Ex-Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira is doing an excellent job at Crystal Palace, as the Eagles are punching way above their weight. In the last couple of rounds, they didn’t concede a single goal against Manchester City (0-0), Arsenal (3-0), Everton (4-0) and Wolverhampton (2-0). Crystal-clear Arsenal shortcomings exposed by Crystal PalaceHowever, this mercurial streak has reached its end on Sunday afternoon at the Kings Park Stadium, as Brendan Rodger’s Leicester City found the soft spot of their rivals and exploited it massively to win the mid-table derby (2-1).The Leicester City-Crystal Palace game, nearly half of the players on the field..Daniel Amartey 🇬🇭 Nampalys Mendy 🇸🇳 Cheickou Kouyate 🇸🇳 Patson Daka 🇿🇲 Jordan Ayew 🇬🇭 Jeffrey Schlupp 🇬🇭 Marc Guehi 🇨🇮 *Wilfred Zaha 🇨🇮Ademola Lookman 🇳🇬— Saddick Adams (@SaddickAdams) April 10, 2022 Thanks to unplayable Dewsbury-Hall, who assisted the Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman for the opener before adding his name to a scoresheet, the Foxes were two up after the first half.High pressure and short, accurate passes that followed made a mess of Crystal Palace’s defensive setup. Vieira’s boys struggled to establish much-needed fluidity in the midfield, causing the gaffer’s nervousness on the sidelines as he saw the game was heading in the wrong direction for them.Things changed a bit with 30 minutes left on the clock, with Tielemans foolishly taking down Ayew as the Ghanian international dribbled in the opposite box. Zaha stepped up, but Schmeichel denied his spot-kick. However, the ref decided the penalty should be retaken as Leicester players rushed into the box seconds too early. Same rivals, same epilogue – Schmeichel was superb once again, but Zaha was lucky enough to connect his forehead with the ball to make it 2-1. Schmeichel saves Zaha’s penalty but it will be retaken #LEICRY pic.twitter.com/v6sDuAllDb— Football24/7 (@foet247europa) April 10, 2022 Despite plenty of time left, the visitors were flawless and failed to put pressure on rivals’ defence, let alone make a complete comeback and bring the game into a stalemate.PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 32FridayNewcastle United – Wolverhampton 1-0 (0-0)/Wood 72 pen/SaturdayEverton – Manchester United 1-0 (1-0)/Gordon 27/Arsenal – Brighton 1-2 (0-1)/Odegaard 89 -Trossard 29, Mwepu 67/Southampton – Chelsea 0-6 (0-4)/Alonso 8, Mount 16, 54, Werner 22, 49, Havertz 32/Watford – Leeds 0-3 (0-1)/Raphinha 21, Rodrigo 73, Harrison 83/Aston Villa – Tottenham 0-4 (0-1)/ Son 3, 66, 77, Kulusevski 50/SundayBrentford – West Ham 2-0 (0-0)/Mbeumo 48, Toney 64/Leicester – Crystal Palace 2-1 (2-0)/Lookman 39, Dewsbury-Hall 45/Norwich – Burnley 2-0 (1-0)/Melou 9, Pukki 86/18:30: (2.15) Man.City (3.50) Liverpool (3.60)***odds are subject to change***
