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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Peter Lansley at the City Ground

Nottingham Forest’s Chris Wood floors Crystal Palace after Henderson blunder

Dean Henderson lies with his face in the turf after failing to keep out Chris Wood’s effort.
Dean Henderson lies with his face in the turf after failing to keep out Chris Wood’s effort. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters

Oliver Glasner absolved Dean Henderson of blame after the Crystal Palace goalkeeper’s second-half blunder handed Nottingham Forest a hard-fought victory. Henderson allowed Chris Wood’s first-time strike to slip through his despairing dive to extend Palace’s miserable start to the season.

The game was in the balance when Wood tried his luck from 20 yards following Trevoh Chalobah’s weak headed clearance from Àlex Moreno’s hopeful ball. But Henderson was slow to get down and then allowed Wood’s shot to squirm under his right arm, just six days after he returned to England’s starting lineup for their Nations League win in Finland.

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