Late starter Franca saves Crystal Palace from defeat!

Late starter Franca saves Crystal Palace from defeat!

In the 30th round of the English Premier League, Crystal Palace and FC Southampton played a gripping duel on April 2, 2025, which ended with a 1-1 draw. Southampton led Paul Onuachu in the 20th minute through a header of Paul Onuachu, which was prepared by Fernandes. In the first half, Southampton showed a solid performance, while Crystal Palace tried to control the game but could not take a clear chance.

It was only in the second half that the pressure from Crystal Palace grew. Substitute Edin Nketiah had one of the best ways to achieve the balance in the 72nd minute. However, this could not use the great chance. In injury time, exactly in the 90th+2 minute, Franca finally managed to equalize. The template came from Lerma and the viewers of Crystal Palace were allowed to cheer. Despite this draw, Crystal Palace remains in the twelfth place in the table, while Southampton continues to form the bottom of the league. For Palace, this draw meant the end of an impressive series of six competitive games in a row.

parallel games:

In the parallel game, Manchester City secured a clear 2-0 victory against Leicester City. The team benefited from two individual mistakes in Leicester defense in the initial phase and thus relyed on fourth place in the table. Leicester, on the other hand, remains in the penultimate place.

other results:

In another exciting encounter in the Molineux stage, the Wolverhampton Wanderers won 1-0 against West Ham United. Jorgen Strand Larsen scored the only goal of the game in the 9th minute. West Ham had some options, but their attempts to achieve the balance were unsuccessful. In the final phase, the Wolverhampton team showed a strong defensive performance to defend the lead.

Promotion for Wolverhampton they recorded important three points, while West Ham continues to search for Constance in the league. In this game, some yellow cards were distributed, including Matt Doherty and João Gomes from Wolverhampton as well as Niclas Fullkrug and Konstantinos Mavropanos by West Ham.

The English Premier League remains exciting because the teams want to fight for points and consolidate their place in the table. The coming game days will be decisive to see how the ranking will develop in the lower and upper area.