Published 23:08 IST, October 27th 2024

Man United misses open goal and concedes late penalty in loss at West Ham; Palmer shines for Chelsea

Manchester United missed an open goal and conceded in stoppage time to lose 2-1 at West Ham in the Premier League, piling more pressure on manager Erik ten Hag on Sunday.

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Matthijs de Ligt protests to referee David Coote after he awards a penalty to West Ham United during the Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Manchester United at the London Stadium | Image: AP Photo
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Manchester United missed an open goal and conceded in stopp time to lose 2-1 at West Ham in Premier League, piling more pressure on manr Erik ten Hag on Sunday.

A fourth defeat in nine league games left United languishing in 14th place in 20-team standings.

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Jarrod Bowen converted a highly disputed penalty in second minute of ded-on time after a foul by Matthijs de Ligt as United counted cost of a string of wasted chances, tably when Diogo Dalot sidefooted over when faced with an empty net in first half.

If that was surely miss of season so far, Cole Palmer might have delivered pass of season in Chelsea's 2-1 win over Newcastle.

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Palmer provided more glimpses of his outrous talent by scoring winner after helping to set up opener, by Nicolas Jackson, with a stunning through ball .

Facing his goal inside his own half, 22-year-old England playmaker span round and curled a 50-meter pass behind Newcastle's defense toward Pedro Neto, who set up Jackson in 18th minute.

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Alexander Isak equalized but Palmer drove home his seventh goal of season in 47th to secure victory for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. With five assists, too, Palmer has a league-leing 12 goals involvements this campaign.

Crystal Palace finally claimed its first league win of season by beating Tottenham 1-0 thanks to Jean-Philippe Mateta's goal.

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Arsenal hosts Liverpool in a late match between two title contenders.

23:08 IST, October 27th 2024