Crystal Palace's historic FA Cup triumph secured their place in Europe, but they were punished for breaching multi-club ownership rules, resulting in their demotion to the Conference League.
Due to Van de Ven being sent off for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity, he will only have to serve a one-game suspension. Had he been dismissed for violent conduct, then a minimum three-match ban would have been his punishment. But in this case, Van de Ven will be unavailable for selection in Tottenham's next Premier League fixture which is against Liverpool at Anfield on March 15.
It is decisive when you are 1-0 up and then concede a penalty and then have one player less. The foul was outside the box and the foul should be given where it starts, not where it ends.
Guessand all but batted away Palace's relegation concerns on Sunday, helping them climb 10 points clear of the drop zone with an instinctive 90th-minute winner from the bench against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Four days later, he inspired Palace to the last 16 of the Uefa Conference League after an awkward play-off tie against Zrinjski Mostar.
It's been a difficult period and I think the players have to take a lot of responsibility, because we've got to do better, first and foremost. For whatever reason it was, we had too many injuries and we just couldn't cope with the amount of games and the quality we were up against in the Premier League over the last couple of months. Now we've got everyone back and we've got a squad, we've been picking up some good results, so hopefully that can give the club a boost.
Despite the poor spell with the North London club, he has shown his quality in the Premier League with Brentford, and he could prove to be a quality acquisition for the Eagles. Frank has previously been vocal about his admiration for Crystal Palace. During his time at Brentford, he showered praise on the Eagles for their consistency despite limited resources and how difficult it is to face them, especially at Selhurst Park.
