The young Eagles will host the young Bantams at Selhurst Park on Friday, 5th December , with kick-off set for 18:00 GMT . The match offers Javier Alonso’s side a rare and valuable opportunity to perform under the lights at the club’s main stadium.

Bradford arrive in South London in excellent form, having booked their place in the third round with a 4-1 win over York City at the LNER Community Stadium, following an earlier 5-3 victory against Stockton Town.

Palace, meanwhile, will be aiming to go one step further than last season, when they were narrowly beaten 1-0 by eventual champions Manchester City at this stage.

With all Premier League and Championship academies entering the competition in the third round, this clash marks Palace’s tournament curtain-raiser.

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