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Elliott Cuff

Elliott Cuff

Sports Journalist · 95 articles

Townsend admits goal against Man City was best of his career
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Townsend admits goal against Man City was best of his career

Andros Townsend has described his goal against Manchester City as the ‘best goal’ of his career. The England international scored the second of Crystal Palace’s goals as the Eagles beat City 3-2 at the Etihad on Saturday afternoon. Under pressure from City’s defensive unit, Townsend smashed in a volley from 30 yards, and it has […]

Crystal Palace Player Ratings: Manchester City (A)
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Crystal Palace Player Ratings: Manchester City (A)

Crystal Palace shocked Manchester City to give the title chasers their first home defeat of 2018. Jeffrey Schlupp equalised shortly after Ilkay Gündogan opened the scoring, with Andros Townsend scoring a screamer moments later. Luka Milivojević scored from the penalty spot shortly after the restart to give the Eagles a two-goal buffer, and despite Kevin […]

Chelsea offer Batshuayi to Palace
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Chelsea offer Batshuayi to Palace

Chelsea are looking to settle striker Michy Batshuayi’s long-term future in January, and reports suggest he has already been offered to Crystal Palace. The Belgium international forward is currently on loan with Valencia in Spain’s La Liga, his second consecutive loan spell away from Stamford Bridge. The 25-year joined Borussia Dortmund in January, spending the […]

Palace U23 coach praises starlet Flanagan
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Palace U23 coach praises starlet Flanagan

Crystal Palace Under-23s coach Richard Shaw says that he is continuously impressed by young midfielder Kian Flanagan, who has been in fine form for the club’s development squad. The 19-year old scored his sixth goal of the season this week, netting in Palace U23s 4-1 win against Colchester United. And Shaw says he is pleased […]

Van Aanholt confident Palace will turn season around
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Van Aanholt confident Palace will turn season around

Crystal Palace defender Patrick van Aanholt has outlined what the club must do to come back strong, following their recent disappointing run of results. The Eagles have lost five of their last six Premier League games, with the most recent being a 1-0 loss to Tottenham at Selhurst Park. Palace have also failed to beat […]

Hodgson provides Benteke injury update
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Hodgson provides Benteke injury update

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has provided a fitness update on injured striker Christian Benteke. The Belgium international has been sidelined since early October after undergoing knee surgery, with the initial timeline suggesting he wouldn’t be back fit until the new year. However Hodgson has confirmed that the 27-year old has been working hard to […]

Hodgson claims Townsend cannot do much more
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Hodgson claims Townsend cannot do much more

Roy Hodgson has hailed Andros Townsend’s impact at Crystal Palace, saying he cannot do much more than he is currently. The 27-year old winger, who is aiming to score more goals this season, has already scored twice – the same amount he managed last campaign. Both goals were against West Brom in the Carabao Cup, […]

Hodgson weighs in on Benteke injury lay-off
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Hodgson weighs in on Benteke injury lay-off

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has weighed in on Christian Benteke’s latest injury set-back, with the Belgian forward likely to be out until the New Year. The 27-year old hasn’t played for the Eagles since September 1, with the former Liverpool forward having withdrawn from the Belgium squad during the last international break. It was […]

Sakho delighted at France national team recall
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Sakho delighted at France national team recall

Crystal Palace defender Mamadou Sakho has expressed his delight at having received a recall for the France squad. The centre-half hasn’t made an appearance for the national team since September 2017, shortly after becoming a full time Eagle. Keen to add to his 28 caps, Sakho explained his excitement at having been named among Didier […]

Zaha called up to Ivory Coast squad for AFCON qualifiers
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Zaha called up to Ivory Coast squad for AFCON qualifiers

Wilfried Zaha has been called up to the Ivory Coast national team squad ahead of their upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against the Central African Republic. The in-form Eagles star missed the Elephants’ win over Rwanda last month for ‘personal reasons’, but is now back in contention after a solid start to the […]

Hodgson claims officials can ‘100 per cent’ be trusted to protect Zaha
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Hodgson claims officials can ‘100 per cent’ be trusted to protect Zaha

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson believes that Premier League referees can “100 per cent” be trusted to protect Eagles star man Wilfried Zaha from rough treatment. Zaha, Palace’s talisman, has frequently complained of being treated unfairly this season, with the player complaining that he is being targeted by other teams, which with a reputation for […]

Former Palace midfielder Salako hails ‘incredible’ Hodgson
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Former Palace midfielder Salako hails ‘incredible’ Hodgson

Former Crystal Palace midfielder John Salako has hailed the ‘absolutely incredible’ job Roy Hodgson has done since replacing Frank de Boer as manager last year. Hodgson stepped into the Selhurst Park hot-seat in September 2017 after De Boer was sacked early into his Eagles’ tenure, having gone the first four Premier League games without a […]