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Crystal Palace returned to Premier League action against Brentford, but a few players were far from their physical best. Bryan Mbeumo opened the scoring for the Bees, curling an effort beyond the outstretched hand of Dean Henderson. Eberechi Eze’s free-kick strike was disallowed by the referee, who blew the whistle for a foul in the build-up – which VAR couldn’t overturn due to the whistle being blown before the ball hit the back of the net. Palace did eventually draw level through an Ethan Pinnock own goal, but that didn’t last long after Yoanne Wissa’s poke into the back of the net. It marke…

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