Eddie Nketiah was unlucky however nonetheless deserved his 1/10 score towards Brighton, writes KIERAN GILL after Crystal Palace striker was despatched off in win

Although you think about right this moment’s footballers aren’t as obsessive about their newspaper rankings because the older generations as soon as have been, sometimes you obtain a reminder they’re nonetheless learn.

There was one time when the consultant of a Brighton participant known as on a Monday morning to say he and his consumer have been peeved with the three he had acquired, for instance. 

Apparently the penalty he clumsily conceded had blinded me to all the great moments he had manufactured.

If Eddie Nketiah picked up a duplicate of the Mail on Sunday this week, the £30million summer time signing from Arsenal could have seen a primary subsequent to his title. 

That got here after one of the unlucky performances we now have ever seen from a Crystal Palace participant.

It was a cameo by which Nketiah managed as many touches of the ball as he did yellow playing cards after approaching when Palace have been main 2-1. 

The previous Arsenal man acquired two yellow playing cards in fast succession at Selhurst Park

Nketiah knew he had tousled in south London, apologising as he trudged to the tunnel

The primary yellow got here for attempting to purchase a penalty out of Pervis Estupinan, the second for sticking his studs up in the direction of the pinnacle of Jan Paul van Hecke. Nketiah knew he had tousled, apologising as he trudged to the tunnel.

The silver lining is that Palace received regardless of his purple, and the one proven to Marc Guehi because the hosts completed with 9 males. Brighton likewise had van Hecke dismissed in stoppage time.

Nketiah has endured a difficult season since signing and, regrettably, this was a one-out-of-10 efficiency.