Eagles of South London Crystal Palace 2-1 Newcastle United Crystal Palace fans, with one eye on a possible gala European final in May, savoured a slice of late drama when substitute Jean Philippe Mateta stroked home a penalty to add to his earlier header to dent Newcastle United. The Eagles came from behind in a game which took a long time to warm up. William Osula put the Tynesiders ahead just before half time, before Palace finished strongly as the second half wore on. Jeff

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone Former West Ham star Sebastien Schemmel spoke exclusively to Capital Football.  At Upton Park between January 2001 and June 2003, right-back Schemmel was part of a star-studded Hammers team that included the likes of Defoe, Di Canio, Carrick and Repka to name but a few. But despite the ridiculous talent, it was a team that was relegated all the same. In his first full season in east London, the club finished 7th before dropping down from the

Lilywhites v Tricky Trees. Pic by @JTaylorSport Tottenham Hotspur 0-3 Nottingham Forest ‘To Dare Is To Do’ is the Tottenham Hotspur club motto. The unmistakable branding of enterprise emblazoned all over their £1bn stadium. Towards the end of a wretched second half showing by Spurs which ended in a ruthlessly efficient 3-0 win for fellow relegation threatened Nottingham Forest, a handful of flags by home fans were waved in an act of noble resistance. The sort which their team

The Eagles Crystal Palace 0-0 Leeds United The sloth of Selhurst. An announcement of five additional minutes at the end of this game was, without question, five minutes far too long. For the second time in a matter of days, Crystal Palace, out of ideas, fired blanks. A team, jaded of mentality and conviction, unable to see off a spirited Leeds United side who earned a precious point in their battle for Premier League survival. A scoreless bore this may have been, but Daniel

Blues v Magpies. Pic by @JTaylorSport Chelsea 0 Newcastle United 1 Liam Rosenior lamented Chelsea’s shortcomings after a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge. It was an evening for shining a spotlight on the disciplined Tynesiders, who performed a masterclass in organisation, to the extent that the Blues spent virtually the entire second half in utterly unconvincing manner. A listlessness spread across the Chelsea, and events of the last few da

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Pic by @YTJourno Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Crystal Palace The situation at Tottenham now at crisis point, even the disgruntled boos at full time lacked volume. Rather, there seems to be a growing acceptance, that Spurs are staring at the barrel of Championship football next season. The north Londoners may still be a point above the relegation zone, but a timid 3-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace - their fifth in a row - spells massive danger. Many Tott

Brighton & Hove Albion (0) 0 v Arsenal (1) 1 Saka 9 By Kaz Mochlinski at the Amex Community Stadium Premier League Matchweek 29 Arsenal took an enormous step towards the Premier League title with a 1-0 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion, dismissing emotive accusations of winning ugly with a ruthless resolve to pick up three massively precious points. Bukayo Saka scored the only goal of the game on his 300th appearance for the club, although it was hugely helped by a big deflec

CPFC v Wolves by Capital Football Crystal Palace 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 Tough times at Selhurst Park breed the occasional timely response. Relieved Oliver Glasner hailed his resourceful Crystal Palace players after their late 1-0 win over struggling Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Eagles chief endured a sweat for the vast majority of the triumph, until substitute Evann Guessand got them out of a jam with only a minute remaining of a tepid encounter. In truth, the Eagles mad

Stamford Bridge Chelsea 1 Burnley 1 Liam Rosenior is beginning to discover the margins for error apply not just to players but for head coaches. Even those who have made a reasonably good start to life at Chelsea. Failure to see off relegation-threatened Burnley has revealed lapses in concentration around his squad. An early goal by Joao Pedro should have been the precursor to a satisfactory afternoon all round in west London. Basic sustenance. Instead, for all Chelsea’s poss

Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 2 v Arsenal (1) 2 Premier League Matchweek 27 Talking Points By Kaz Mochlinski at Molineux This time there was no positivity from Mikel Arteta. Unlike previous draws recently, Arsenal being held 2-2 at Wolverhampton Wanderers was not viewed as one point gained but unequivocally two points dropped. “Extremely disappointed, obviously, with the result, with the way the game ended” admitted the Arsenal manager after his side surrendered a two-goal lead