Zaha stars as Palace spoils Man Utd’s opening to season
LONDON: Manchester United's English Premier League campaign began in faltering fashion as a double from their former player, Wilfried Zaha, gave Crystal Palace a 31 win at Old Trafford yesterday but Arsenal and Everton made it two wins from two.
For only the third time in the Premier League era, United lost its opening game of the season and it could have few complaints even if Palace's second goal came from a controversially retaken penalty.
Andros Townsend put Palace ahead early on and Zaha scored from the spot in the 74th minute after Jordan Ayew's original penalty had been saved by David De Gea but the Spanish keeper was adjudged
from halfway and, with Firth coming off his line, Pleskun nipped in and headed the ball into the empty net.
Mosgiel beat University 41 on the back of a dominant first half. Cam Anderson was to the fore. His through ball to Matt Kelly, who from 35m out looked up and saw University custodian Luke SchafferSwan off his line and halfvolleyed into the roof of the to have moved off his line.
The penalty was awarded after referee Martin Atkinson used the pitchside TV monitor to harshly judge that Victor Lindelof had handled a cross inside his own box.
United newcomer Donny van de Beek came off the bench to pull a goal back for United but Zaha got the better of Lindelof to finish United off in the 85th minute.
Palace, which has won consecutive league games at United for the first time, fol
net, set up the first goal.
Anderson then won a penalty in the 35th minute when he was fouled with the ball at his feet.
He drove the resultant penalty low and hard to his left.
Rory Findlay then took the ball down the right wing on halftime and, with the defence backpedalling, he drifted inside and scored with his left foot into the far corner. lowed up an openingday win over Southampton and looks rejuvenated after ending last season in dismal fashion.
Arsenal laboured to a 21 victory over West Ham United at The Emirates but needed a late goal against the run of play by Eddie Nketiah to hand the Hammers a second straight defeat.
Michail Antonio's firsthalf strike for the visiting side had cancelled out Alexandre Lacazette's 50th goal for the Gunners.
Everton crushed newly promoted West Bromwich Albion 52 with a hattrick by Dominic CalvertLewin and a first goal in an Everton shirt for new signing James Rodriguez.
West Brom, which had taken
Finn Cattaway made it 40 in the 56th minute, before Dom Scahill got one back for University on 67 minutes.
Roslyn Wakari downed Northern 40.
Luke Clissold put Roslyn one up in the first and then, after two great saves from Roslyn keeper Tom Stevens early in the second half, Yunny Chang Sung doubled the lead. an early lead, was not helped by a red card for Kieran Gibbs for pushing Rodriguez shortly after the Colombian put Everton 21 in front just before halftime.
Leeds United, back in the top flight after a 16year absence, claimed its first points of the season as it was were involved in a sevengoal thriller for the second week running.
After losing at champion Liverpool 43 on the opening day, it beat Fulham by the same scoreline at Elland Road for its first Premier League win since April 2004.
Helder Costa scored either side of goals from Mateusz Klich and Patrick Bamford as Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds side went 41 ahead before Fulham rallied to set up a tense finale. — Reuters
Matt Cordelle came off the bench to make it 30, before Clissold added his second from a free kick in the final minutes.
Goals to Jan Kumar and Daniel Bocatios gave Queenstown a lead which it held to beat Caversham 31.
Kaleb de GrootGreen pulled one back for Caversham, before Thomas Mills restored the twogoal margin.