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Liam Manning’s side started the brightest as a long forward pass was brilliantly controlled by the lively Mehmeti in the box, giving a glimpse of what was to follow.
He laid off the ball to Scott Twine, whose curling shot was well held by Viktor Johansson.
It only took 11 minutes for the hosts to break the deadlock as a slick move involving several passes was brought to a successful
Manchester United suffered their fifth home defeat in six Premier League games as Jean-Philippe Mateta’s second-half double gave Crystal Palace their fourth victory in six seasons at Old Trafford.
As Marcus Rashford prepares to leave for Aston Villa, United head coach Ruben Amorim chose to leave out £100m-worth of attacking talent in Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee and instead use Kobbie Mainoo as a false nine.
Despite a bright start,
Liverpool, last champions of the Premier League in 2019-20, are chasing their 20th English title in their first season under Arne Slot, who replaced Jurgen Klopp in the summer.
They are now unbeaten in 19 top-flight games, since a 1-0 home loss to Nottingham Forest on 14 September, but Slot’s side had to battle so hard to defeat Bournemouth, who lost for the first time in 12 league matches.
Having
Two goals from Victor Torp were enough for Coventry to see off Watford and deny a spirited comeback for the Hornets.
In a dominant first half, the hosts broke the deadlock when Torp tapped home Jack Rudoni’s cross from close range.
The Dane then extended Coventry’s lead in the second half with a scorching free-kick from the edge of the D but Watford responded less than 10 minutes to go
Thorup praised the Ghana international’s attitude after he was brought on as a late substitute, and now wants to see the 22-year-old use his match-winning exploits to flourish.
“It’s just the mentality and personality just to step in and do your job for 10 minutes and try your best and see what you can do – that is the way to behave in moments like this,” Thorup said.
“Then of
Norwich City head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup told BBC Radio Norfolk:
“I’ve praised it before this season, I’m really pleased with the mentality and the team spirit of the young guys here – they keep on fighting, keep believing, keep chasing a goal.
“They did it last week [to beat Luton] and against QPR here at home [to draw], and they did it again today.
“So of course that is
Tom Cleverly made four changes to the team which beat Portsmouth 2-1 on Boxing Day.
Rocco Vata, who scored the winner for the Hornets, was handed a start in place of the suspended Kwadwo Baah – who was sent off for taunting the Portsmouth fans at full time.
Cardiff, meanwhile, made three changes from their 3-2 defeat at Oxford United, including a start for youngster Ashford.
And it was the
Even in the freezing fog which made for such difficult viewing almost throughout from the four stands, it was clear to see that Leeds were the most likely winners right from the first whistle.
From one lightning burst down the right by Wales international winger Dan James, the attempted clearance from Stoke defender Ben Wilmot skewed only just wide.
Brenden Aaronson also had a right-foot shot from outside the box
The day had not started well for Cardiff, with wins for Portsmouth and Hull City in the day’s earlier games dumping the Bluebirds back into the relegation zone.
Considering their opponents’ imperious form – the Blades were on a 10-match unbeaten run which included eight victories – there was little to suggest that this would be the day when Cardiff would earn their first win in eight attempts.
They barely
Recalled on-loan Liverpool teenager Koumas opened the scoring on six minutes when he broke down the right from near the halfway line before cutting in to test home keeper Anthony Patterson.
His first effort was saved, but he coolly clipped the rebound in left-footed from a much tighter angle for a fourth goal of the season for the five-times capped Wales international.
Yet the Stoke lead lasted barely 30 seconds