MATCHWEEK 25 of the Premier League features some huge matches at both ends of the table.
Manchester City cruised past Newcastle thanks to an Omar Marmoush hat-trick, but Erling Haaland was forced off injured, following on from Arsenal’s crucial win at Leicester earlier today.
Elsewhere, Aston Villa were held by ten man Ipswich, West Ham lost to Brentford, Fulham beat Nottingham Forest and Southampton were beaten by Bournemouth at St Mary’s.
In Saturday’s evening kick-off, David Moyes’ Everton beat Crystal Palace 2-1 thanks to goals from Beto and Carlos Alcaraz.
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Gunners start firing again
Despite not having a fit striker for the remainder of this campaign, it did not seem to affect Arsenal this afternoon.
Mikel Merino came off the bench to bag a brace and secure the win for the North London outfit.
They have now closed the gap between themselves and Liverpool to four points, with the leaders playing Wolves tomorrow.
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After running out 3-1 winners over Southampton today, the victory moved Bournemouth into fifth place in the table.
The way things are looking in Europe at the moment, finishing there could very well carry an extra Champions League spot.
What an achievement that would be Andoni Iraola and his squad.
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It has been another hectic day in the top-flight, with plenty of goals.
Leicester 0-2 Arsenal
Aston Villa 1-1 Ipswich Town
Fulham 2-1 Nott’m Forest
Man City 4-0 Newcastle
Southampton 1-3 Bournemouth
West Ham 0-1 Brentford
Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton
FT: Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton
Everton edge out Oliver Glasner’s side in the capital.
It was quite an even game but Alcaraz’s goal ended up being the match-winner.
It could have been a completely different result on another day.
View from SunSport’s Jon West at Selhurst Park
That’s quite the debut for Alcaraz – an assist and then the winner. He’s never been a prolific scorer but has made a big impact already.
And to think he wouldn’t have played had Doucoure not get himself sent off against Liverpool…
FT: Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton
That’s it, Everton have secured victory.
Crystal Palace will feel they should have got more from this.
Not that the away end is complaining right now.
Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton
90+5. Deep into added time in the capital.
Palace are throwing everything but the kitcken sink at The Toffees.
Everton are defending deep, trying to protect this win.
Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton
86. Time is running out for the hosts.
Everton seem to have come alive in the game in an attacking sense.
That works well for them, keeping Palace at the wrong end of the pitch.
Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton
80. Harrison whips a deep cross into the box.
As it is worked back from the byline, Young’s shot is blocked.
It drops to Alcaraz, who slots home to give The Toffees the lead.
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Goal – Carlos Alcaraz (Everton)
Crystal Palace 1-1 Everton
72. Both sides are trying to flex their attacking muscle.
Everton continually seem to take one too many touches and allow Palace to get in between the player and goal to block.
The hosts keep trying balls over the top of the Everton defence but on this wet, greasy surface it often runs through to the keeper before anyone can get on the end of it.
Crystal Palace 1-1 Everton
66. The hosts look to break with pace on the counter.
Garner pushes Eze to the floor to stop the attack.
Finally, the referee gets a yellow card out in this game.
View from SunSport’s Jon West at Selhurst Park
Semi-automated offsides are nearly with us and that lengthy wait is exactly why they are needed.
Around three minutes of the players standing around and fans singing about how much they don’t appreciate VAR.
Crystal Palace 1-1 Everton
60. A big cheer at Selhurst Park as Chilwell comes on for his debut.
The Chelsea loanee replaces Mitchell for The Eagles.
It is a very open game now and the game is poised on a knife-edge.
Crystal Palace 1-1 Everton
53. After a ridiculous wait, the goal is given.
VAR is really a broken process.
Since the introduction of Eze at the interval, Crystal Palace are now dominating this game.
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Crystal Palace 1-1 Everton
48. Some terrible defending from the visitors.
Two Everton defenders challenge for the same ball and it drops to Mateta in the box.
He slots past Pickford to draw his side level.
However, there is a VAR review for a possible offside.
Goal – Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace)
View from SunSport’s Jon West at Selhurst Park
How on earth are Everton ahead at half time? Palace could and should be three or four up – but paid the price for switching off late on.
Is it Tyrick Mitchell’s fault for sending a throw-in to a team-mate who wasn’t expecting it? Or should Jefferson Lerma have been alert? Either way it’s a disaster – and an Everton opener.
HT: Crystal Palace 0-1 Everton
It has been a bizarre half of football with Palace having a goal disallowed for the ball going out despite none of the camera angles showing it to be the case.
Then Sarr missed an absolute sitter from yards out, hitting the underside of the crossbar when it seemed easier to score.
Everton went straight down the other end and took the lead themselves to rub salt into the wound.
HT: Crystal Palace 0-1 Everton
The referee brings the first-half to a close.
Everton have a slender lead in a very even match.
That miss from Sarr seemed to be the start of things going south for The Eagles in this game.
Crystal Palace 0-1 Everton
45. Palace pay the ultimate price for their miss.
Everton come forward and it is played through to Beto who tucks it past Henderson to open the scoring.
The goal silences Selhurst Park in the process.
Goal – Beto (Everton)
Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton
40. We may have seen one of the misses of the season.
It has all got a bit scrappy and the ball breaks to Sarr six yards out.
He thunders it against the underside of the crossbar and it comes back out.
He had to score from there.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton
35. It is interesting how the two teams have set up today.
Alcaraz is looking to test Henderson from distance constantly.
Palace put a dangerous ball into the box, which The Toffees fail to clear, but they get lucky as the referee awards a free kick.
It looked like Tarkowksi lost his footing and was not fouled at all.
Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton
30. Almost a big chance for The Toffees.
As Harrison puts in a deep cross into the box, Lindstrom meets it deep of the back post, trying to pick out Beto.
Henderson does brilliantly to cut it out but is clattered by Lacroix as the two try to prevent the danger.
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