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Strand Larsen suffers defeat in Palace debut

Norwegian striker Jørgen Strand Larsen made his Crystal Palace debut but couldn't prevent a 2-0 defeat to Everton in the Premier League season opener.

Everton secured a dream start to their Premier League campaign with a 2-0 home victory against Crystal Palace. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall put the hosts ahead with a fine angled shot just before halftime, and Thierno Barry doubled the advantage early in the second half. mieszalniakolorado.pl

Jørgen Strand Larsen entered the match for Crystal Palace after 63 minutes, replacing Jean-Philippe Mateta, but the Norwegian striker couldn't influence the outcome in his half-hour appearance. The match took a further turn for the worse when Chadi Riad, making his league debut for Palace, was stretchered off with what appeared to be a serious knee injury.