Matt Turner and Chris Richards both earned starting nods on Sunday as Crystal Palace sealed its spot into the FA Cup fourth round.
Turner started and made four saves while Richards also logged 90 minutes as Oliver Glasner’s men defeated Stockport County 1-0 at Selhurst Park. It marked Turner’s second start for the club and his first since October.
Eberechi Eze delivered the lone goal of the match in the fourth minute, giving the Eagles an early lead that they wouldn’t relinquish.
Turner was the busier of the two goalkeepers, making several key saves to keep the League One visitors at bay.
The U.S. men’s national team veteran denied Callum Camps and Odin Bailey in the first half before also repelling Issac Olaofe on a pair of occasions after the hour mark.
Crystal Palace would hang on to advance in the competition, using a strong defensive performance to do so.
Richards completed 105 passes, won five individual duels, and made six clearances in his 12th appearance of the season.
“He’s training well, and working very hard in training,” Glasner said about Turner postmatch. “He took a lot of stuff in the locker room afterwards, he’s still the only one who’s unbeaten this season. He played at [Aston] Villa, we won there in the [Carabao] Cup, and he played today, and we won, so he’s had a clean sheet, and not really much to do, only in one situation, we needed him after our mistake, so he was there, so a compliment and credit to Matt.”
The South London club will resume Premier League play on Wednesday against Leicester City.