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11 hours ago
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Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace: Eberechi Eze free-kick controversially ruled out in goalless derby
Chelsea made an underwhelming start to the Premier League season as Crystal Palace ground out a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge. After a truncated pre-season following victory in the Club World Cup, everything pointed to a Chelsea side lacking both preparation and rest as Oliver Glasner's team coped relative easily with a new-look yet disjointed attack. Eberechi Eze started for Palace despite speculation he is about to leave and, if there were doubts about how supporters felt about the player whose goal won them the FA Cup in May, they were dispelled when he was substituted to a standing ovation late on. The England international provided the game with its only major talking point, lashing in a brilliant free-kick in the first half that was ruled out after Marc Guehi obstructed Chelsea's wall, drawing a furious response from Palace fans. As expected, Nicolas Jackson was not in Enzo Maresca's squad after being made surplus to requirements, with Newcastle considering a bid, while Joao Pedro was preferred at number nine to fellow new signing Liam Delap. Chelsea were playing 35 days after their win over Paris St Germain in the Club World Cup final in the United States and showed signs of mental fatigue in a first-half display low on creativity. Marc Cucurella had the first of their only two chances, his near-post header looping towards the far corner where it was nodded off the line by the leaping Ismaila Sarr. Eze looked to have obliged the headline writers after 15 minutes with an unstoppable free-kick that flew through the middle of the Chelsea wall and in, only for a VAR check to reveal Guehi had unfairly forced Moises Caicedo out of the ball's path. Moments later Jean-Philippe Mateta broke into the box but shot too close to Robert Sanchez, who bounced the effort to safety. There was little worthy of home fans' enthusiasm in attack in the first half, but they showed raucous appreciation for a wonderfully-timed, full-blooded tackle on Daniel Munoz by 19-year-old Josh Acheampong, making a third Premier League start in central defence, with Levi Colwill a long-term absentee and Wesley Fofana not risked. With Maresca having been told to seek internal solutions to his lack of defensive options, the academy graduate staked a convincing claim for regular game time with a display of maturity and fulsome grit that was warmly received by an otherwise subdued crowd. The best Chelsea chance of the half fell to Trevoh Chalobah, who fired high from eight yards after good work from debutant Jamie Gittens. Estevao Willian was sent on in the 53rd minute for a debut and, with his first action, annihilated Guehi in a foot race down the right before crossing brilliantly for Enzo Fernandez, who failed to make good contact. The Brazil international, still only 18 despite the hype surrounding his arrival from Palmeiras, betrayed his inexperience minutes later when striking wildly over the bar when off balance before being booked for lunging at Munoz. Eze was again almost the story when he drilled at goal and brought a two-handed save from Sanchez, then at the other end substitute Delap shot straight at Dean Henderson.
Times of Oman
3 days ago
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- Times of Oman
Chelsea held to goalless draw by Crystal Palace
LONDON: Eberechi Eze was denied a free-kick goal as Crystal Palace was held to a goalless draw at Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday. The 27-year-old midfielder, linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur, started at Stamford Bridge and appeared to give Palace the lead with a thunderous strike from 20 yards in the 13th minute. However, referee Darren England disallowed the goal after a VAR review, ruling that defender Marc Guehi had stood within a meter of Chelsea's wall when the kick was taken. The regulation, introduced in 2019, left Palace frustrated after an encouraging first half in which Jean-Philippe Mateta and Maxence Lacroix also went close. Chelsea, who paraded its FIFA Club World Cup trophy before kick-off following victory over Paris Saint-Germain just over a month ago, looked disjointed for much of the opening period. After coming off the bench, Chelsea debutants Estevao, Liam Delap and Andrey Santos posed threats but failed to find the net. Nottingham Forest beat Brentford Nottingham Forest cruised to a 3-1 win over Brentford to open its Premier League campaign, while spoiling Keith Andrews' debut as Brentford manager. Forest struck early, with Chris Wood poking home from a corner in the fifth minute. The host continued to dominate and doubled its advantage three minutes before the break, as Swiss debutant Dan Ndoye rose to head in Morgan Gibbs-White's chipped pass. The game was effectively over in first-half stoppage time when Elliot Anderson intercepted Sepp van den Berg's ball and released Wood, who rounded goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher to finish calmly for his second goal. Brentford rarely threatened but pulled one back in the 78th minute through Igor Thiago's penalty after Ibrahim Sangare handled in the box, the Brazilian netting his first goal since joining from Club Brugge. The triumph marked Forest's first opening-day league victory since 2017-18, while Andrews endured a difficult start in his first match in charge of the Bees
BBC News
4 days ago
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Jones 'proud' of Charlton performance
Charlton Athletic boss Nathan Jones said that he was "proud" of his side's performance against Bristol City on Saturday. The two sides played out a goalless draw at Ashton Gate in a game that saw the teams register only three shots on target between point was another for the Addicks after their opening day win over Watford last weekend."It's a great point, especially after the result they had last week and the talent they (Bristol City) have," Jones told BBC Radio London."Defensively we were outstanding and I really felt we were going to win it, I couldn't see them scoring or breaking us down."We've adapted to the Championship really quickly, I'm just really disappointed we didn't get all three points, I loved watching us second half."I'm so proud of us because we have shown we can compete at Championship level now."
BBC News
09-08-2025
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- BBC News
Coventry lacked 'little extra' in Hull stalemate
Coventry City manager Frank Lampard says his team were lacking that 'little extra' in attack in the goalless draw with Hull meant the Sky Blues were unable to turn one point into three as they failed to win their season opener for the fourth successive for Lampard, the goal was all that was lacking in a solid performance at the CBS Arena."I'm disappointed not to win the game," he told BBC CWR. "I'm happy with a clean sheet, I thought we were the better team and deserved it, we had a lot of control of the game and played in their half a lot."Maybe the first game there was a lack of 5% at the top end of the pitch."We looked like us, we played like us but we didn't have that little extra. That's probably the difference as otherwise we probably win that game."
Yahoo
04-08-2025
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CHAN 2024 – Group B: Madagascar and Mauritania share the spoils (0-0)
CHAN 2024 – Group B: Madagascar and Mauritania share the spoils (0-0) No winner was found between Madagascar and Mauritania as both teams kicked off their CHAN 2024 campaign with a goalless draw this Saturday, August 3, in Dar es Salaam. The Barea got off to a bright start. Captain and midfield maestro Dax Andrianarimanana tried to spark things early, but his night was cut short in the 39th minute. After picking up a second yellow card, Madagascar was reduced to ten men. Down a man, the Malagasy fought valiantly. Their goalkeeper, Michel Ramandimbisoa, shone with several crucial saves. Solid and disciplined, Rakotondrabe's men held firm until the final whistle. Mauritania pushed hard for a breakthrough. Moctar El Hacen thought he had won it late on, but his strike whistled just past the top corner. Despite dominating possession, the Mourabitounes couldn't find the finishing touch. This draw leaves both teams level in what is shaping up to be a wide-open Group B.
