Loan Report: Goals galore for Palace players over Easter

Club

11 Apr 2023

In keeping with the senior side, Crystal Palace’s Academy graduates hit the goal trail on loan over the long Easter weekend.

Hitting the headlines was Jesurun Rak-Sakyi with Charlton in League One, bouncing back from a 1-0 defeat at Bristol Rovers on Good Friday with a stunning display in a 3-2 win over Burton Athletic on Easter Monday.

The 20-year-old winger took just seven minutes to open the scoring with his 12th goal of the season – and in some style too. Cutting in from the right, Rak-Sakyi left four defenders trailing in his wake before lashing in a right-footed finish from outside of the box.

Ten minutes later, it was two for the Palace youngster, who rode a challenge inside the box before calmly placing a finish past Craig MacGillivray in the Burton goal to set his side on their way to victory.

And in League Two, Scott Banks bagged his fifth goal of the season with a fine strike in a 3-1 win over Sutton United on Monday.

Having played 82 minutes of Bradford City’s 0-0 draw at Crawley Town on Good Friday, Banks made an electric start at Valley Parade, scoring after 12 minutes with a clever touch and cutting finish across goal, setting his side on their way to a 3-1 win.

You can watch Banks’ goal at 0:11 in the video below.

Also finding the back of the net was Killian Phillips, who – along with Rob Street – featured in both a home League One defeat to Peterborough (0-3) and an away loss (1-2) at Barnsley to see their play-off hopes fall away.

In the latter match, Phillips was on target in injury time with his second league goal of the season with a bullet header which gave the Shrews hope of snatching a late point in a feisty affair at Oakwell - albeit ultimately in vain.

You can watch Phillips’ goal at 1:27 in the video below.

Elsewhere in the Football League, Malcolm Ebiowei played in both Hull City’s 4-4 draw at Sunderland and 1-0 win over Millwall in the Championship; and Luke Plange was a second-half substitute in Lincoln City’s 2-0 wins home to Cheltenham and away to Plymouth in League One.

In Non-League, Ryan Bartley and Eastbourne Borough remain in contention for a National League South play-off spot after a 2-1 win over Dartford and a 1-0 loss at Welling United; David Boateng and Dover Athletic are all but safe from relegation after picking up an important point against Welling (0-0) and losing at Dartford (2-1); and Dan Quick featured in Billericay’s 1-0 loss to Hornchurch in the Isthmian League Premier Division.

In Scotland, Remi Matthews and St Johnstone fell to a 2-0 defeat at home to Ross County in the Premiership, while Malachi Boateng and Queen’s Park lost 4-0 at Partick Thistle to fall behind Dundee in the race for the title; they sit second on goal difference, having played a game more, with four fixtures left to fulfil.

And in Belgium, Jake O’Brien helped RWD Molenbeek to a 4-0 win over Beerschot to maintain their single-point lead at the top of Belgian First Division; four games remain in their season.

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