Palace 0-1 Burnley
by Gene Sylvester
at Selhurst Park

CRYSTAL PALACE’s first post-lockdown home outing was matched by an eerily quiet atmosphere, with not so much as a Glad All Over belted out as the hosts fell 0-1 to Burnley on Monday night.

Palace, fresh from their drubbing at the hands of newly crowned champions Liverpool, had the opportunity to consolidate their top-10 status and open up a gap between themselves and the Clarets, having started the day level on points.

But from the off it was Burnley who were brighter, with Dwight McNeil and Josh Brownhill the standout performers in the first half.