The impressive Merlin Rohl has put Everton ahead at Hill Dickinson Stadium. He cut inside from the right and drove a hopeful low shot that took a big deflection off Granit Xhaka and flew over the diving Robin Roefs.<\/p>\n
That goal means Everton are behind eighth-placed Brentford only on goal differencee.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a>GOAL! Brentford 1-1 Crystal Palace (Ouattara 41)<\/p>\n Palace should be miles in front; now they not in front at all. Dango Ouattara has equalised for Brentford with a goal he knew very little about. A defensive header from Jaydee Canvot hit Ouattara, seven yards out, and ricocheted into the net.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 38 min: Everton 0-0 Sunderland A header from James Tarkowski is shovelled round the near post by Robin Roefs. A goal for Everton or Sunderland would change the picture in the race for eighth.<\/p>\n Share<\/a> The placing of a full stop on any league campaign offers cause for reflection. In Scotland, there are reasons to wonder if the grim denouement to a stunning title race will prompt a shift in attitudes on two fronts. Whether a Celtic board which has been castigated for its stewardship regard the securing of another title<\/a> as vindication is an intriguing question.<\/p>\n More immediate is how the champions and others will respond to the grim scenes that triggered an enforced conclusion to the visit of Hearts. The behaviour of a section of the Celtic support is so unruly during dominance that one wonders what on earth may happen if the team struggle badly.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Strand Larsen hits the post!<\/p>\n 33 min: Brentford 0-1 Crystal Palace A curling shot from Jorgan Strand Larsen beats Caiomhin Kelleher and clatters off the far post. Palace have hit both posts and could be out of sight already.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.36 EDT<\/p>\n 32 min: Brentford 0-1 Crystal Palace A long cross is headed back across goal by Igor Thiago to Nathan Collins, who shoots straight at Dean Henderson from close range. A very good chance, though I think any goal would have been disallowed for offside against Igor Thiago.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Premier League latest scores<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 28 min: Wolves 1-0 Fulham Saying which, they\u2019ve just had an excellent chance to equalise. A corner from the right was headed onto the roof of the net by Sander Berge with Jose Sa out of the game.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 27 min: Wolves 1-0 Fulham Fulham\u2019s form has gone to seed in the last few weeks:<\/p>\n 0-2 Liverpool (A)<\/p>\n 0-0 Brentford (A)<\/p>\n 1-0 Aston Villa (H)<\/p>\n 0-3 Arsenal (A)<\/p>\n 0-1 Bournemouth (H)<\/p>\n Share<\/a>GOAL! Wolves 1-0 Fulham (Mane 26)<\/p>\n Mateus Mane, one of the few Wolves players to enhance his reputation this season, has smashed a 20-yarder past Bernd Leno at Molineux. That\u2019s a cracking goal.<\/p>\n Mateus Mane of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates scoring his team’s first goal. Photograph: Brett Patzke\/WWFC\/Wolves\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.31 EDT<\/p>\n The latest Premier League<\/a> scores<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.25 EDT<\/p>\n 22 min: Leeds 0-0 Brighton The away side have had 65 per cent possession in the first quarter of the game at Elland Road. No big chances yet for either team.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 15 min: Everton 0-0 Sunderland Both sets of supporters break into a minute\u2019s applause to pay tribute to Bradley Lowery, the former Sunderland mascot who would have been 15 today<\/a>.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 15 min: Brentford 0-1 Crystal Palace The goalscorer Ismaila Sarr crashes a rising shot against the outside of the near post. Palace have made a blistering start, and if they play like this against Arsenal next week\u2026<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.18 EDT<\/p>\n Here is the aforementioned as-it-stands table. Look how tight it is in the middle. Look!<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 12 min: Wolves 0-0 Fulham Timothy Castagne\u2019s cross is met on the volley by Alex Iwobi, six yards out, and the Wolves keeper Jose Sa scrambles across his goalline to make a terrific save.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 11 min: Everton 0-0 Sunderland That Palace goal is good news for both these teams, who still have a chance of finishing in the top eight and qualifying for Europe. In fact, an Everton goal would put them eighth in the eyes of our old friend, the as-it-stands table.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.13 EDT<\/p>\n No goals in the other games as yet. Dominic Calvert-Lewin almost had a chance for Leeds against Brighton.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>GOAL! Brentford 0-1 Palace (Sarr 6 pen)<\/p>\n Ismaila Sarr, who won the penalty, converts it superbly. Kelleher went the right way, to his right, but Sarr slapped the ball into the corner. That\u2019s his 21st goal of an outstanding season.<\/p>\n Ismaila Sarr of Crystal Palace scores a penalty kick. Photograph: Daniel Weir\/Sports Press Photo\/ShutterstockShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.32 EDT<\/p>\n 5 min: Penalty to Palace The referee Sam Barrott is sent to the monitor and, after taking a few looks, overturns his original decision. Palace have an early chance to hurt Brentford\u2019s European hopes.<\/p>\n Caoimhin Kelleher (L) fouls Ismaila Sarr (R) leading to a penalty after a VAR check. Photograph: Adrian Dennis\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.32 EDT<\/p>\n 3 min: Brentford 0-0 Palace There\u2019s a VAR check for a potential Palace penalty. Ismaila Sarr went down after apparently caught by Caoimhin Kelleher, and it look like a penalty is going to be given.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Peep peep! The 3pm games are under way, and these are the latest scores.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n In case you missed it, Xabi Alonso has been officially announced as the new manager of Chelsea. Here\u2019s what Jacob Steinberg makes of the appointment.<\/p>\n Share<\/a> Match report: Man Utd 3-2 Nottm Forest<\/p>\n This is the new Manchester United era of happy accidents being overseen by Michael Carrick and helped by confusing officiating as they edged past Nottingham Forest<\/a>. If it was not for a lack of obvious options five months ago, United and Carrick may not have been reunited, nor would they be third in the Premier League and heading back to the Champions League, on the day Bruno Fernandes equalled the all-time Premier League assist record.<\/p>\n Carrick has a two-year contract on the table<\/a> and cannot require too much mulling over. The improving Old Trafford atmosphere was further boosted after the final home game being won partly thanks to a bizarre decision by Michael Salisbury to allow a Matheus Cunha goal to stand, on account of Bryan Mbeumo\u2019s clear handball in the buildup being \u201caccidental\u201d, much to the confusion of everyone without a whistle.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cNo drama in Scotland today, Rob,\u201d begins Simon McMahon, \u201cgiven that Dundee United were confirmed as CHAMPIONS!!! of the bottom six on Tuesday with a point at home to already relegated Livingston. Congratulations to them.<\/p>\n \u201cSt Mirren will play Partick Thistle in a two-legged play-off to decide who plays in the Scottish Premiership next season. There are games today, United currently 1-0 up at Paisley, and Dundee 1-1 Aberdeen, Livingston 1-1 Kilmarnock.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a> Enzo Le F\u00e9e has been chatting for 25 minutes when it becomes clear that his ability to extract rabbits from hats is not confined to the pitch.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m a magician,\u201d says Sunderland\u2019s French playmaker as the conversation drifts to life off the field. \u201cYes, really! I can do some magic, tricks with the cards, that sort of thing. I used to practise a lot when I was young so I got really good. I still sometimes like to do my tricks but I\u2019m a bit shy about performing them now.\u201d<\/p>\n These days Le F\u00e9e prefers to concentrate on casting his spells on rival teams, bewitching Sunderland fans and bewildering opponents in equal measure. R\u00e9gis Le Bris\u2019s \u00a320m signing from Roma possesses an unerring ability to glimpse attacking possibilities undetected by other players and transform midfield chaos into a coherent threat.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Wolves v Fulham preview It\u2019s more than a month since Josh King started a game for Fulham \u2013 he was hooked at half-time during the 2-0 defeat by Liverpool<\/a>, since when he has featured solely off the bench and never for longer than 26 minutes. It makes sense for Marco Silva to protect and nurture such a precious talent \u2013 especially given King plays in the middle of midfield, no country for young men. But he is also preparing his team to go again \u2013 whether he is in charge or not \u2013 and a game against a relegated side is surely an opportunity to field a player who, after a period of acclimatisation this season, can be a mainstay next.<\/p>\n There are many youngsters with vivid imagination and superb technical skill, but what marks King out is his ability to accept the ball under pressure and either pass forward or beat men, opening up the pitch in the process. He is raw, but the aim should be to be ready in August.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Everton v Sunderland preview Everton\u2019s strikers have been largely responsible for limiting the team\u2019s progress this season but it is their defence that has cost them in the final push for European qualification. That ambition appeared unrealistic at the start of the campaign, and there is still a slim chance it could be realised with several favourable results, but, for a manager who prides himself on solid defensive foundations, the past few weeks will have infuriated David Moyes.<\/p>\n His team would be sitting level with sixth-placed Bournemouth but for squandering six points in their past four games, each one characterised by poor defending whether at set pieces, against Liverpool and West Ham, or from open play, versus Manchester City and Crystal Palace. The downturn can be pinpointed to the 87th minute of the Merseyside derby when Jarrad Branthwaite, the team\u2019s best defender, was carried off with a season-ending injury. Everton<\/a> coped well with his absence in the first half of the season but have failed to rediscover that resilience since his latest hamstring setback.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Leeds v Brighton preview Georginio Rutter returns to Elland Road on Sunday, doubtless hoping he will not have to spend another afternoon on the bench. The former Leeds forward joined Brighton for a record \u00a340m in 2024 but, after a decent first season on the south coast, the Frenchman has struggled for game time this term, scoring only three goals and starting just one of the past seven games.<\/p>\n Part of the problem is that Fabian H\u00fcrzeler has made the excellent Danny Welbeck his principal striker, while Jack Hinshelwood has shone in Rutter\u2019s preferred No 10 role. \u201cI know Georginio\u2019s not happy with his game minutes,\u201d said Brighton\u2019s head coach. \u201cThat\u2019s normal \u2026 but he\u2019s 100% committed. I feel he\u2019s there for his teammates and for the club. It\u2019s team first and there are moments when you have to put your ego behind you. Of course he\u2019s not happy, that\u2019s normal, but I\u2019m pleased with his reaction.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 at Old Trafford in the day\u2019s early game. Just don\u2019t mention the VAR.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a009.59 EDT<\/p>\n Bradley Lowery, the Sunderland mascot whose battle with neuroblastoma helped raise than more \u00a31m<\/a> before his death in 2017, would have been 15 today. There will be a minute\u2019s applause at Hill Dickinson Stadium after 15 minutes of today\u2019s game, and two fans \u2013 one of each club \u2013 have cycled to the ground from the Stadium of Light<\/a> to raise funds for the Bradley Lowery Foundation. Hats off to them.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Two more goals have been scored in a thrilling end-of-a-season game at Old Trafford, and Bruno Fernandes has equalled a major Premier League<\/a> record. Clickity click click click!<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Brentford v Crystal Palace preview<\/p>\n John Brewin<\/p>\n Brentford\u2019s push for Europe continues, with complicated permutations likely to determine their destiny. The picture may not be clear until the final kicks of the season. Should Aston Villa win the Europa League on Wednesday and finish fifth in the Premier League<\/a>, a Champions League spot opens up for sixth place. Brentford can close the gap on sixth by beating a Crystal Palace side with an eye on 27 May\u2019s Conference League final. Bournemouth do not play until Tuesday.<\/p>\n On the final day, should Villa be beating Manchester City and closing on finishing above Liverpool or Manchester United it could well be in Brentford\u2019s or Brighton\u2019s interest to lose to those teams; Brentford are at Liverpool a week on Sunday. Quite the equation for Keith Andrews. Should it fall his way, he would deserve the manager of the season award. There\u2019s a strong case to say he already does.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Wolves v Fulham team news<\/p>\n Wolves (3-4-2-1) Jose Sa; Mosquera, S Bueno, Krejci; R Gomes, J Gomes, Andre, Moller Wolfe; Armstrong, Mane; Hwang.<\/p>\n Subs: H Bueno, Arokodare, Lima, T Gomes, Bentley, Bellegarde, Tchatchoua, A Gomes, Edozie.<\/p>\n Fulham (4-2-3-1) Leno; Castagne, Diop, Bassey, Robinson; Lukic, Berge; Bobb, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Muniz.<\/p>\n Subs: Tete, Jimenez, Wilson, Cairney, Cuenca, Chukwueze, Kevin, Lecomte, King.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Leeds v Brighton team news<\/p>\n Leeds (3-5-2) Darlow; Rodon, Bijol, Bornauw; James, Stach, Ampadu, Tanaka, Justin; Calvert-Lewin, Aaronson.<\/p>\n Subs: Perri, Longstaff, Piroe, Nmecha, Byram, Gnonto, Chadwick, Cresswell, Lienou.<\/p>\n Brighton (4-2-3-1) Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu; Baleba, Gross; Minteh, Hinshelwood, De Cuyper; Welbeck.<\/p>\n Subs: March, Rutter, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, Steele, Gomez, Ayari, O\u2019Riley.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Everton v Sunderland team news<\/p>\n Seamus Coleman starts on the bench, though he\u2019ll surely come on at some stage. There will be a helluva noise when he does.<\/p>\n Everton (4-2-3-1) Pickford; O\u2019Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Iroegbunam, Garner; Rohl, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye; Beto.<\/p>\n Subs: Patterson, McNeil, Barry, Travers, George, Dibling, Coleman, Alcaraz, Armstrong.<\/p>\n Sunderland (4-2-3-1) Roefs; Geertruida, Mukiele, Alderete, Mandava; Xhaka, Sadiki; Hume, Le Fee, Angulo; Brobbey.<\/p>\n Subs: Cirkin, Talbi, Rigg, Mayenda, O\u2019Nien, Isidor, Diarra, Ellborg, Ta Bi.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Brentford v Crystal Palace team news<\/p>\n Brentford (4-3-3) Kelleher; Kayode, Ayer, Collins, Lewis-Potter; Janelt, Jensen, Yarmolyuk; Dango, Thiago, Damsgaard.<\/p>\n Subs: Validmarsson, Hickey, Van den Berg, Pinnock, Henderson, Schade, Dasilva, Nelson, Furo.<\/p>\n Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1) Henderson; Riad, Lacroix, Canvot; Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Sarr, Pino; Strand Larsen.<\/p>\n Subs: Benitez, Clyne, Richards, Devenny, Lerma, Hughes, Johnson, Guessand, Mateta.<\/p>\n Share<\/a> David Moyes has described S\u00e9amus Coleman as \u201cthe glue that kept Everton<\/a> together\u201d during their relegation fights and vital to the club\u2019s survival in the Premier League.<\/p>\n The Everton manager\u2019s tribute came after Coleman announced his distinguished 17-year playing career with the club would end when his contract expires next month. Everton have offered the 37-year-old a coaching role from this summer but he wants to continue playing for the Republic of Ireland and may look for another club.<\/p>\n Coleman has been hampered by injuries in recent seasons but has remained a huge influence on standards behind the scenes. The captain galvanised the team during relegation fights under Frank Lampard and Sean Dyche, and Moyes said Everton\u2019s top-flight status would have been in greater jeopardy but for Coleman.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Manchester United lead Nottm Forest 2-1 in the early game at Old Trafford. You can follow the last half an hour with Michael Butler.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n![\"Ewan](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Ewan_Murray,_L.png\")
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