The American defender helped marshal the defence with an excellent performance, as the Eagles secured a third clean sheet of the 2025/26 season to advance in Europe. "We've been defending really well," Richards told Channel 5 after full-time. Not every game is going to be pretty, but as long as you get a result that's the big thing. "Before the season we had a few goals and this was goal number two, the first was the Community Shield, then advancing in the Conference League. We're an ambitious club and I think we've shown that over the last year.