PL: Crystal Palace and Bournemouth hanging on, Fulham relapses

Match day in Her Majesty’s Kingdom! Following on from Manchester United’s victory, the 28th day continued this Saturday with three bottom-of-the-table posters. Far from the face displayed at the start of winter, Bournemouth could take advantage of the reception of Sheffield United to grab points in the race to maintain. At the end of a balanced first period, the Blades took advantage of the locals’ lack of success, like Solanke’s missed penalty, to take the lead thanks to Hamer (0-1, 28th). Showing total realism, Sheffield doubled the lead thanks to their captain Robinson (0-2, 65th) before Bournemouth reignited the suspense with ex-Hake Ouattara on the sidelines of the last quarter of an hour (1- 2, 74e). Under pressure, Sheffield cracked in added time, Ünal snatching the point from the draw by foxing the surfaces (2-2, 90th + 1).

In London, Crystal Palace hosted Luton Town at Selhurst Park. Playing a series of matches as a starter, Mateta justified his coach’s confidence at the start of the game (1-0, 11th). With a nice Madjer, the Frenchman added a 5th goal to his credit in the Premier League. While the Eagles were heading towards victory, they were punished by the Hatters and Woodrow in Money time (1-1, 90th + 6). At the same time, Fulham crossed swords with Wolverhampton. Despite good intentions in the first period, the Cottagers fell in the second period, showered by achievements from Ait-Nouri (1-0, 52nd) then Semedo (2-0, 67th). The reduction in Iwobi’s score at the end of the game will remain anecdotal (2-1, 90th+9). With this result, the Wolves move into the first half of the standings.

Today’s results

Bournemouth 2-2 Sheffield Utd: Ouattara (74th), Ünal (90th+1) / Hamer (28th), Robinson (65th)Crystal Palace 1-1 Luton Town: Mateta (11th) / Woodrow (90th + 6)Wolverhampton 2-1 Fulham: Ait-Nouri (52nd), Semedo (67th) / Iwobi (90+9th)