Marcelo Bielsa hailed Patrick Bamford’s “opportunism” after the substitute’s stoppage-time equaliser secured a 2-2 home draw against Brentford.Bamford, a 70th-minute replacement for Junior Firpo, marked his return after being ruled out since mid-September with an ankle injury by snatching Leeds a point in the fifth minute of added time.Brentford pair Shandon Baptiste and ...Full Story »

Patrick Bamford stepped off the bench to score a stoppage-time equaliser as Leeds rescued a point in a 2-2 draw against Brentford.Bamford, making his first appearance in over two months as a second-half substitute after recovering from an ankle injury, marked his comeback by levelling in the fifth minute of added time.The Bees had struck twice in seven second-half minutes through Shandon Baptist...Full Story »

Leeds duo Patrick Bamford and Luke Ayling are expected to be available to face Brentford after lengthy injury absences.Bamford has not played since mid-September with an ankle problem and Ayling has been sidelined for the same period with a knee injury, but both came through a run-out for the Under-23s on Monday.Pascal Struijk suffered a minor hip injury in the midweek win over Crystal Pala...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira could only chuckle at what he called a “crazy good game” after his Crystal Palace side took a point from a thrilling 3-3 draw at Burnley.Palace led, then trailed, then led again a five-goal first half, but after Maxwel Cornet levelled with a stunning volley early in the second half Burnley were unlucky not to win it with Matej Vydra bringing a fine save out of Vicente ...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira believes his Crystal Palace team are starting to show their potential as they made it back-to-back wins with a 2-0 victory over Wolves.Wilfried Zaha broke the deadlock in the 61st minute and Conor Gallagher wrapped up the points late on with a deflected second as the hosts followed up their efforts at Manchester City last weekend.After throwing away leads to draw with Brighto...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira admitted it hurt to see his Crystal Palace side concede a last-gasp equaliser that cost him a win on his return to Arsenal.The Frenchman won three Premier League titles and captained the Gunners during their unbeaten ‘Invincibles’ campaign and his name rang around the Emirates Stadium before and after a thrilling 2-2 draw.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put Arsenal ahead ear...Full Story »

Arsenal remain without Granit Xhaka for Monday night’s Premier League visit of Crystal Palace.The midfielder suffered ligament damage in his right knee during last month’s win over Tottenham and will be missing until around the new year.Gabriel Martinelli (muscular) could also be absent while Mikel Arteta will check his international stars all returned unscathed.Palace boss Patrick V...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira insists the credit for Crystal Palace’s comeback against Leicester belonged to his players as two substitutes struck to earn the Eagles a Premier League point.Leicester were two goals ahead at the interval, capitalising on defensive errors as birthday boy Kelechi Iheanacho and Jamie Vardy struck to silence Selhurst Park.But the Foxes remain without a league win since August ...Full Story »

Leeds will be without Patrick Bamford and Luke Ayling for their home Premier League game against Watford.Striker Bamford has not recovered from an ankle injury and right-back Ayling requires minor knee surgery, but winger Raphinha (hip) is available after being forced out of last week’s home defeat to West Ham and defender Diego Llorente (muscle strain) is also back in contention.Germany d...Full Story »

Leeds will be without Patrick Bamford and possibly five more first-team players for their home game against West Ham.Bamford has not recovered from the ankle injury that ruled him out of the midweek penalty shootout Carabao Cup win at Fulham, while Diego Llorente (muscle strain) and Robin Koch (pubis) remain sidelined.Fellow defender Patrick Struijk serves the final game of his three-match ...Full Story »

Liverpool were weighing up a summer bid for Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford, it has been revealed. Goal says Liverpool considered a move for Bamford earlier this year. The 28-year-old proved many people wrong in the Premier League last season, impressing for Leeds despite fears over his inconsistency in the final third. His rise as a player is said to have caught the attention of Jurge...Full Story »

Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira hopes his side’s emphatic 3-0 win over 10-man Tottenham can be the launchpad for their season.Vieira – a former Arsenal midfielder – celebrated his first win in charge of Palace with the familiar taste of success against Spurs.After Japhet Tanganga was sent off for Spurs, Wilfried Zaha’s penalty and Odsonne Edouard’s late double of...Full Story »

Patrick Bamford’s late equaliser rescued Leeds a point in a 1-1 draw at Burnley to leave both sides chasing their first Premier League win of the season.Chris Wood gave Burnley a second-half lead against his former club, but Bamford celebrated his England call-up with his first goal of the season with five minutes remaining.Sean Dyche’s side fought and scrapped their way to their fir...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira has backed Conor Gallagher to score more goals for Crystal Palace after his brace earned the Eagles a point at West Ham.Palace twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 Premier League draw at the London Stadium with Gallagher scoring the first goals of Vieira’s tenure.Pablo Fornals and Michail Antonio had put West Ham ahead on two occasions as their 100 per cent start to the camp...Full Story »

A second-half brace from Conor Gallagher saw Crystal Palace open their goalscoring account for the season as they battled to a 2-2 Premier League draw at West Ham.The Eagles remain winless under new boss Patrick Vieira but this was a step in the right direction as they twice came from behind to earn a point at the London Stadium.West Ham went into the game in fine form as manager David Moyes nam...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira wants his players to be more clinical after his tricky start to life at Crystal Palace continued with a 1-0 defeat at Watford in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.The Eagles dominated possession and created the better opportunities in the second-round tie, but forward Jean-Philippe Mateta was guilty of failing to make the most of three good chances before half-time.Christian Benteke repl...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira was left with mixed emotions after Crystal Palace were held to a goalless home draw by Brentford but insisted the performance was the “benchmark” for his players moving forward.The 45-year-old secured his first point as a manager in the Premier League, but it could have been more had Conor Gallagher taken a first-half chance where he hit both the post and crossbar, whi...Full Story »

Preston produced a timely response to their difficult start to the Championship season with a scrappy 1-0 win over Peterborough at Deepdale.The Lilywhites had lost their first three league games of the campaign heading into the weekend, but a battling performance from Frankie McAvoy’s side secured all three points in Lancashire.Preston created a string of chances to kill off the game after...Full Story »

Barcelona are said to be preparing an offer for Lille and Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches. This article contains affiliate links, we may receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Barcelona want to beat Arsenal and Liverpool to Lille midfielder Renato Sanches, according to reports. The two Premier League sides are believed to be among those at the front of the queue f...Full Story »

Crystal Palace have appointed former New York City FC boss Patrick Vieira as manager, it was announced on Sunday. Palace had been looking for a new manager following the departure of Roy Hodgson at the end of last season and looked set to appoint ex-Borussia Dortmund boss Lucien Favre until talks broke down. They eventually settled on another ex-Nice boss in Vieira, who has signed for the next ...Full Story »