Nottingham Forest 1 Crystal Palace 0: Dean Henderson drops clanger in front of England caretaker Lee Carsley
DEAN HENDERSON dropped a clanger in front of watching England caretaker boss Lee Carsley – eight days after Thomas Tuchel’s stand-in awarded him his England return! Former Forest loanee Hendo was on top of the world when he flew his family to Finland to see him end his long wait for a senior England cap […]
Dean Henderson chartered flight so family could watch his first England start
England goalkeeper Dean Henderson had to scramble a private plane to allow his family to watch him make his first start against Finland.The Crystal Palace stopper replaced Jordan Pickford for Sunday’s 3-1 Nations League win for his first full appearance, four years after making his debut as a substitute in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland.Henderson, who is mourning the recent death of his father, only found out he was playing on the eve of the match so had to help his mum, brother, girlfriend and girlfriend’s dad get to Helsinki.“My old man, unfortunately, we lost him in...
Manchester United Frustrated with Missed Chances in Draw vs Crystal Palace
Dean Henderson was named man of the match as Crystal Palace held onto a draw against Manchester United, who felt they should have gotten all three points today. Erik ten Hag also felt that his team was hard done by because of their poor finishing in a match they were in control of most of the time. Crystal Palace had a few sniffs at the United goal but could not capitalize, and eventually, the points were shared at Selhurst Park.
THE NOTEBOOK: Declan Rice shows glimpses of his ability as a No 8, Marc Guehi's return improves England and Trent Alexander-Arnold should always play at right-back
SAMI MOKBEL AT THE OLYMPIASTADION: We caught further glimpses of Declan Rice's emerging abilities as a No 8 here in Helsinki.
Palace's number one 'knows the role is his'
While shirt numbers may only seem symbolic in football, for Dean Henderson this summer, it was anything but. When Crystal Palace gave Henderson the literal number-one jersey before the season started, with previous owner Sam Johnstone still at the club, it was final confirmation of what was already clear – Henderson was the club's choice of the two rivals. In truth, that positional battle had been decided for some time. With Henderson having usurped the Palace starting role last season and, admittedly through injury, Johnstone's place at the Euros, it was a matter of time before the now number two left the club.