The Londoners are part of the furniture after 12 years as a Premier League club, so why is there grumbling discontent at Selhurst Park?

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Brentford held on for a big away win, just their second of the season, by beating Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park on Sunday. Bryan Mbeumo’s twice-taken penalty kick put them ahead in the second half while Kevin Schade’s brave header made it 2-0 before debutant Romain Esse set up a dramatic finish but the Bees held on.

Crystal Palace won't go down without a fight as Romain Esse pulls one back for the Eagles against Brentford at Selhurst Park.

Sources say Chilwell is not close to leaving the Blues, for whom he has appeared only once this season - as a substitute in the Carabao Cup win over League Two Barrow in September.

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Enzo Maresca has shut down speculation linking Chelsea with Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho, insisting he is “happy” with the forwards he currently has at his disposal. A report in Sky Sports said the Blues were considering a move for the Argentine, who has recently lost his place in Ruben Amorim’s starting line-up in recent weeks.

Crystal Palace and Brentford have the chance to close in on the top half of the table when they meet at Selhurst Park on Sunday (2pm GMT). Brentford start a point above their opponents in 11th ...

The biggest target elsewhere is Mathys Tel, who appeared to bid goodbye to Bayern Munich fans on teh pitch last night and is the subject of a bidding war involving Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and, potentially Arsenal. Spurs have also been linked with Yoane Wissa, Noah Okafor, Tyler Dibling and Angel Gomes.

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SELHURST PARK — In weather so rancid even the cheerleaders had their club-branded coats on, corkscrewing winds and rain rattling the iron roof like gunfire, 50 or so Crystal Palace fans stuck around to boo their team down the tunnel.

Niasse's next goal for City would then mean a lot to his temporary and parent clubs in equal measure, as he latched on to a delightful through-ball from Inter Milan loanee, Andrea Ranocchia, to slot the ball under Simon Mignolet and secure a 2-0 win over Liverpool at the MKM Stadium.