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      Man Utd 0 Crystal Palace 1 LIVE RESULT: Andersen’s sublime strike fires Eagles to shock win at Old Trafford

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      CRYSTAL PALACE have got their revenge on Manchester United by beating them in a epic Saturday afternoon Premier League clash.Palace lost 3-0 to United in midweek in the Carabao Cup
      However, Joachim Andersen’s brilliant strike has fired the Eagles to a shock win.

      RESULT: Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      TV/Live stream: Not televised in UK
      Man Utd XI: Onana, Dalot, Varane, Lindelof, Amrabat, Casemiro, Mount, Pellistri, Fernandes, Rashford, Hojlund
      Palace XI: Johnstone; Ward, Andersen, Guéhi, Mitchell; Hughes, Doucouré; Ayew, Eze, Schlupp; Mateta

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      FT: Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      Here’s how the stats ended up at Old Trafford.
      Clearly United dominated the shot count and possession.
      But only one line really matters…

      FT: Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      Jubilation for Crystal Palace.
      Dispair for Manchester United.
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      Credit: Reuters
      FT: Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      United are shell-shocked.
      The fans sit contemplating witnessing their team’s performance.
      The TV cameras cut to a kid in tears, it’s all too much for him.
      FT: Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      IT’S ALL OVER.
      Crystal Palace are there.
      Chris Kavanagh calls time.
      The Eagles hold on and Roy Hodgson cannot contain his excitement.
      More misery for Manchester United.
      Boos and jeers from the Old Trafford crowd.
      90′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      Into the final minute of injury time now.
      90′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      How has the ball stayed out?
      Dalot crosses and it is deflected to the back post – it looks to be looping into the goal.
      But Palace scramble it off the line before the ball falls beautifully for Garnacho to let fly – and he really catches it well and smashes it into Guehi, who blocks.
      There are appeals for handball and a brief VAR check but no – a corner is given.
      90′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      Four minutes of injury time at Old Trafford.
      But it is Ayew pressing for a Palace second.
      For some reason he shoots from a tight angle, with the ball deflecting off Maguire’s hand for a corner.
      88′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      Harry Maguire is on!
      And so is Donny van de Beek, making his first Premier League appearance since January.
      Lindelof and Varane go off.
      Kitchen and sink come to mind.
      Or clutching and straws.
      Eze gets replaced by Richards, too.
      86′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      Hojlund… is this the moment?!
      He spins in the area as the ball falls towards him but he just fell over and he fluffs his lines – no chance of that being a penalty.
      Casemiro then doesn’t know what to do in the area as he clips the ball towards the back post – but it is neither a cross nor a shot and it drifts out of play.
      Waste. Poor again from Casemiro who has not been good at all today.
      83′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      United pushing again but Palace are defending resolutely.
      Can they hold on for another seven minutes plus injury time?
      81′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      Silly foul from Casemiro.
      He gets spun by Eze and bundles the England international to the ground.
      The Brazilian avoids a second yellow but that was not a wise decision.
      80′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      That was Mount’s last involvement as he and Rashford are withdrawn and Eriksen and Martial come on for the last ten.
      Amrabat then gets his name in the book as he wrestles a Palace forward to the ground and grabs the ball – giving away a free-kick in a dangerous area but Andersen’s header goes out for goal kick.
      78′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      Mount gets booked.
      He lost control of the ball and overran it before sliding in and catching Andersen low but quite hard.
      75′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      United go close again.
      This time the ball is cross in and Varane gets his head on it but it falls just wide of Johnstone’s post.
      At the other end, Eze almost makes it 2-0 as he drives forward and tries to find the corner with the outside of his boot – he probably should have passed to Mateta.
      73′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      How has that stayed out?!
      Garnacho gets to the byline and drills a low ball across.
      It flicks off Andersen across the face of goal and then bounces off Mitchell’s foot but rolls just wide.
      Wow. What a moment.
      70′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      Dalot gets down the right and whips in the cross from the right.
      Mount meets it with his header but cannot redirect it on target and it flies over.
      That was another good opportunity for the £65m former Chelsea man.
      Credit: EPA
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      67′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      United ride that little wave of momentum and are back on the attack again.
      Garnacho does really well down the left and fizzes in a low cross that Johnstone beats out.
      And then the ball falls to Casemiro who crashes an effort against the crossbar before play is stopped.
      Big moment in this match but the Eagles survive.
      63′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      Ooooh good hit and a good save.
      Hughes lets fly first time with a crunching left-foot powerful drive.
      Onana beats it down in front of him – he was taking no risks there.
      Palace give away a free-kick but win the ball back and earn a corner, but glance a header wide of the far post through Schlupp.
      Credit: Getty
      60′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      First change for United.
      Pellistri off.
      Garnacho on.
      58′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      United want a penalty, here…
      There are convinced there is a handball by Ward and Rashford is furious – immediately racing over to the ref.
      Fernandes, Amrabat and others are also pleading.
      The replays show Ward was not looking and had his hands by his side as the ball deflected off his hand and out for a corner.
      This will surely be checked…
      But no penalty! Corner.
      56′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      Pellistri does well to win possession and immediately feeds Hojlund.
      Fernandes then lets fly and it is tipped over by Johnstone.
      All United right now, it feels like a goal might be coming.
      Johnstone then denies Hojlund’s header as he concedes another corner.
      51′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      End-to-end stuff – but nothing penetrating the penalty boxes.
      Rashford and Fernandes try their luck but Andersen volleys the ball clear to safety.
      Then a simple pass goes awry for United and rolls out for a throw.
      United certainly look a bit more intent but with nothing to show for it just yet…,
      48′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      A bit of a cagey start to this second half.
      Nothing to report just yet.
      Credit: PA
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      46′ Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      Second half underway then at Old Trafford.
      What has Ten Hag said to try and motivate this Red Devils side?
      HT: Man Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace
      Here are the latest scores around the grounds in the Premier League…

      FT: Aston Villa 6-1 Brighton
      HT: Bournemouth 0-2 Arsenal
      HT: Everton 1-2 Luton
      HT: Newcastle 1-0 Burnley
      HT: West Ham 2-0 Sheffield United
      HT: Wolves 1-0 Man City
      5.30pm: Tottenham vs Liverpool

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      Bournemouth 0 Arsenal 4 LIVE: Gunners run riot to close gap on City as Havertz grabs first goal – Prem updates

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      ARSENAL will be determined to put their North London derby draw behind them with a win against Bournemouth – and they couldn’t have dreamed for a better start.Bukayo Saka nodded the Gunners ahead after Gabriel Jesus’ initial header hit the post.
      Martin Odegaard doubled Arsenal’s lead before Kai Havertz got on the scoresheet through a coolly dispatched penalty.
      And Ben White’s stoppage-time head put the icing on the cake for the Gunners.

      RESULT: Bournemouth 0-4 Arsenal
      TV/Live stream: Not televised in UK
      Bournemouth XI: Neto; Aarons, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Kerkez; Cook, Philip; Tavernier, Christie, Kluivert; Solanke
      Arsenal XI: Raya (GK), Saliba, White, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Saka, Odegaard (C), Havertz, Rice, Gabriel Jesus, Nketiah

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      FT: Bournemouth 0-4 Arsenal
      The Cherries suffer a drubbing at the hands of Arsenal.
      From start to finish The Gunners were in control of the game.
      They will feel it could have been more.

      FT: Bournemouth 0-4 Arsenal
      The referee brings the game to a close.
      It has been a heavy defeat for Bournemouth in every aspect of the game.
      Job done as far as Mikel Arteta is concerned.
      Bournemouth 0-4 Arsenal
      90+6. Arsenal almost make it five as Jesus lays it off to Smith Rowe.
      His curling shot is tipped around the post by Neto.
      The Cherries are really struggling here.
      Bournemouth 0-4 Arsenal
      90+4. Salt is rubbed into the wound as a free kick comes in from Odegaard and White gets up to head it.
      Neto can get nowhere near the ball as it heads into the top corner.
      VAR is currently checking it for offside.
      Goal – Ben White (Arsenal)
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      90+2. Arsenal are camped out in the Bournemouth half now.
      The home players and fans look ready for the final whistle to put them out of their misery.
      Iraola is sunk into his seat on the bench.
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      90. The Bournemouth fans are leaving the ground in their droves.
      Cherries’ fans have seen enough for today.
      We are going to have seven additional minutes of torture for the home fans.
      Smith Rowe has the chance to make it four-nil but Neto gets a touch to take the ball wide of the goal.
      Credit: Getty
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      88. It will be important for Arsenal to keep a clean sheet now.
      Jesus is limping after that challenge with Neto.
      Arteta will be worried about all these casualties.
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      86. The Gunners come forward, looking for another goal.
      Jesus is played in and tries to square the ball as Neto slides in.
      The ball rebounds off the Brazilian for a goal kick.
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      84. The away end starts to sing ‘shall we sing a song for you?’
      Arsenal continues to pass the ball around the back four.
      Raya joins in the festivities as Bournemouth chase the ball.
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      82. The game has become a bit dead now.
      There is no doubting Arsenal are walking away with all three points.
      Bournemouth heads are down as they struggle to even register a goal themselves this afternoon.
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      80. Emile Smith Rowe is being introduced to the action.
      Neto is down for Bournemouth and struggling once again.
      Meanwhile the Arsenal travelling fans continue to make themselves heard.
      Rice and Havertz make way for Smith Rowe and Jorginho.
      Credit: PA
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      78. Another chance for Arsenal as Jesus gets into the box.
      He tries his luck from a right angle but the ball goes fizzing past the far post.
      It would have been some goal to score from there.
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      76. Viera comes on for Saka who is hobbling off the pitch.
      It would be refreshing to see him walk off the pitch one week.
      With Champions League action in the week, it will be a worry for Saka to see.
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      74. All you can hear at the Vitality Stadium is the away end singing.
      The travelling Arsenal fans are having a great day out.
      It is looking very comfortable for The Gunners as the artist formerly known as Billing is brought off.
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      72. The Cherries come forward as the ball is played into Solanke.
      He manages to find Christie who lays it off to Zerkez.
      His shot goes well over the bar but on the follow through he collides with Saka.
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      70. This has been an easy day at the office for Arsenal.
      While you can say Arteta’s side have played well, you have to worry for Bournemouth’s plight this season.
      Their best hope of staying up this season is that there are three teams worse than them in the league.
      Credit: Reuters
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      68. Christie whips in a cross from the right wing but Raya comes to collect the ball under no challenge.
      They break upfield and the ball ends up with Nketiah, who cuts inside and looks to shoot at goal but the ball goes harmlessly wide.
      It is his last involvement of the game as he and Zinchenko are substituted for Tomiyasu and Nelson.
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      66. Christie comes forward for Bournemouth but has no options so passes the ball backwards.
      It is a surprise that Iraola has not brought Kieffer Moore on.
      The big physical striker would allow them to play a more direct style which could test the visitors.
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      64. Arsenal come forward once again but the move breaks down when Zinchenko tries an elaborate diving header.
      Bournemouth come forward on the counter but once again the move breaks down.
      It is hard to see a way back into this game for the hosts now.
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      62. Cook is penalised for a foul on Jesus.
      The referee awards the visitors a free kick.
      Arsenal are knocking the ball around, making The Cherries chase shadows right now.
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      60. Iraola makes some changes for Bournemouth.
      He needs his players to start performing more on the pitch or he could be the next replacement the club makes.
      Arsenal come forward once again as Havertz cuts it back to Nketiah but it is cut out for a corner.
      Credit: Reuters
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      58. The Arsenal fans are creating a real carnival atmosphere in the away end now.
      It seems they are really enjoying their trip to the south coast.
      As for the action on the pitch, since that third goal, it is all looking all too comfortable for the visitors.
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      56. Nketiah is running clear of the two covering defenders and as he heads towards goal he takes a heavy touch.
      The Arsenal striker knows he is not going to get to the ball before Neto and goes to ground looking for a free kick.
      Both the referee and the VAR room are having none of it.
      Bournemouth 0-3 Arsenal
      54. Arsenal seem to be handing the penalty taking responsibilities around right now.
      Saka takes the ball, hands it to Odegaard who then gives it to Havertz.
      He puts the penalty into the bottom corner, with Neto going the other way.
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      Aston Villa 6 Brighton 1: Ollie Watkins scores incredible hat-trick as hosts move into top four with fifth win of season

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      VILLA underlined their credentials as credible Champions’ League candidates as they hit Brighton for SIX thanks to a sensational Ollie Watkins hat-trick.And they didn’t even have to worry about their infamous wet-look Castore shirts – as they barely broke sweat to get the job done!
      Ollie Watkins was on fire for Aston VillaCredit: Reuters
      Watkins celebrates with team-mate John McGinnCredit: REUTERS
      Watkins chose the perfect time to send a come-and-pick-me message to watching England boss Gareth Southgate as he tore Brighton apart.
      The 27-year-old Villa striker helped himself to a hat-trick and two assists to take his Villa goals tally to 50 and overtake Christian Benteke as Villa’s fifth top Premier League scorer of all time.
      His last hat-trick came in a 7-2 thrashing of Liverpool and this goal-fest was every bit as unexpected as Villa pulverised their highly-regarded opponents.
      Unai Emery’s pumped-up Villa had this match in the bag after half an hour as they blitzkrieged Brighton into submission.
      They raced into a three-goal lead with just 26 minutes on the clock as Roberto De Zerbi paced around his technical area, barely able to believe what he was witnessing.
      Every time he looked through the cracks of his fingers his defence was collapsing like a cheap deckchair on Brighton beach.
      It might have been a different story if Pervis Estupinan had made the most of the early chance which fell his way.
      Billy Gilmour played a sand-wedge pass over Villa’s defence which picked out the Ecuadorian but the left-back’s shot lacked power and Emi Martinez saved easily.
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      Moussa Diaby’s shot deflected in on off Pervis EstupinanCredit: GETTY
      However from that moment on it was one-way traffic as Villa ran riot.
      Douglas Luiz had been booked for leaving Gilmour in a crumpled heap and Diaby had crashed a net-bound shot off Adam Webster, before Villa seized the lead after 14 minutes.
      John McGinn sent Matty Cash dashing round back of Brighton’s defence and the Polish international cut the ball back to Watkins who side footed beyond Jason Steele from six yards.
      It was slick, incisive and ended with a killer touch from Watkins, who has now scored in each of his last four appearances against the Seagulls.
      Four minutes later he came close to adding a second when McGinn released him and his first shot was blocked by Webster, before he curled the rebound inches wide of the far post.
      But there was no stopping the striker in this mood and he doubled Villa’s lead midway through the first half.
      Diaby fed him the ball and Watkins took on Dunk and Veltman before drilling a low shot in at the near post beyond Steele.
      Brighton had every right to feel aggrieved as Nicolo Zaniolo was standing in front of Steele inside the six yard box and the Seagulls stopper appeared to be hampered as he was sluggish to react to Watkins’ shot.
      But VAR decided no infringement had taken place.
      Incredibly Emery’s fired-up stars added a third before the half hour when Brighton were caught napping, claiming for a foul in midfield by Douglas Luiz on Solly March.
      Villa didn’t hang around to argue and Digne charged upfield to feed Watkins who in turn found Diaby.
      The little Frenchman’s first shot was blocked by Steele but his second from the rebound clipped off Pervis Estupinan and found the back of Brighton’s net.
      Again, the Seagulls got no joy from VAR who decided the Luiz, March incident was a simple coming together.
      De Zerbi had seen enough and made three changes at half-time as he sent on Joao Pedro, Ansu Fati and Tariq Lamptey for Welbeck, Ferguson and Estupinan.
      For a moment it looked as if it might pay off as Brighton pulled one back within five minutes.
      Villa were caught napping when Joao Pedro took a quick free kick and fed Kaoru Mitoma who returned the favour.
      Pedro just managed to keep the ball in play, nudging it across to Ansu Fati who had a simple tap in at the far post, which was allowed to stand following a lengthy VAR check for offside.
      But any hopes Brighton had of staging a comeback were torn to shreds as Watkins clocked up his first hat-trick since October 2020 in front of watching England boss Gareth Southgate.
      He started the move with a pass to McGinn, who then picked out his galloping striker at the edge of Brighton’s box.
      Watkins drove at Lamptey and Webster before letting fly and the ball deflected off Webster’s boot to fly high beyond Steele to restore Villa’s three-goal lead.
      Substitute Jacob Ramsey then added a fifth as Watkins turned supplier, setting his teammate up for a shot which clipped Steele’s far post it’s way past the crestfallen ‘keeper.
      And Ollie turned provider again seven minutes into injury time when his shot was beaten out by Steele and Douglas Luiz gleefully rammed home the rebound.
      That goal meant the Brazilian equalled Dwight Yorke’s record of scoring in five successive Premier League games at Villa Park.
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      Getafe 0 Villarreal 0 LIVE RESULT: Mason Greenwood’s side in drab draw with La Liga rivals – latest updates

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      MASON GREENWOOD’s Getafe side have drawn 0-0 with Villarreal in La Liga.Villarreal had a man sent off in the first half and neither side managed to threaten to score in the second in a drab game.

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      Full-time: Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      That’s it. Goalless as Greenwood fails to make an impact off the bench.
      Villarreal held on for 67 minutes with 10 men after Alex Baena’s sending off for a first-half elbow.
      An afternoon to forget for the neutral.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      90+3 mins: Getafe continue to press for a winner but every cross is being dealt with.
      Greenwood receives the ball on the left, cuts inside, and scuffs an effort into the arms of Jorgensen.
      It’s not been a great afternoon for the Manchester United loanee.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      90+1 mins: Villarreal almost steal it on the break!
      Femenia escapes down the left and finds Breretion Diaz in the box but he can’t get the ball under control and Getafe clear.
      Great chance for the ex-Stoke man to be the match winner.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      90 mins: Cross in from the right is headed safely into Jorgensen’s hands by Latasa.
      Four minutes of stoppage time to be played.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      89 mins: Throw-in for Getafe. Last roll of the dice here before we enter stoppage time.
      Comes to nothing as Villarreal push them back towards their own half.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      87 mins: Alena is robbed of the ball by Capoue and Villarreal try to break but it’s snuffed out.
      Into the final few minutes. Both sides sleepwalking towards a draw here.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      84 mins: Greenwood floats a superb cross into the box for Latasa but the striker can’t quite time his jump well enough to get on the end of it.
      Best moment of quality from Greenwood. Inches away from the perfect delivery.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      81 mins: Greenwood back on the left again. He comes inside but doesn’t look very comfortable on his right foot.
      He tries a shot that is easily blocked, before Arambarri’s venomous attempt is parried away superbly by Jorgensen!
      Another fine save from the Villarreal shot-stopper.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      78 mins: Getafe win a corner. It bounces around as Villarreal scramble to clear before left-back Rico slams over the bar.
      Poor effort. Sums up the game.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      75 mins: Villarreal make their way into the Getafe half but again it comes to nothing.
      Is there a magic spark left in this game as we head into the final quarter of an hour?
      Greenwood is yet to make a real impact.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      72 mins: Greenwood receives the ball on the right flank and his cross is deflected out for a corner.
      Ex-Spurs man Foyth is then replaced by Ramon Terrats after appearing to suffer a hamstring injury.
      Blow for Villarreal who are hanging on here.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      69 mins: Close again for the hosts. Arambarri again involved as he fires a cross-shot towards Latasa who can’t quite get a toe on the ball.
      Latasa then has a tame header saved by Jorgensen. Better from Getafe.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      67 mins: Getafe win a free-kick which Greenwood stands over.
      He plays it short to Arambarri on the edge of the box and he let’s fly but sees his effort whistle over the bar.
      Neat routine. Poor execution.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      64 mins: Another good opportunity for Getafe goes begging.
      Mayoral heads down for Aramabarri and his header is floating towards the top corner before Jorgensen plucks it out of the air.
      A fairly routine save in the end, but one he had to make.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      61 mins: A rare foray into the Getafe half for Villarreal.
      Femenia whips a cross in from the right and Sorloth heads harmlessly over the crossbar.
      That’s been about as good as it’s got for the visitors.

      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal

      58 mins: Greenwood has now switched to the right-hand side where he impressed for Man Utd.
      Juanmi Latasa gets some space for a header but his glancing effort drifts wide of the far post.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      55 mins: Greenwood is playing of the left again this afternoon.
      He did the same against Athletic Bilbao in midweek and provided an assist from that flank.
      At Manchester United, he spent most of his time playing off the right or through the middle.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      52 mins: Mayoral goes down in the middle of the park but the decision goes against him as Villarreal get some restbite.
      Getafe labouring at the start of this second half. They need to up the intensity if they are going to break down the stubborn visitors.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      49 mins: Greenwood makes his first real contribution. He comes in off the left and attempts a low effort with his right foot but it’s blocked.
      Was never going to trouble the Getafe goal anyway.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      47 mins: Villarreal also made two changes at the break. They have brought on ex-Liverpool man Alberto Moreno and Kiko Femenia for Alfonso Pedraza and Jose Luis Morales.
      Greenwood replaced Oscar Rodriguez who was on a yellow card.
      Greenwood comes on
      Here we go with the second half and here comes Mason Greenwood for Getafe.
      He will be looking to make an impression over the course of the next 45 minutes.
      HT: Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      Getafe had eight shots and three on target in that opening 45 minutes.
      Villarreal had one shot and none on target.
      The hosts have also had 60 per cent of the ball, dominating in every area.
      HT: Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      Safe to say it hasn’t been a classic. Hopefully things change after the break.
      At the moment it reflects two sides who have a combined four wins from 14 LaLiga games so far this season.

      HT: Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      Half-time: That’s the end of the first 45 minutes following an additional three.
      The big talking point was Alex Baena’s elbow which saw him sent off and Villarreal reduced to 10 men.
      Villarreal keeper Filip Jorgensen has made a couple of oustanding saves, but Getafe would have liked to create more than they have since the dismissal.
      Expect Mason Greenwood to make an appearance off the bench after the break.
      Getafe 0-0 Villarreal
      43 mins: Getafe being kept at arm’s length towards the end of the first half.
      Not a lot going on. Could well see the introduction of Mason Greenwood to try and unlock Villarreal’s 10 men.
      Lacking a bit of creativity at the moment.
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      Wolves 2 Man City 1: Hwang reminds Pep who he is after press conference gaffe by denting Premier League title hopes

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      MANCHESTER CITY suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season as Wolves’ Hwang Hee-chan ensured his name would not be forgotten this time by Pep Guardiola.The Spanish boss watched from the Molineux directors’ box as his City juggernaut were brought to a shuddering halt for the first time in a meaningful league match since February.
      Hwang Hee-Chan scored a famous winner for WolvesCredit: Reuters
      It was a frustrating afternoon for the championsCredit: Getty
      Guardiola, who was serving a one-match touchline ban for disciplinary reasons, could not remember how to pronounce Hwang in his pre-match press conference, referring to the Asian forward as the “Korean guy”.
      But he will have remembered all his details on the M6 back up to Manchester as City’s prospects of going the entire campaign undefeated were ruined by Wolves in the Black Country driving rain.
      This caps a humbling few days for City – first they were dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Newcastle United, thus denying them the prospect of a Quadruple.
      Now, a brilliant and well-organised Wolves have shown others that it is possible to stop City – and they deserve this win, particularly the brilliant display by goalkeeper Jose Sa.
      No sooner had play started that the X-rated chants about Matheus Nunes began, originating first from the Sir Jack Hayward Stand and then spreading across the rest of this grand old stadium.
      Anyone with sensitive hearing may not have appreciated the industrial language – members of Nunes’s family would have certainly been deeply upset.
      But the depth of anger and frustration towards their former player was evident, especially how they feel he went about trying to force a £53million deadline-day move to the Etihad.
      Before he had even touched the ball for the first time, the Portugal midfielder was branded a “c” and a “w**” by tens of thousands of disgruntled Wolves supporters.
      City fans responded by singing that he was appearing for the side top of the league but their efforts fell on deaf ears.
      Nunes, 25, could have immediately shut up the boo-boys as one of his passes, an exceptional chip out wide to Jeremy Doku, almost lead to the opening goal on six minutes.
      Yet fair play to Wolves defender Craig Dawson, who managed to do enough with the slide tackle to avert the ball away from Erling Haaland at the crucial moment when it was squared across goal by Doku.
      It was magnificent defending from the centre-back, who did a fantastic job of marshalling the Norwegian power-house throughout the first half.
      Haaland, who was making his 40th Premier League start, had been an unused spectator on the substitutes bench at St James’ Park last Wednesday.
      But starved of any proper service, this was one of his more frustrating appearances in a City shirt – at times, he was such a peripheral figure, you barely recalled he was involved.
      Wolves spent the opening 10 minutes camped in their own half but when they were finally able to progress forward for the first time they managed to do what only five other teams have done this year – get the better of Ederson.
      Pedro Neto fortuitously won possession off Mateo Kovacic in midfield and easily held of the challenge of Ben Foden before skinning Nathan Ake as he charged down the right channel.
      As he tried to square for teammate Matheus Cunha, his delivery flicked off the left shin of Ruben Dias and flew past the Brazilian goalkeeper.
      Maybe because the final touch had come off an international teammate, Neto decided against celebrating as Molineux went mad and inevitably reminded former flame Nunes of the score line.
      The last action of the first half came via a Foden set-piece but the header by Dias was caught with little concern by Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa.
      Guardiola had seen enough and with his ears ringing from the jeers and catcalls, Nunes was subbed off before the start of the second half, replaced by Oscar Bobb.
      This amused the Black County faithful, who took great delight in singing “what a waste of money”.
      Wolves’ lead lasted until 13 minutes into the second half when Julian Alvarez scored a Beckhamesque free-kick from 20 yards out thanks to a superb execution with his right boot.
      What had angered the home support was that Joao Gomes was penalised for fouling Bobb even though minutes down the other end, Cunha did not get anything when he was brought down on a counter-attack.
      City could have doubled that lead soon after that but first a Foden attempt was cleared off the line by Dawson and then Sa pulled off a stunning save to deny Manuel Akanji.
      That could have been the stage for a Wolves collapse and City comeback but the opposite happened.
      Against the run of play on 66 minutes, thanks to quick thinking by Cunha, Hwang managed to slot home from close range after his first shot was blocked.
      The ink has barely dried on a new four-year contract but Sa more than earned his weekly wage, notably saving a shot from Kyle Walker that had sailed through a sea of legs.
      They may well end up winning the title for a fourth year in a row but they won’t be able to call themselves Invincibles – and Arsene Wenger, the former Arsenal chief, will be able to sleep well tonight.
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