Michael Olise scores late penalty to send Manchester City past Crystal Palace as champions
Michael Olise scored a penalty in stoppage time as Crystal Palace recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Manchester City in the Premier League at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
The tie kept City, who could not rely on their top goalscorer Erling Haaland in the league due to a foot injury, into fourth place in the table with 34 points. Palace are in 15th place with 17 points, just above the relegation zone.
Jean-Philippe Mateta scored from close range in the 76th minute, with the visitors losing 0–2. After Phil Foden scored, Palace were awarded a penalty in the 95th minute, in front of an Etihad crowd. A matetta. Olisse passed the ball past City goalkeeper Ederson to score the unexpected equaliser.
City’s Jack Grealish scored for the first time in his career in the third consecutive Premier League match in the 24th minute, collecting the ball from Foden and sending it to the left of goalkeeper Dean Henderson. A lengthy VAR review led to the verdict by a narrow margin.
City doubled their advantage in the 54th minute when the ball passed to Rico Lewis, who pushed it into the bottom left corner.
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The Premier League match between Bournemouth and visitors Luton Town was suspended in the 65th minute on Saturday after Luton captain Tom Lockyer collapsed on the field. The score was 1–1 when the 29-year-old fell to the ground without any other players, and the players and Luton’s technician, Rob Edwards, reacted immediately to seek medical attention.
Lockyer was hundreds of feet away amid the crowd’s applause as the players left the field and the stadium speaker later informed the crowd that the game had been cancelled. “All our thoughts at this time are with Tom Lockyer”, Lewton published in X.
The central locker also collapsed during Luton’s Ascension Final play-off win against Coventry City at Wembley on 27 May.
He spent five days in hospital and was operated on to correct auricular fibrillation, before returning to preterm training in Luton after gaining height.
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On Friday, Richarlison’s revival at Tottenham continued to gain momentum. The Brazilian scored his third goal in a week and provided another test of whether he can keep up with Anze Postecoglou as Tottenham beat Nottingham Forest 2-0.
Dejan Kulusevski scored the second goal and provided the assist for Richarlison, meaning he has scored 17 goals in the Premier League.
Los Spurs played with 10 men after the 70th minute, when Yves Bissouma received a red card for a foul on Ryan Yates.
Juventus missed the chance to top the table
Juventus missed the chance to return to the top of Serie A when Genoa fought back and earned a 1–1 draw.
The Turin giants start the day two points behind leaders Inter Milan and, although the gap has halved, Inter can extend their advantage on Sunday when they play against Lazio.
Juventus forward Federico Chiesa missed a penalty in the first half, but the locals equalized in the second half thanks to Indonesian forward Albert Gudmundsson.
In French Ligue 1, Fabio Grosso’s Lyon renaissance continued as they beat title aspirants Monaco 1-0. In La Liga, Raúl García scored to give Osasuna a 1–0 win against Rayo Vallecano.
