Crystal Palace and Millwall drew 0-0 in Championship. The fixture is part of the Regular Season - 18 stage in the 2011 season. The full-time result capped a Crystal Palace vs Millwall meeting in Championship with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Crystal Palace and Millwall. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
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Manager Xabi Alonso says Chelsea are looking to reduce their central defensive options from 10 to "four or five". The Blues signed Maxence Lacroix from Crystal Palace for £52m on Thursday, but Alonso also has Wesley Fofana, Levi Colwill, Tosin Adarabioyo, Josh Acheampong and Aaron Anselmino in his squad on the club's pre-season tour of Australia.
France centre-back moves to Blues in £52m transferStones signs two-year contract with Serie A club Maxence Lacroix has joined Chelsea from Crystal Palace to become the club’s fifth signing of the summer. The France international, who won the FA Cup and Conference League with Palace, was the Blues’ main defensive target of the window.Lacroix, 26, signs a six-year deal with Xabi Alonso’s side. “I am really happy to be part of this beautiful club,” said Lacroix, who played three times for France at the World Cup, including in their 6-4 bronze medal match defeat by England. Continue reading...
During Eddie Howe’s time at Newcastle, only four clubs earned more Premier League points, but the team underperformed last termWhen Eddie Howe was appointed by Newcastle in November 2021, the club was 19th in the Premier League with no wins after 11 games. He steered them to 11th by the end of the campaign, and they finished 12th last season.At some clubs there would have been little deviation across that period. Crystal Palace, for example, have ended every one of the previous 13 seasons between 10th and 15th in the Premier League. For Newcastle under Howe, the journey was rather more scenic. Continue reading...
Following their British-record swoop for Morgan Rogers, Chelsea have continued to add to Xabi Alonso's squad by signing Maxence Lacroix. The post Chelsea clinch £52m Lacroix deal as Alonso’s rebuild continues appeared first on SoccerNews.
Mexence Lacroix had been on a shortlist of centre-back options since it became clear Chelsea's defence was underperforming and that they needed more physicality and leadership in their back line. Although former Manchester City defender John Stones and Como 1907's Jacobo Ramon were also known to be under consideration, it always felt as though the 6ft 4in defender was Chelsea's preferred target. Protracted negotiations over both personal terms and the transfer fee with Crystal Palace added uncertainty to the deal.
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