Soccer-Palace Give Glasner Dream Start With 3-0 Win Over 10-man Burnley – News18

LONDON: Crystal Palace gave new supervisor Oliver Glasner a dream begin with a 3-0 win over 10-man Burnley on Saturday, which additionally eased their Premier League relegation worries.

Palace moved as much as 14th on 28 factors, eight away from the relegation zone whereas Burnley stay second from backside with 13 factors.

After a scoreless first half dominated by Palace, throughout which Burnley have been diminished to 10-males, the house facet scored all three objectives in an 11-minute interval within the second half in Glasner’s first sport in cost.

Chris Richards broke the impasse within the 68th minute with a header from a Jordan Ayew cross. Ayew doubled the lead three minutes later earlier than Jean Mateta wrapped up the win from the penalty spot within the 79th minute.

Glasner, taking cost of his first sport since changing Roy Hodgson earlier this week, went with the identical beginning facet which drew 1-1 at Everton on Monday.

A sunny Selhurst Park sounded rejuvenated earlier than kickoff, the current protests in opposition to the membership hierarchy briefly forgotten and “Glad All Over” sung with renewed enthusiasm.

It was all Palace within the opening half with Burnley unable to get a foot within the sport, however for all their possession and attacking play, the house facet couldn’t break the impasse.

Palace earned 9 corners within the first half, however maintained their unenviable document of being the one Premier League facet to not rating from a nook kick all season.

Burnley keeper James Trafford made an honest save to parry away an in depth-vary header from Odsonne Edouard within the twenty eighth minute however seven minutes later his mistake led to the sending off of Josh Brownhill.

Trafford collected a again cross earlier than taking part in a poor ball in direction of Brownhill simply outdoors the world, however Jefferson Lerma pounced and when final man again Brownhill dragged him again, the purple card was proven.

The expectant house crowd needed to wait till the 68th minute for the opening objective.

Another Palace nook was headed clear earlier than Ayew crossed from extensive on the best and his completely floated ball sailed over everybody within the space earlier than reaching the unmarked Richards who stooped to go previous Trafford.

Ayew went from supplier to scorer three minutes later when Matheus Franca performed a ball throughout the face of the objective which Mateta couldn’t attain however Ayew slid in on the again publish to increase the lead.

Palace put the sport out of Burnley’s attain when Vitinho fouled Franca within the space and Mateta despatched Trafford the unsuitable option to rating from the penalty spot.

Burnley thought they’d pulled one again late on when David Datro Fofana headed house however after a prolonged VAR verify it was disallowed for offside and the house crowd’s celebrations may actually start.

(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – Reuters)