Jean-Philippe Mateta’s second-half stoppage-time penalty salvaged a point for Crystal Palace in a 2-2 draw with Leicester at Selhurst Park.Jamie Vardy fired the Foxes into a 21st-minute lead and Stephy Mavididi made it two for the visitors less than a minute after the break.Mateta pulled one back in a near instant reply, awarded following a VAR check in a contest that also saw deadline-day...Full Story »

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde’s first-half thunderbolt earned Wolves their first point of the Premier League season in an entertaining 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest.French midfielder Bellegarde rifled home his first goal in over eight months, two minutes after Chris Wood has headed Forest into an early lead.Wolves survived a late VAR check after Wood’s effort was ruled out for offside, but ...Full Story »

Jean-Philippe Mateta struck twice at Selhurst Park to inspire Crystal Palace to a 4-0 Carabao Cup second-round victory over Norwich.Daichi Kamada opened the scoring inside the first two minutes in south London for his first competitive goal in an Eagles shirt and added an assist when Mateta made it two after the break.It was a beauty of a bicycle kick from the Paris Olympic silver medallist, who...Full Story »

Jean-Philippe Mateta’s hat-trick capped off an emphatic 5-0 victory for Crystal Palace over Aston Villa and inspired his side to equal both a best-ever 10th-placed and 49-point Premier League finish.The Frenchman, who has now scored nine times in the Eagles’ last eight matches, became just the second Palace player to score three in a Premier League contest, and the first to do so at ...Full Story »

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored for a fifth consecutive home match to fire Crystal Palace to an impressive 2-0 win over Newcastle.It was a deserved victory for Oliver Glasner’s team and continued their resurgence under the Austrian, with this a third Premier League success in a row after notable wins over West Ham and Liverpool.Mateta broke the deadlock at Selhurst Park with a smart 55th-minut...Full Story »

Former Juventus and PSG general manager Jean-Claude Blanc is being linked with Manchester United. Blanc is under consideration as English billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe buys into the club. Ratcliffe's team will take charge of football operations, which may include the arrival of Blanc, says the Athletic. Current chief exec Richard Arnold is expected to move on once Ratcliffe's offer for 25 pe...Full Story »

ENGLAND hero Chloe Kelly showed off her incredible abs as she enjoyed a night out with her boyfriend. The 25-year-old, fresh from the Lionesses' heartbreak in the World Cup final to Spain, stunned as she posed in the stylish outfit. Kelly wore a stripey black and white crop-top from luxury brand Celine and jeans with huge holes in. Fans were left in awe of her, one said: "Wow you look amazi...Full Story »

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored a superb second-half hat-trick as Crystal Palace won 4-2 at Plymouth in the EFL Cup second round after trailing 2-0.Palace scored three goals in four minutes to turn the tie on its head.An inspirational triple substitution – the introduction of Jordan Ayew, Eberechi Eze and Jeffrey Schlupp on 55 minutes – had an immediate impact as all three subs played a ...Full Story »

Former QPR and Cardiff City star Jeanne, 42, was flanked by two police officers as he mourned son Rafel, 24, at the church service. Former pro-footballer Leon Jeanne, was in handcuffs as he attended his son's funeral Credit: WNS The former Cardiff and QPR footballer is currently serving a ten-year prison sentence Credit: WNS Rafel Jeanne and pals Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, died when their...Full Story »

The 47-year-old reportedly had a tempestuous relationship with tough-talking Scot Sir Alex Ferguson, who frowned upon his celebrity lifestyle. Former footie ace David Beckham ran into Fergie Credit: Goff But it was Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, rather than his former Manchester United boss Credit: Rex Happily it was Sarah Ferguson he and wife Victoria, 48, bumped into at a seafood rest...Full Story »

The Austrian midfield maestro is an icon in her country, with 96 caps ahead of this summer's tournament. Sarah Zadrazil with fellow Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk The Austria icon signed for Bayern in 2020 and lifted the Bundesliga trophy in her first season Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk Zadrazil learnt to juggle as a kid to help impro...Full Story »

TOWIE's Georgina Cleverly is said to have also accused Rebekah Vardy (Image: INSTAGRAM) Coleen Rooney has claimed in her Wagatha Christie libel case that Rebekah Vardy snitched on four other WAGs too - and was caught trying to film inside tragic pop star Sarah Harding’s handbag. In a witness statement submitted to the upcoming trial, Rooney alleged Vardy and her agent Caroline Watt 'work...Full Story »

Jean-Philippe Mateta could once again start up front for Crystal Palace as they take on Premier League leaders Manchester City on Monday.The 24-year-old striker came in for his sixth league start of the campaign and scored the opener in Palace’s 2-0 win over Wolves last weekend.Defensive duo Joel Ward (groin) and Nathan Ferguson (hamstring) are set to miss out once again while James McArth...Full Story »

Crystal Palace extended their unbeaten away run in 2022 to five games with a 2-0 victory over Wolves at Molineux.It is the first time since June 2020 that the Eagles have claimed consecutive league wins away from Selhurst Park, having beaten Watford 4-1 in their previous road trip.Jean-Philippe Mateta opened the scoring from close range in the 19th minute with his second goal in three games afte...Full Story »

JACK GREALISH and John McGinn were trolled on Instagram after the old Villa pals reunited in matching ripped jeans. The Manchester City fashionista, 26, played the full 90 minutes of his team's 1-1 draw at Southampton on Saturday. Jack Grealish and John McGinn sported their ripped jeans as they caught up over the weekendCredit: Instagram @jackgrealish And during the weekend he also made time ...Full Story »

Former Manchester United, Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, West Ham and Sevilla star, Javier Hernandez, has opened up on the depression that has caused his marriage to Sarah Kohan to end. Now plying his trade at Major League Soccer outfit, LA Galaxy, the ‘Little Pea’ discussed the issues surrounding his grandfather’s death and how that affected the rest of his life. “I ...Full Story »