On a night where Conor Gallagher’s praises were sung, Wilfried Zaha capped his 400th appearance with a 70th Crystal Palace goal and the hosts revelled in halting Brighton’s brilliant start to the Premier League campaign, Neal Maupay pounced on a half-chance to expertly convert his fourth goal of the season deep into stoppage time to snatch a share of the points. Continue reading “Punished for profligacy: Neal Maupay spoils Palace’s party with sucker punch strike”
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Brighton vs Chelsea Preview: Lampard’s men target winning start in tough test

Chelsea’s Premier League campaign gets underway with a tricky away trip to the south Coast, as Brighton await on Monday evening. Two weeks after a 1-1 draw at the Amex, the Blues return in a competitive capacity and target a statement win away to last season’s strugglers. Can Graham Potter’s men surprise the side who narrowly secured a top-four finish last term? Continue reading “Brighton vs Chelsea Preview: Lampard’s men target winning start in tough test”
Why Brighton’s £20m Neal Maupay move makes perfect sense

Brighton completed an £20m swoop for Brentford’s Neal Maupay on a four-year deal this week and after two impressive Championship seasons, the former France under-21 international finally gets his chance centre-stage among England’s top sides. Continue reading “Why Brighton’s £20m Neal Maupay move makes perfect sense”
Brentford 2-0 Leeds United: Maupay, Canos dent visitors’ promotion hopes

Goals from Neal Maupay and Sergi Canos proved enough as Brentford were comfortable 2-0 winners against a disappointing Leeds side at Griffin Park, denting the visitors’ automatic promotion hopes after other Championship results on Easter Monday. Continue reading “Brentford 2-0 Leeds United: Maupay, Canos dent visitors’ promotion hopes”
Fulham 1-1 Brentford: Maupay’s stoppage-time strike sends Wolves to Premier League

Super substitute Neal Maupay’s stoppage-time strike broke Fulham hearts and sent Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Premier League during a tense west London derby. Fulham’s unbeaten streak remains intact but crucially, they’ve lost ground on Cardiff in the race for automatic promotion.