Crystal Palace’s loan players featured across England and Europe over the weekend, with Rio Cardines and Borna Sosa producing full-match performances in clean-sheet draws for Bristol City and 1. FC Köln respectively.
Cardines played all 90 minutes as Bristol City secured a goalless draw away to Stoke City. The full-back went close to adding to his six assists for the season when he supplied a low cross for Yah shortly before the interval. It was his ninth complete appearance in 12 eligible matches since joining the Robins, who sit 14th in the Championship and next travel to Bolton.
Sosa also completed the entire match as Köln drew 0-0 with Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga. The Palace defender has now played three consecutive full matches, with Köln occupying 12th place in a tightly packed table.
Hindolo Mustapha returned for Notts County after missing three matches following an injury sustained while on international duty with Sierra Leone. He came on for the final five minutes of normal time in the 1-1 draw with Stockport County, having previously started four of County’s last five games. Romain Esse likewise continued his comeback, featuring for the final third of Millwall’s 2-1 Championship defeat at Portsmouth after returning from the bench against Lincoln City the previous week.
In Turkey, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi completed his first full 90 minutes since joining Kasımpaşa on loan. The winger helped his side record a second straight Süper Lig victory with a 1-0 win over Eyüpspor, following a goal and an assist in his previous two outings. Kasımpaşa are level on points with the sides currently occupying third and fourth place.
Owen Goodman played in goal as Dundee FC lost 2-1 at St Mirren in the Scottish Championship, while Matheus França appeared for the final 30 minutes of FC Alverca’s 1-0 defeat by Arouca in Liga Portugal. Under-18 goalkeeper Thiago Speroni was included in Dagenham & Redbridge’s squad for their 2-0 National League South victory over Chesham, while Under-21 goalkeeper Marcus Hill was not involved for Raynes Park Vale. Goodman and Rak-Sakyi have also featured in Palace TV’s Loan Life series, which follows their experiences of senior football away from Selhurst Park.
