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

Crystal Palace are set to enter the market for a new centre-back in the final days of the January transfer window.

The defender will not be returning to Seattle Reign as she stays in the Women's Super League for the rest of the season.

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. MORE – Full match replay 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 are considering entering the transfer market this month for a centre-back after Chadi Riad sustained a serious knee injury in training. The Morocco international is expected to miss the remainder of this season and Palace’s pre-season campaign for next term as a result of the injury.

Thomas Frank marked his 300th game in charge of Brentford with a gritty 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace in the Premier League. Bryan Mbeumo and Kevin Schade were on target for the Bees during a

Yoane Wissa clearly had no doubts that his team-mate Bryan Mbeumo would score his retaken penalty in Sunday's 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace.

A Depot Street building known as the "Crystal Palace" has a potential buyer who hopes to develop the property for residential purposes as well as a tasting room for Mount

Crystal Palace were promoted to replace Bristol City in the top flight, while on a wider note, the league is now under the management and operation of a new organisation set up to lead women's football towards further growth and progression, with Nikki Doucet overseeing both the WSL and Championship in a new phase for the game.

Crystal Palace signed 19-year-old attacking midfielder Romain Esse from Millwall on Saturday. Esse signed a 5 ½-year contact with the Premier League club after scoring five goals for Millwall this season. Palace didn't release financial details but reports said the transfer fee was at least £12 million ($14.6 million).

Crystal Palaces sale of Joachim Andersen to Fulham prompted questions but Maxence Lacroix is ensuring there are no regrets for the Eagles; watch Crystal Palace vs Brentford live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 1pm on Sunday;

Moggy: We've been punished for not making the most of our chances in the first half. Too complacent and didn't deserve to win, but would have been happy with a point. Happy for Esse scoring on his debut. Eze needs to get a grip as we all know how good he is.