Defeat to title rivals Man City last time out on home soil, however, has turned what was a positive start on the whole to Antonio Conte’s second campaign in charge into more of a mixed bag of results
Browsing: Crystal Palace
Giroud scored with an improvised volley in the Premier League match on January 1, producing an acrobatic flick with his left heel to convert Alexis Sanchez’s cross into the net off the crossbar while tumbling forward.
Palace remain rock bottom of the table on zero points, and the Eagles are now without a single goal in their opening seven Premier League matches of the 2017-18 campaign
Palace have already extended the worst-ever top flight start for a generation to six matches and despite the strength of their upcoming opponents, they cannot afford to go almost a quarter of the way through the campaign without any sort of a return
Already, Winger Wilfried Zaha has not recovered from his knee injury in time for Palace’s visit to Manchester United in the English Premier League on Saturday.
Leroy Sane broke Palace’s stubborn first half resolve with a 44th minute opener before Raheem Sterling’s quick fire brace after the break.
He is coming on board with 41 years managerial experience
The coach only came on board during the summer
Mane picks up the award having fended off competition from Manchester United trio of Phil Jones, Romelu Lukaku and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata, Huddersfield Town goalkeeper Jonas Lossl and Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah
The Reds were made to work hard for the win, seeing a number of attempts kept out by opposition keeper Wayne Hennessey across the 90 minutes
Following an entertaining 3-3 draw with Watford last weekend, the Reds are already in a position where they cannot afford to drop points on home soil against a side heavily beaten in their opener
The Ivory Coast international, who has been Palace’s Player of the Year for the last two seasons and signed a new five-year deal in May, left Selhurst Park with his knee in a brace.
The former Liverpool and Aston Villa front man has been linked by media with a move to either Everton or Chelsea in recent weeks as both clubs seek to reinforce their attacking options, ahead of the start of the new season.
The 21-year-old, who has made 32 appearances for the Blues in the last three seasons, had also been of interest to Southampton and newly-promoted pair Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion
The Sky Blues want to right to bring the Nigerian international back to the Etihad Stadium for £35 million should he leave this summer, according to reports
West Ham, Everton, Swansea and Watford have all been linked with a summer swoop for the Nigerian international, who made just five Premier League starts in Pep Guardiola’s first season in charge at City
The Italian has been out of work since being sacked by Leicester in February despite incredibly leading them to the Premier League
The 20-year-old has rarely featured under Pep Guardiola at the Etihad Stadium, having made his last start for the club against Burnley in January
Hull City follow Sunderland and Middlesbrough into the Championship
The win has moved Man City up the log