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SportPremier League
Football
Premier League
C Palace (2) 3 Arsenal (0) 0
Mateta 16, Ayew 24
Zaha 74 (pen)
25,149Cricket
First Test: South Africa v Bangladesh
Durban (final day of five): South Africa beat
Bangladesh by 220 runs
South Africa First Innings 367 (T Bavuma 93,
D Elgar 67; S K Ahmed 4 for 92).
Second Innings 204 (D Elgar 64).
Bangladesh First Innings 298 (M H Joy 137;
S R Harmer 4 for 103).
Second Innings (overnight 11-3)
N H Shanto st Verreynne b Harmer 26
M Rahim lbw b Maharaj 0
†L K Das c Harmer b Maharaj 2
Y A Chowdhury b Maharaj 5
M H Miraz c Petersen b Harmer 0
T Ahmed c Mulder b Maharaj 14
S K Ahmed c Williams b Maharaj 0
E H Chowdhury not out 0
Total (19 overs) 53
Fall of wickets 1-4, 2-6, 3-8, 4-12, 5-16, 6-26,
7-33, 8-50, 9-51.
Bowling Maharaj 10-0-32-7; Harmer 9-3-21-3.
Umpires A T Holdstock and M Erasmus.
6 South Africa lead two-match series 1-0
Third ODI: New Zealand v Netherlands
Hamilton (New Zealand won toss): New
Zealand beat Netherlands by 115 runs
New Zealand (balls)
M J Guptill c Edwards b Klaassen 106 (123)
H M Nicholls c Edwards b Klaassen 2 (12)
W A Young lbw b Dutt 120 (112)
L R P L Taylor c and b van Beek 14 (16)
M G Bracewell st Edwards b Floyd 3 (2)
C de Grandhomme c Edwards
b Floyd 4 (5)
D A J Bracewell c De Leede b Dutt 22 (9)
*†T W M Latham c Edwards
b Van Beek 23 (17)
I S Sodhi not out 13 (5)
K A Jamieson not out 6 (3)
Extras (lb 4, w 12, nb 4) 20
Total (8 wkts, 50 overs) 333
M J Henry did not bat.
Fall of wickets 1-12, 2-215, 3-253, 4-260, 5-265,
6-267, 7-306, 8-325.
Bowling Klaassen 10-0-62-2; van Beek 9-0-58-
2; Floyd 7-0-41-2; De Leede 6-0-37-0; Seelaar
5-0-27-0; Rippon 7-0-55-0; Dutt 6-0-49-2.
Netherlands (balls)
S J Myburgh c D A J Bracewell
b De Grandhomme 64 (43)
M P O’Dowd lbw b D A J Bracewell 16 (33)
V Singh lbw b Henry 25 (47)
B de Leede b Henry 21 (34)
†S A Edwards c Latham b Jamieson 9 (9)
M J G Rippon c M G Bracewell b Sodhi 24(23)
*P M Seelaar c Guptill b Henry 0 (1)
L V van Beek lbw b M G Bracewell 32 (36)A Dutt c Taylor b Henry 9 (22)
C Floyd b D A J Bracewell 2 (5)
F J Klaassen not out 1 (4)
Extras (lb 4, w 9, nb 2) 15
Total (42.3 overs) 218
Fall of wickets 1-81, 2-82, 3-128, 4-144, 5-144,
6-144, 7-177, 8-211, 9-215.
Bowling Henry 7.3-1-36-4; Jamieson 6-1-43-1;
Bracewell 7-1-23-2; D A J Bracewell 6-0-53-1;
De Grandhomme 6-1-20-1; Sodhi 10-1-39-1.
Umpires C Gaffaney and S Haig.
6 New Zealand won three-match series 3-0
MCC University matches
Final day of three: Sophia Gardens
Glamorgan 320-7 dec (K S Carlson 148, J M
Cooke 57) and 163-2 dec (W T Root 64 not
out); Cardiff UCCE 249-6 dec (M J Bevans 108
not out, R X Clarke 51; J M Cooke 4 for 28) and
33-1. Match drawn. Bristol Gloucestershire
316-8 dec (J A Turner 4 for 60) and 151-5 dec;
Exeter University 263-9 dec (D T P Church 96,
L Maslen 56; M D Taylor 5 for 49) and 62-2.
Match drawn. Weetwood Yorkshire 402-7
dec (W A R Fraine 122 not out, H C Brook 100,
D M Bess 85); Leeds/Bradford UCCE 152-8 (J M
De Caires 51). Match drawn. Loughborough
Lancashire 343-5 dec (J J Bohannon 108, L W
P Wells 75, G I D Lavelle 68) and 90-3;
Loughborough UCCE 275 (J E Nightingale 98,
J L H MacGregor 52). Match drawn. The Parks
Oxford UCCE 272 (J Millard 92, Imran Malik
89; A T Thomson 4 for 59); Derbyshire 402-6
(B A Godleman 105, L M Reece 101 not out, B
D Guest 66). Match drawn. Kidderminster
Worcestershire 303-4 dec (J D Libby 91,E G Barnard 90 not out) and 225-6 dec
(J O Baker 58); Durham UCCE 162 (T Price 51)
and 225 (A Whaits 59, R A J Richardson 51).
Worcestershire won by 141 runs.
Cycling
Tour of the Basque Country
Leading positions: First stage (Hondarribia,
7.5km, time trial): 1, P Roglic (Slovenia, Jumbo-
Visma) 9min 48sec; 2, R Evenepoel (Bel, Quick-
Step) at 5sec; 3, R Cavagna (Fr, Quick-Step) 16;
4, G Thomas (GB, Ineos Grenadiers) 18; 5, A
Yates (GB, Ineos Grenadiers) same time.
Golf
US PGA Tour Valero Texas Open
San Antonio: Leading final scores (United
States unless stated): 275 JJ Spaun 67, 70, 69,- 277 M Jones (Aus) 68, 75, 68, 66; M Kuchar
67, 69, 72, 69. 278 A Hadwin (Can) 70, 70, 71, 67;
B Hossler 73, 66, 67, 72; C Howell III 70, 67, 72,
69; T Merritt 69, 71, 69, 69. 279 K Bradley 71, 71,
71, 66; D Frittelli (SA) 70, 66, 70, 73; M Schwab
(Austria) 69, 72, 70, 68; B Todd 68, 69, 72, 70;
G Woodland 70, 67, 72, 70. 280 Z Johnson 72,
71, 70, 67; Kim Si-woo (S Kor) 69, 72, 68, 71; A
Lahiri (India) 68, 73, 69, 70; G Mito Pereira
(Chile) 71, 70, 69, 70; S Stallings 68, 72, 67, 73.
LPGA Chevron Championship
Rancho Mirage, California: Leading final
scores (United States unless stated): 274 J
Kupcho 66, 70, 64, 74. 276 J Korda 71, 69, 67, - 277 P Babnik (Slovenia) 70, 70, 71, 66. 278
P Tavatanakit (Thai) 67, 69, 70, 72; A
Thompson 69, 70, 71, 68; H Shibuno (Japan)
69, 66, 77, 66; C Boutier (Fr) 70, 69, 72, 67. 280
H Green (Aus) 70, 72, 68, 70; N Koerstz Madsen
(Den) 71, 67, 72, 70; Kim Hyo-joo (S Kor) 70, 67,
73, 70; A Lee 71, 70, 72, 67. 281 Lee Min-jee
(Aus) 66, 73, 73, 69. 282 G Hall (Eng) 68, 71, 74,
69; B Henderson (Can) 72, 71, 67, 72; R O’Toole
73, 69, 69, 71; M Sagstroem (Swe) 71, 70, 70, 71.
Rugby league
Betfred Champioship Newcastle Thunder 12
Widnes Vikings 6.Snooker
Betfred World Championship qualifying
English Institute of Sport, Sheffield: First
round (* denotes amateur): *M White (Wales)
bt F Patrick (Scot) 6-1; Zhang Jiankang (China)
bt *J Astley (Eng) 6-4; Zhang Anda (China)
bt *A Kazakov (Ukr) 6-0; D Jones (Wales) bt
*N Wongharuthai (Thai) 6-2; *R McGuigan
(N Ire) bt A Burden (Eng) 6-4; *L Davies
(Wales) bt A Hill (Ire) 6-4.Results
Football
Kick-off 7.45 unless stated
Champions League: Quarter-finals, first leg
(8.0): Benfica v Liverpool; Manchester City v
Atlético Madrid.
Sky Bet Championship Millwall v Swansea;
Peterborough v Luton; Preston v Blackpool;
Reading v Stoke (8.0); Sheffield Utd v Queens
Park Rangers. League One AFC Wimbledon v
Charlton; Bolton v Portsmouth (8.0);
Cambridge Utd v Wycombe; Fleetwood
Town v Lincoln City; Milton Keynes Dons v
Crewe; Morecambe v Oxford Utd; Wigan v
Accrington Stanley. League Two Forest
Green v Mansfield; Salford v Port Vale.Vanarama National League Dagenham &
Redbridge v Boreham Wood; Halifax v
Solihull Moors; King’s Lynn Town v Bromley;
Wealdstone v Maidenhead Utd; Wrexham v
Barnet. North Chorley v Boston Utd; Curzon
Ashton v Brackley; Farsley Celtic v Guiseley;
Kettering v York; Kidderminster v Alfreton
Town; Spennymoor Town v Bradford Park
Avenue. South Hampton & Richmond v
Tonbridge Angels.
Other sport
Snooker: English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
Betfred World Championship qualifying.
Swimming: Ponds Forge, Sheffield British
Championships.Fixtures
season. While receiving a boost with
the return to fitness of goalkeeper Aar-
on Ramsdale, Arsenal were missing
both first-choice full backs with injury,
meaning the unlikely duo of Cédric
Soares and Nuno Tavares slotted into
defence — a worrying time for the pair-
ing to be starting their first Premier
League match of the season together
given Palace’s strength out wide.
Wilfried Zaha, the one-time Arsenal
target, recovered from a hamstring
injury to start on the left flank for
Palace and was a constant menace for
Soares, attacking with the flair of some-
one who knew he was set for a fruitful
night. While Soares and Tavares toiled,
it was fellow defender Gabriel who
would have a calamitous eight minutes
in which he played a part in both of
Palace’s goals. First, his unfortunate
touch on Conor Gallagher’s free kick
diverted the ball onto the head of
Joachim Andersen, who nodded to
Jean-Philippe Mateta to power in.
Then he rashly attempted to inter-
cept a long ball from Andersen and,
having made minimal contact, left
Jordan Ayew free to calmly finish. It
was a damning verdict on the first half
that between the two goals, with pos-
session deep in the Arsenal half, Palace
goalkeeper Vicente Guaita shuffledalong the edge of his box in a series of
stretches, having had so little to do.
Palace’s improvement under Vieira
and the attractive style he demands of
his defenders was rewarded last week in
senior England debuts for Tyrick
Mitchell and Marc Guéhi.
While Palace’s defence was calm, it
was barely tested by a toothless Arsenal
frontline, spearheaded by Alexandre
Lacazette, who is yet to score from open
play in the league this year.
Arteta brought on Gabriel Martinelli
at half-time to invigorate the attack, inplace of Tavares. His introduction
meant Granit Xhaka, who started in
midfield, moved to left back, but it did
little to stabilise a team that looked
shaky throughout.
Zaha probed the Arsenal defence all
evening and his dancing feet were final-
ly rewarded after he was caught by
Martin Odegaard in the area, with the
referee pointing to the spot. He picked
himself up and dispatched the penalty.
Arsenal began the night looking up at
Chelsea, knowing a victory would leave
them only two points behind animprobable third place. By the end,
even the top four looked far from a
certainty.Crystal Palace (4-3-3): V Guaita 8 — N Clyne 8,
J Andersen 9, M Guéhi 8, T Mitchell 8 —
C Gallagher 8, C Kouyaté 8 (L Milivojevic 80min),
J Schlupp 7 — J Ayew 8 (O Édouard 76),
J-P Mateta 8 (J McArthur 69, 7), W Zaha 8.
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): A Ramsdale 6 — C Soares 5
(E Nketiah 66, 6), B White 6, Gabriel 5,
N Tavares 5 (G Martinelli 45, 6) – T Partey 6
(A Lokonga 75), G Xhaka 6 — B Saka 6,
M Odegaard 6, E Smith Rowe 6 — A Lacazette 5.
Booked Partey, Xhaka.
Referee P Tierney.JULIAN FINNEY/GETTY IMAGESMateta sets Palace on their way with a powerfully-headed goal as Vieira’s impressive first season at Selhurst Park continuesVieira hands
Arsenal harsh
reality check
How they stand
P W D L F A GDPts
Man City............30 23 4 3 70 18 52 73
Liverpool..........30 22 6 2 77 20 57 72
Chelsea..............29 17 8 4 58 23 35 59
Tottenham........30 17 3 10 52 37 15 54
Arsenal..............29 17 3 9 44 34 10 54
West Ham..........31 15 6 10 51 40 11 51
Man United......30 14 9 7 49 41 8 51
Wolves................31 15 4 12 33 27 6 49
Crystal Palace. 30 8 13 9 42 38 4 37
Leicester............28 10 7 11 43 47 -4 37
Aston Villa........30 11 3 16 42 42 0 36
Southampton.. 30 8 12 10 37 46 -9 36
Brighton............ 30 7 13 10 26 36 -10 34
Brentford........... 31 9 6 16 37 48 -11 33
Newcastle......... 30 7 10 13 33 54 -21 31
Leeds................... 31 7 9 15 35 68 -33 30
Everton.............. 28 7 4 17 30 49 -19 25
Watford............. 30 6 4 20 29 57 -28 22
Burnley.............. 28 3 12 13 22 40 -18 21
Norwich............ 30 4 6 20 18 63 -45 180
2Molly Hudson
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Crystal Palace
Mateta 16, Ayew 24, Zaha (pen) 74Arsenal
3
0
Any fans reading Patrick Vieira’s
programme notes before the match at
Selhurst Park may have noticed the
conspicuous absence of any mention of
his former club, Arsenal.
It is the way Vieira prefers it: he is
focused on carving out his own name in
management rather than dwelling on
the past or living off his playing career.
And on nights like this, Vieira’s growing
managerial prowess speaks for itself.
Regardless of his intentions, he could
yet play a defining role in his former
club’s season after Crystal Palace pro-
duced a dominant 3-0 victory that
dented Arsenal’s hopes of Champions
League qualification; they remain in
fifth, albeit with a game in hand on
fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur.
The last time these two sides met in a
2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium in
October, Arsenal were 12th and there
were questions from some sections of
the fanbase as to whether they had
hired the wrong club legend in Mikel
Arteta. This time, Arsenal fans at
Selhurst station in the hours before
kick-off spoke of a hope that their club
would score early so they could choose
the optimal moment to sing the Vieira
song, to honour their former midfield-
er, without worrying about the score.
That level of optimism did not last
long. The downside of a Monday even-
ing match meant Arsenal had watched
their north London rivals and main
competitors for Champions League
qualification, Tottenham, leapfrog
them into the top four on goal differ-
ence with a 5-1 victory over Newcastle
United — the first time they have been
in the top four under Antonio Conte.
They would receive a further blow
before kick-off as it was revealed Kier-
an Tierney would miss the match with
a knee injury. Reports suggest it could
be serious enough for the defender to be
ruled out for the remainder of the
Tierney set to miss remainder of the season after knee injury
Mikel Arteta has been
dealt a double injury
blow with fears over
Kieran Tierney and
Thomas Partey
adding to his misery
after a 3-0 defeat by
Crystal Palace that
damaged his side’s
top-four hopes (Molly
Hudson writes).
Tierney, 24, played
both games for
Scotland during therecent international
break but
experienced pain in
his knee after
returning, which it is
understood could
end his season.
Arsenal’s final game
of the campaign is at
home to Everton on
May 22 and early
assessments indicate
that would still be too
early for Tierney’sreturn to action. “He
is seeing the
specialist [today] but
the feeling that he
had wasn’t really
positive and what the
scans showed
[wasn’t] either,”
Arteta said.
Partey limped off in
the 75th minute with
a thigh injury and
Arteta fears it is a
reoccurrence of anold problem for the
midfielder.
“I don’t know [how
bad it is] but he felt
something in the
same area that he got
injured previously,”
he added.
Arteta was furious
his team’s
performance, saying:
“It is time to accept
the criticism, put your
hands up andapologise because
this performance was
not good enough for
this club. From the
beginning we were
not at the races.”
Patrick Vieira, the
Palace manager,
praised his side,
saying: “We wanted
to put pressure on
them and not allow
them time on the ball
and we did it well.”