Can Palace shut out City?

get involved
Get Involvedpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time
16:05 BST
#bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)
Contrasting emotions here. We only got one ticket so I've dropped off my son to go in with friends while I slope off to find a pub to watch it in... Buzzing for him. That's Dad life for you! Eagles!
Simon (Dad) and Samson (son), Streatham.
Image source, Simon
Image source, Simon

Try Our AI Features

Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:

Learn with AIFact CheckingText to SpeechAI Summary

Related Articles

Reuters

10 minutes ago

• Reuters

Archer makes red-ball comeback to boost hopes of England test team return

June 23 (Reuters) - Jofra Archer made his first appearance in a first-class match in four years on Sunday in the County Championship as the 30-year-old quick continues his comeback from a spate of injuries and looks to play himself into a spot in the England test squad. Archer, who has taken 42 wickets in 13 tests, has not represented England in the longest format since February 2021 as his career stalled due to fitness problems including elbow injuries and back issues that sidelined him for long periods. His latest setback came only last month when a thumb injury ruled him out of the one-day international series against West Indies. National team selector Luke Wright said last month that Archer could be in contention to play in England's second test against India at Birmingham from July 2 and captain Ben Stokes has been left in no doubt about the bowler's desire to return. "He's been absolutely desperate to put the white shirt back on," said Stokes last Thursday ahead of the first test. "He's had a torrid run with injuries, but he's managed a fair bit of white-ball cricket recently. "The fact that we can now put a structure in place for his red-ball return is a great sign." Batting at number 10, Archer scored 31 off 34 balls against Durham to help Sussex reach 322-9 at stumps on Sunday and he is likely to bowl later on Monday.

Telegraph

12 minutes ago

• Telegraph

Erling Haaland beats ground in frustration as Man City ‘only' win 6-0

The scoreline may have been a thumping 6-0 but for Manchester City it was not quite enough. 'It felt like it cost us in the end,' Ilkay Gundogan, the scorer of two of their goals, admitted while Erling Haaland beat the ground in frustration at the final whistle. What does it mean? City are through to the last-16 of the Club World Cup, after being in one of the most mismatched of groups, but they must beat Juventus in Orlando on Thursday to finish in first place. The importance of that was not lost on the players or on manager Pep Guardiola who implored them to go for more goals at half-time, when they led 3-0. If they had scored seven then a draw would have been good enough against Juventus. And first place means they would avoid Real Madrid in the first knock-out round and more likely face RB Salzburg unless they suffer a shock defeat to the Austrians. And so by failing to show enough urgency and killer instinct it looked like a missed opportunity for City. Gundogan did not pull any punches. 'It felt like we needed the seventh (goal),' the midfielder said. 'We set that as our target at half-time but unfortunately we didn't start the second-half good enough. We were a bit slow. It felt like it cost us at the end.' In a sense it highlights some of the stark imbalances of this tournament that City are even talking about needing a seventh goal in their second group game. Their opponents, Al Ain, an Abu-Dhabi based club owned by the brother of City's Sheikh Mansour, are ranked 586th in the Opta power rankings – five places below Reading. So that puts them in context. 🎥 Gündoğan's second — straight from the ref cam! Watch the @FIFACWC | June 14 - July 13 | Every Game | Free | | #FIFACWC #TakeItToTheWorld #MCIAIN — DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) June 23, 2025 They conceded five against Juventus and six against City – but the Italians then scored four (winning 4-1) against Wydad Casablanca who City only beat 2-0. It means they are level on goal difference but Juventus have scored one more goal and so all they need is a draw. Between them City and Juventus have scored 17 in four games and conceded one goal. But against Al Ain, City did not score in the second half until Gundogan added his second in the 73rd minute – and both his goals were well-taken as were all of them – so that was 28 'lost' minutes against a meagre, beaten opponent when they appeared to be going through the motions. 'It's difficult to find reasons for it sometimes. It's something that shouldn't have happened and maybe doesn't make sense because of the way we performed in the first-half,' Gundogan said. 'It's something we need to observe and get better because at the highest level you should not allow yourself to be not good for such a long time. It felt quite long to be honest. It felt at least five or 10 minutes too long in terms of the standards we have.' When the sixth goal went in – a wonderfully taken effort by substitute Rayan Cherki, his first for City, after a lovey dummy and combination with Haaland – it was telling that the players sprinted back for the re-start, having been encouraged by Ruben Dias with Bernardo Silva tapping an imaginary watch in the dugout. But there were only two minutes left and they rued their complacency and the number of chances they failed to take. 'With one more goal, we would have two options but we only have one now,' Guardiola said. 'It would be better but (what is) important is we are in the next phase. If you want to go through you have to face top, top teams so it does not matter. 'We spoke at half-time to try to score as many goals as possible. Juventus are another opponents and we want to finish first. We have to beat the Italian team. If we are second we will see who we face in the last 16.' But he knows it is likely to be Real Madid. City lost to Juventus – and to Real – in last season's Champions League but are, clearly, a different evolving team with four new signings to add to the four made in January. Cherki's contribution was eye-catching but so was that of Rayan Ait-Nouri at left-back following his move from Wolverhampton Wanderers. Having not had a specialist in that position since Joao Cancelo left in January 2023 – and even he was a converted right-back – it is one area that has now been solved and the 24-year-old Algerian was excellent as he was encouraged to attack by Guardiola. There was also a first City goal, on his first start, by 19-year-old Argentinian Claudio Echeverri with a stunning free-kick although unfortunately he had to go off at half-time due to injury. By then Haaland had added a third from a penalty, after Gundogan's chipped opening goal, with the other scorer being Oscar Bobb who came on as a second-half substitute and scored his first City goal since January 2024 following a long-term injury. But a seventh would not go in and City have, undoubtedly, suddenly made it harder for themselves if they are to win this tournament.

The Sun

13 minutes ago

• The Sun

Rangnick singles out big-money Man Utd transfer that ‘doesn't make sense' and slams club's lack of ‘decision-makers'

RALF RANGNICK has slammed Manchester United's lack of leadership and questioned their transfer policy. The German was in charge for 29 games in the 2021-22 season, replacing the sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on an interim basis. 2 Rangnick was vocal in his criticism of the club during his stint in charge and called for sweeping changes to be made, particularly in recruitment. He has emphasised that argument once again, recommending United move away from a transfer model of signing experienced players like Casemiro, and towards young players. He told Sport: "If I were the owner or sporting director of a club, I would only try to sign and invest in young players. Because no matter how you look at it, it only makes sense. "Does it make sense to spend £30, 40, 50 million on a 28 or 30-year-old signing? Not really. "Let's calculate it. You sign a 28 or 30-year-old with a five-year contract. You spend £50m more on the transfer fee, an average of £15m per year multiplied by five. "That's £65m plus the £50m transfer fee equals £115m, plus the agents' fees. The whole operation costs you around £130m." Rangnick, 66, believes a key problem at United is the lack of leadership at the club. He argues there has been an absence of decision-makers at Old Trafford since Sir Alex Ferguson's departure, leading to problems on and off the pitch. Rangnick continued: "I think we have to go back to 2013, when Sir Alex left the club. And at the time he was still there, he was the mastermind behind it all. He probably also brought a lot of important people to the club. "And the moment he left, some of those people probably left the club as well. And, since then, I think they have a leadership problem. "Who's really making the decisions and why are they making them? Are they really the best people for the job? I can only tell you that the six months I was there, it was difficult to say, even for me as head coach. "Who were the decision-makers? Who? Who could I talk to? If we wanted to sign new players, it was difficult. There were people, but in the end, it was difficult."