Crystal Palace may have European ambitions this season following their progress under Alan Pardew, whose signing of Chelsea youngster Patrick Bamford on loan could prove to be a masterstroke.
The 21-year-old scored a 20-minute hat-trick in a 6-0 friendly thrashing of Bromley, staking his claim for a starting spot on the same day that Palace reportedly bid £9m for Sunderland’s Connor Wickham.
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