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Chris Richards had to be helped off the pitch after suffering an injury in Crystal Palace's draw at Brentford [Getty Images]
When Crystal Palace lost to Bournemouth a fortnight ago, manager Oliver Glasner likened the 3-0 defeat to a friend's birthday party taking place a few days before your wedding.
The "wedding" in that scenario was Palace's Conference League semi-final second leg against Shakhtar Donetsk, which Glasner's team won 2-1 to confirm their place in the final.
With Palace's focus now firmly on the showpiece against Rayo Vallecano in 10 days' time, Glasner made five changes to the side that lost to Manchester City in midweek - leaving the likes of Jean-Philippe Mateta, Chris Richards and Jefferson Lerma on the bench.
There were no colourful analogies on this occasion as Palace dominated for large spells, although Glasner will be disappointed not to have got the win his team deserved.
To make matters worse, the visitors suffered injuries to two centre-backs - Chadi Riad and Richards - late in the second half.
Richards had to be helped from the pitch after going down in second-half stoppage time, making him a doubt for next weekend's final-day game against Arsenal - and possibly the Conference League final in Leipzig.
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