A second-half brace from Jean-Philippe Mateta earned Crystal Palace a deserved 2-0 victory away to Manchester United on Sunday afternoon. Palace, in many ways, are an ideal away team. Oliver Glasner’s well-drilled 3-4-3 are comfortable without the ball, a threat in transition and boast the aerial prowess to cause any team a problem from set…
Bruno Fernandes scored a stoppage-time winner for Manchester United as they beat Rangers 2-1 at Old Trafford despite Cyriel Dessers’ late equaliser. The Rangers forward had looked to have secured a point for the Scottish club in the 88th minute when he sensationally bested Harry Maguire to score a beautiful goal and cancel out Jack…
Dango Ouattara scored twice as Bournemouth made light of their striker crisis with a thumping 5-1 FA Cup third-round win over West Brom. Cherries boss Andoni Iraola said this week he would have to dip into the January transfer market after forwards Evanilson and Enes Unal suffered serious injuries. But on this evidence he might…
Southampton were condemned to a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Brentford on Saturday afternoon. Incoming Saints boss Ivan Juric promised to bring his unique “heavy metal” style to the south coast, but Southampton are still playing the footballing equivalent of easy listening. A reinvigorated Mikkel Damsgaard breezed through a flurry of half-hearted challenges before…
Bournemouth moved just three points off the Champions League places after David Brooks’ 77th-minute volley inflicted a 1-0 defeat on Everton at the Vitality Stadium. Andoni Iraola’s side had been struggling to break down their stubborn but limited opponents when substitute Brooks arrowed a sublime volley back across Jordan Pickford’s goal from Milos Kerkez’s pinpoint…
