Manchester United suffered fresh penalty woe as Marcus
Rashford missed from the spot in their shock 2-1 home defeat against Crystal
Palace, while Chelsea manager Frank Lampard secured his first win at Norwich on
Saturday.
On Monday, United were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at
Wolves after Paul Pogba’s penalty was saved by Rui Patricio when the France
star insisted on taking over spot-kick duties from Rashford.
But Rashford fared no better when he hit a post from the
spot in the second half against Palace at Old Trafford, putting United on
course for their first defeat of the Premier League season when Patrick van
Aanholt grabbed the visitors’ winner in stoppage-time.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had sent out United’s first unchanged
line-up in the Premier League since December 2017, but that group produced a
tame first-half performance as Palace took the lead in the 32nd minute.
Palace keeper Vicente Guaita thumped the ball upfield and
Jeffrey Schlupp flicked on to Jordan Ayew, who was played onside by the
slow-to-react Harry Maguire as he side-footed past David de Gea for Palace’s
first goal of the season.
When Scott McTominay was fouled, Rashford, who had scored a
penalty against Chelsea in the first game of the campaign, took the ball as
Pogba looked on, but the England striker’s spot-kick cannoned back off the
woodwork.
Former Swansea midfielder Daniel James looked to have spared
Rashford’s blushes when he bagged his second goal for United with a fine finish
in the 89th minute.
But a terrible blunder by United keeper De Gea proved
decisive in the third minute of stoppage-time as the Spaniard allowed van
Aanholt’s shot to squeeze under him at the near post.
It was Palace’s first league win over United since May 1991
and their first league victory at Old Trafford since December 1989.
At Carrow Road, Tammy Abraham got the Lampard era up and
running as the young Chelsea striker’s double helped seal a 3-2 win over the
Canaries.
Lampard had gone three games without a win in all
competitions since he took over as Chelsea manager, but the Blues legend
finally got off the mark thanks to his faith in Abraham.
– Pulsating encounter –
Abraham had failed to score in his three previous
appearances this term, but the 21-year-old striker bagged his first goal for
the club to put Chelsea ahead.
A pulsating encounter saw Todd Cantwell equalise for Norwich
before Mason Mount restored Chelsea’s advantage.
Teemu Pukki’s fifth goal in three games this season brought
Norwich back on level terms before half-time, only for Abraham to give Chelsea
the points with his predatory second-half finish.
Southampton won 2-0 at south-coast rivals Brighton, who paid
the price for the 30th-minute dismissal of forward Florin Andone for nasty high
challenge on Yan Valery.
Southampton took the lead when Mali Under-20 international
Moussa Djenepo struck with his first touch in the 55th minute — just 78 seconds
after coming on as a substitute.
Nathan Redmond ensured Southampton would enjoy their first
win of the season when he scored in the closing moments.
Leicester substitute Harvey Barnes sealed his side’s first
victory of the season as they beat Sheffield United 2-1 at Bramall Lane.
Jamie Vardy produced a typically predatory effort from James
Maddison’s pass to give Leicester the lead in the 38th minute.
Oliver McBurnie brought United level in the 62nd minute, the
club-record signing heading past Kasper Schmeichel after coming off the bench.
But Barnes won it for Leicester with a superb strike in the
70th minute.
Sebastien Haller’s first goals for West Ham ensured his side
cruised to a 3-1 victory at Watford.
Mark Noble was making his first start this term for West Ham
and the midfielder was on the scoresheet with a third-minute penalty.
Andre Gray drew Watford level with their first goal of the
season in the 17th minute.
However, Haller, a close-season signing from Eintracht
Frankfurt, broke the deadlock from Felipe Anderson’s cross in the 64th minute.
And French forward Haller’s brilliant overhead kick nine
minutes later sealed West Ham’s first success of the campaign and left Watford
still waiting to get a point on the board.
AFP
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