Loan Watch: Goalkeepers on fire while Ozoh nets first goal

Club

2 Sep 2024

Crystal Palace’s loanees have been in top form both in midweek action and on the weekend.

Between the sticks, Owen Goodman had a week to remember. In EFL Cup action on Tuesday, he and his Wimbledon side faced Premier League new boys Ipswich Town and were on the cusp of a major upset before an 87th minute equaliser from the Tractor Boys.

With the score at 2-2, the game went to penalties and heroics from Goodman saw him save not one, but two penalties from Ipswich. Both Omari Hutchinson and Jack Taylor couldn’t get past Goodman in the Wimbledon goal before Isaac Ogundere stepped up to convert the winner from 12-yards.

Goodman then followed this up with his second clean sheet of the campaign on Saturday, keeping Fleetwood Town at bay as the Dons won 1-0.

Fellow goalkeeper Joe Whitworth had another strong weekend for Exeter City as he also kept his second clean sheet of the season.

In a long trip to the North West, Whitworth pulled off three saves to keep Exeter’s clean sheet intact in a 2-0 win over Bolton Wanderers.

Meanwhile, in the Championship, David Ozoh registered his first ever professional goal for Derby County in their 3-0 triumph over Bristol City on Saturday.

The midfielder netted the third and final goal with an exquisite move - starting with him winning the ball back to breakaway from within his own half, he fed it out to Ebou Adams who had a shot on goal that was parried away.

Ozoh came rushing onto the rebound and buried it in the back of the net to seal all three points for the Rams late on in the match.

Watch Ozoh’s goal in the video below!

Elsewhere in the Championship, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi made his first start for Sheffield United against Watford at Bramall Lane and had an instant impact right from kick-off.

With just 90 seconds on the clock, the forward received a long ball from Michael Cooper and played in Callum O’hare who managed to force an own goal off Watford goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann.

Rak-Sakyi was closing in with a great run after playing the ball into O’hare and would’ve got the final touch had the ball not already crossed the line.

See Rak-Sakyi’s impact in the video below (UK only)!

Defender Danny Imray continued his strong start to life at Bromley in League Two, getting 86 minutes as the Ravens narrowly lost out to Crewe Alexandra in the 91st minute.

Winger Malcolm Ebiowei made his first start for Oxford United on Tuesday night, playing 76 minutes as the Us were knocked out by Coventry City in the second round of the EFL Cup.

Midfielder Jack Wells-Morrison made a deadline day move to Wealdstone FC and featured off the bench at the start of the second-half, helping his new side to a 1-1 draw against Solihull Moors.

Across the border in Scotland, Killian Phillips played 60 minutes for St Mirren in their 2-2 draw against Dundee - his second start for the club after making his debut against Celtic.

In Europe, Luke Plange helped HJK Helsinki qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League in midweek, playing the full 90 in their 4-3 win on aggregate against Faroese side Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag.

Ademola Ola-Adebomi is continuing to get used to life in Belgium, as he played 76 minutes in his third start for SK Beveren against Royal Football Club de Liège.

First-teamers Odsonne Edouard and Naouirou Ahamada both made deadline day loan moves to Leicester City and Stade Rennais respectively, though neither were registered in time to play on the weekend for their new sides.

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