Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner says he is not yet focused on his side’s participation in next season’s Europa League after their historic FA Cup triumph at the weekend, Afrosport reports. The Eagles defeated Manchester City 1-0 courtesy of a sublime Eberechi Eze goal to win the first title as a top-flight team. The cup win guarantees them a place in the league phase of next...
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he is wary of the threat Eberechi Eze posses as his team prepare to take on Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday afternoon, Afrosport reports. Eze has been a bright spark for Palace this season and has scored in each of their last four league games, including a brace in a 2-0 win over Tottenham...
Jean-Philippe Mateta is set to return to action for Crystal Palace in their FA Cup quarter-final against Fulham on Saturday after suffering a horrific injury in the previous round, Afrosport reports. The 27-year-old of Congolese heritage, needed 25 stitches to his left ear after being kicked in the head by Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts, who was subsequently handed an extended six-match ban, in the fifth-round tie...
Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts has been handed an extra three-match ban for his horrific challenge on Crystal Palace forward Jean-Philippe Mateta in the FA Cup fifth round last weekend, Afrosport reports. Roberts was given a straight red card for a high challenge on Mateta's face which required him to have 25 stitches in his ear. He was initially given a three-match ban but after further deliberation,...
Eddie Nketiah is hoping to get more playing time after scoring his first Crystal Palace goal in the 4-1 win over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The England forward, of Ghanaian heritage, came on for Senegal winger Ismaila Sarr, who netted a brace, and scored the final goal of the game in added time. Nketiah has failed to nail a...
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