Brighton heed De Zerbi’s name
FREE TO WATCH: Highlights of Brighton in opposition to Wolves within the Premier League
Roberto De Zerbi requested an vital query of his Brighton squad and so they responded with an ideal reply as they beat Wolves 6-0.
It was on Deniz Undav, Billy Gilmour and Julio Enciso to interchange the excellent Kaoru Mitoma, Alexis Mac Allister and Moises Caicedo, who had been all benched after a gruelling week.
Brighton wanted a response to their midweek defeat at Nottingham Forest which felt like a hangover from their Wembley heartbreak in opposition to Manchester United final weekend. They acquired it.
Undav scored twice, Enciso supplied two assists and Gilmour was “the very best participant on the pitch” in response to his supervisor. Danny Welbeck additionally got here into the beginning line-up and netted a double.
Their hopes of European soccer are very a lot alive with De Zerbi realizing he can throw in his fringe gamers throughout their busy schedule. If they carry out like this then few will cease them.
Wolves performed like they knew that they had already prevented relegation. That often is the case nevertheless it was a dreadful show, one which lacked any of the battle that has acquired them out of hassle this season.
Both groups will hope for higher instances forward. Brighton can solely enhance their league place.
David Richardson
Is Hodgson the answer at Palace?
FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and West Ham
Roy Hodgson’s return to Selhurst Park has coincided with nearly as good a spell as any throughout this season of inconsistency at Crystal Palace. Thirteen factors have been secured from a doable 18 for the reason that former England supervisor changed Patrick Vieira in March, as has one other season of Premier League soccer, with Saturday’s thrilling 4-3 win over West Ham seeing the Eagles hit the coveted 40-point mark of their battle in opposition to relegation.
Hodgson stated after the sport he now not thought of Palace as relegation candidates and they’re inside touching distance of constructing {that a} mathematical actuality, however there may be a lot extra to be achieved earlier than the season concludes. Given a remit of steering the Palace ship till the tip of the season, Hodgson has executed that and a few, with strong foundations established for his successor to construct on.
But with Palace chopping unfastened in assault since Hodgson’s return, with the abundance of expertise they’ve of their ranks constantly fulfilling its potential on the pitch, the 75-year-old has delivered an emphatic response to the criticism he obtained when his first spell in cost ended. Whether he would need to, or whether or not he would admit it, Hodgson often is the answer Palace are trying to find.
Jack Wilkinson
Unlucky 13 for Navas
FREE TO WATCH: Highlights of Brentford in opposition to Nottingham Forest within the Premier League
Nottingham Forest signed Keylor Navas to herald his wealth of expertise to help their survival cost.
The goalkeeper made important saves to maintain a clear sheet on his debut in opposition to Leeds – and plenty of thought it was a shrewd signing.
But within the 2-1 defeat at Brentford he took his aspect from shifting three factors nearer to security to proper again within the mire because the Bees scored two late targets.
The four-time European champion had had a comparatively straightforward recreation up till that time. He made three important saves to disclaim Kevin Schade, Ethan Pinnock and Mikkel Damsgaard within the minutes earlier than his aspect took the lead – and was comparatively untroubled within the second interval.
But the person for the large second let two Brentford targets squirm by means of him and Forest ended up with nothing. There was a little bit of misfortune in regards to the two targets – however a participant of his expertise has to do higher.
Since that debut in opposition to Leeds, Navas has not stored a clear sheet in 13 video games. Unlucky for him and his membership.
Sam Blitz
Brentford’s subsequent step is evident
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Josh Dasilva celebrates after giving Brentford a late lead in opposition to Nottingham Forest
Quite frankly, Brentford had been terrible for a lot of their comeback win over Nottingham Forest. At one stage, the cliche of “they might have performed for X quantity of hours and so they nonetheless would not have scored” was on everybody’s lips.
But Brentford do what Brentford do. It was the fifth time the Bees have scored within the ninetieth minute or later this season, greater than some other aspect within the Premier League.
Another statistic hits house about how Thomas Frank’s aspect want to enhance. This was the primary time they’ve received a league recreation this season whereas holding greater than 50 per cent of the possession.
Back-to-back comfy survivals imply Brentford should now begin appearing like a Premier League common.
Frank’s Bees want to begin punishing groups extra typically by ending possibilities and be extra prolific with the ball. Enjoying practically 70 per cent of possession nearly noticed them find yourself with a defeat in opposition to Forest.
They acquired away with it, however making Brentford extra ruthless ought to be excessive up on Frank’s summer season tasklist.
Sam Blitz
