Late penalty sees Palace hold City to a draw
● Michael Olise scored a stoppage-time penalty as Crystal Palace clawed back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Manchester City in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium yesterday.
The draw kept City — who were without their league-leading scorer Erling Haaland due to a foot injury — in fourth place in the table on 34 points. Palace are 15th with 17 points, eight above the drop zone.
With the visitors trailing 2-0, Jean-Philippe Mateta pulled one goal back when he scored from close range in the 76th minute. Palace were awarded a penalty in the 95th minute, to boos from the Etihad crowd, after Mateta was taken down by Phil Foden. Olise slotted the ball past City keeper Ederson for the unexpected draw.
City’s Jack Grealish scored for the third consecutive Premier League match for the first time in his career in the 24th minute, collecting the ball from Foden and putting it to the left of keeper Dean Henderson. A lengthy VAR review ruled it narrowly onside.
City doubled their lead in the 54th minute when the ball was bundled through to Rico Lewis, who thumped it into the bottom left corner.
At at St James’ Park, Newcastle United returned to winning ways with a 3-0 victory over 10-man Fulham with three second-half goals, including the opener from 17-year-old Lewis Miley, who became the club’s youngest player to score in the Premier League.
Fulham had Raul Jimenez sent off in the 22nd minute and although they held on until half-time, Miley’s goal opened the floodgates before Miguel Almiron and Dan Burn got on the score sheet.
The victory will give Newcastle — who had lost their last three games in all competitions and also went out of Europe — a boost as they moved up to sixth with 29 points while Fulham dropped to 11th, eight points behind.
Jimenez had scored four goals in his last five games, and such was his confidence that he even attempted a bicycle kick from 20 yards out, but his red card for a flash of petulance gave Newcastle the upper hand.
Newcastle lost Fabian Schar and Joelinton to injuries in the first half but the man advantage still allowed the home side to dominate possession. However, Fulham weathered the storm, and nearly 10 minutes of added time, to go into the break at 0-0.
Meanwhile, the Premier League match between Bournemouth and visitors Luton Town was abandoned in the 65th minute after Luton captain Tom Lockyer collapsed on the pitch.
The score was 1-1 when the 29-year-old fell to the ground with no other player near him, and players and Luton manager Rob Edwards reacted immediately to get medical attention.
Lockyer was carried off on a stretcher to applause from the crowd after the players had left the field, and the stadium announcer later informed the crowd that the match had been abandoned. “All our thoughts are with Tom Lockyer at this time,” Luton posted on X.
Luton said Lockyer was responsive, and that they awaited more news on his condition. “We don’t know the full extent of what happened and what the next steps are at this stage, but we thank Bournemouth and the medical staff on both sides for their immediate response,” they said on X.
Luton added that “players from both sides were in no state of mind to continue with the game after seeing their much-loved teammate and friend taken off like that, and staff could not carry on with managing the game in such circumstances”.
The two teams came out to thank supporters, and Luton’s players were applauded by the home fans, with their manager Rob Edwards visibly emotional as he walked around the pitch.
Centre-back Lockyer also collapsed during Luton’s promotion playoff final win against Coventry City at Wembley on May 27.