Romain Esse expressed his excitement to showcase his abilities to Crystal Palace fan. Esse was delighted after scoring shortly into his Premier League debut against Brentford . Manager Oliver Glasner brought Esse off the bench after Brentford went 2-0 up at Selhurst Park.

Although debutant Romain Esse scored for Crystal Palace with his first touch of the ball, in a 2-1 defeat to Brentford this weekend, the new signing’s strike brought to mind the failure of a few of the Eagles’ most recent acquisitions.

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Bryan Mbeumo's retaken penalty and Kevin Schade's headed goal gave Brentford a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on Sunday as the hosts ended their five-game unbeaten run in the Premier League despite Romain Esse's late strike to reduce the deficit.

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner will consult his players about their reluctance to drive forwards after Sunday's defeat to Brentford.

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The Cameroon international remains one of just five Premier League players never to have missed from the spot.

It leaves Tottenham’s Ange Postecoglou as favourite ahead of a bunch of managers who’ve been in their jobs barely five minutes but are already feeling the heat.   1) Ange Postecoglou Surely there is no way back from that defeat at Everton that has sucked Spurs right into a relegation battle for which they,

The Eagles will be hoping they can end this transfer window in a positive manner and sign a new player, and according to Gune Bakis relayed by Sport Witness, they plan to do just that, as Palace have made a €12m (£10.09m) bid to sign Batista Mendy from Trabzonspor.

Palace pulled one back through debutant Romain Esse, who met a Daniel Munoz pass along the face of goal in the 84th minute.

The January window is not renowned for being full of excitement; last year the biggest mover was a kid joining Barcelona who is now on loan at Real Betis. Not one 2024 transfer made the list of 20 biggest January deals ever!