednesday (17th December) at the Neo Química Arena.
The conclusion of the 2025 Copa do Brasil this week marked the first time Vasco and Corinthians faced each other in the competition’s final. Corinthians had already held the upper hand over Vasco earlier in the season, recording a 3–0 home league victory before edging a 3–2 win in Rio de Janeiro.
França was part of a Vasco squad that navigated a demanding path to the final, entering the tournament in the first round due to their state league performance. Their run was defined by resilience, highlighted by penalty shootout victories over Operário Ferroviário, Botafogo, and Fluminense, alongside aggregate wins against CSA and Nova Iguaçu.
Vasco were bidding for their first Copa do Brasil title since 2011 and their first major silverware since winning the Carioca Championship in 2016, with França contributing in both legs of the final.
Rak-Sakyi played 74 minutes on the right wing in Caykur Rizespor’s narrow 1–0 away defeat to Besiktas in the Turkish Süper Lig on Saturday (20th December).
The outing marked Rak-Sakyi’s 11th consecutive start in games he has been eligible for at Rizespor, during which he has contributed four goals and one assist.
He was heavily involved in the action, including a 28th-minute effort when he lost his marker and volleyed a flat inswinging corner towards the far post, only for a defender to clear it just yards from the line.
Minutes after the restart, Rak-Sakyi stole the ball inside the penalty area and lashed a shot off the crossbar with his left foot.
Rizespor currently sit 11th in the Turkish Süper Lig with 20 points from 17 games.
Huddersfield Town secured all three points on the road in South Yorkshire, with first-half goals from Lynden Gooch, Bojan Radulović, and Leo Castledine earning a 3–0 win over Rotherham United in Sky Bet League One.
Lee Nicholls continued in goal for the Terriers, while Goodman remained an unused substitute. Next up for Huddersfield and Goodman is a league trip to Port Vale on Boxing Day.
Akinwale was not included in the matchday squad for Eastbourne Borough’s 5–2 victory over Dover Athletic in the National League South on Saturday (20th December).
Last season, Goodman, Danny Imray, Adaramola and Whitworth all featured featured in the Palace TV series Loan Life, where our cameras gained an unprecedented insight into their time adapting to new clubs and developing in the Football League.
