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BURNLEY: Burnley’s Welsh striker (C) heads the ball during the English football match between Burnley and Crystal Palace at Turf Moor in Burnley, north west England yesterday. —AFP Wood’s winner piles pressure on De Boer

Crystal Palace I will give 100 per cent. “We have to look in the mirror and be responsible Burnley 1 that you have to take the chances, and you get pun- ished when you don’t. “But if you look all over at how we showed spirit, I think we were quite dynamic. What we showed today gives us a lot of hope for the future.” Crystal Palace 0 Desperate to spark Palace into life, De Boer had made three changes and reluctantly switched to a 4-4-2 for- mation in a bid to kick-start his season. But it took just BURNLEY: Chris Wood’s dream home debut for Burnley three minutes for his plans to go horribly wrong. Lee, pushed Frank De Boer to the brink of the sack as Crystal making his 100th Premier League appearance, turned Palace crashed to a 1-0 defeat yesterday. New Zealand and played the ball back in the direction of the non- international Wood marked his maiden appearance for existent Palace defence. Wood reacted superbly, inter- Burnley at Turf Moor following his club record £15 mil- cepting the pass and slotting past Palace goalkeeper lion ($19 million, 16 million euros) move by firing the Wayne Hennessey first time from the edge of the area. winner early in the first half. Palace were almost level within a minute when Scott The former Leeds striker punished a woeful backpass Dann took aim from the right side of the box and his by Palace’s South Korean winger Lee Chung-Yong. For deflected shot was booted off the line by Matthew Palace manager De Boer, his side’s fourth successive Lowton. defeat could bring an abrupt end to his first season at Two minutes later Palace came close again when Selhurst Park. Palace have yet to score a league goal Andros Townsend lofted a pass to Christian Benteke, since Ajax and Inter Milan coach De Boer took charge who steered his header inches wide of the far post with and reports ahead of this fixture claimed Eagles chair- keeper beaten. Burnley suffered a setback man Steve Parish was already considering sacking the just past the half-hour mark when Heaton was forced Dutchman. With Parish watching from the stands, De off with a shoulder injury after landing awkwardly, giv- Boer saw second bottom Palace waste a string of ing a Premier League debut for 25-year-old . chances to at least snatch a point and he will head back Jeffrey Schlupp blazed over as Palace applied late SWANSEA: Swansea City’s English defender Alfie Mawson (4L) heads for goal and misses during the English to south with his future in doubt. pressure. But Benteke was denied by Pope in the 78th Premier League football match between Swansea City and Newcastle United at The Liberty Stadium in “I am just focusing on what I can control and so are minute, then Dann headed wide from no more than Swansea, south Wales yesterday. — AFP my staff and my players,” De Boer said. “The future is for four yards out to ensure another dismal afternoon for other people to decide but while I’m the manager of De Boer. — AFP provides Immobile hat-trick destroys welcome tonic for Benitez

AC Milan’s perfect record despite their lack of top-class signings since last sea- MILAN: Lazio forward Ciro Immobile scored a 10-minute Immobile struck again four minutes later with a brilliant vol- son’s promotion. They were fortunate to finish with 11 hat-trick to lead his side to a 4-1 demolition of AC Milan ley from Senad Lulic’s cross, and completed his hat-trick Swansea City 0 men after escaped a red card for the sort of whose perfect start to the season was left in tatters yester- three minutes into the second half after Marco Parolo’s high foot just after half-time on Alfie Mawson which day. Milan had won their first six matches of the season-two clever pass sent him clear. saw Sadio Mane sent off for Liverpool at Manchester in Serie A and four in the Europa League-but found them- One minute after that, Immobile burst down the left and City on Saturday. Newcastle went close after 33 min- selves four goals behind in less than an hour at a soggy set up Luis Alberto who tapped in the fourth before Milan Newcastle United 1 utes when Ritchie’s cross was met by the head of Joselu Stadio Olimpico in Rome. finally pulled themselves together and Riccardo Montolivo and Lukasz Fabianski sprang to his left to pull off a fan- Inter Milan made it nine points from three games with a got a goal back. tastic one-handed save. 2-0 win over promoted SPAL, the first goal scored by Mauro Inter joined champions Juventus on nine points thanks SWANSEA: Jamaal Lascelles provided a welcome tonic Swansea threatened when lost out to Icardi from a penalty which took the referee five minutes to to Icardi’s third goal in five games and a thumping volley for ailing Newcastle United manager Rafael Benitez as and the ball ran to Jordan Ayew, award after consulting with the video assistant. from Ivan Perisic in the 87th minute. The first goal raised his late goal secured a 1-0 win at Swansea City yester- whose 20-yard shot forced to parry wide. Fiorentina thumped Verona 5-0 away to claim their first more questions over the time taken to reach decisions day. Benitez was forced to miss his side’s trip to south Swansea should have taken the lead on the hour mark win of the season in style and Cagliari also broke their duck using video replays after Joao Mario was fouled on the Wales while he recovered from an infection. when released Abraham and the striker round- with a 1-0 win over Crotone in the first match at the tempo- edge of the area in the 22nd minute and Icardi finally The 57-year-old Spaniard had an operation on ed Elliot for what looked a simple finish. But Lascelles rary Sardegna Arena which will host their games for the scored in the 27th. Monday to address an infection resulting from an earlier stretched to block and the Newcastle fans behind the next four years. Fiorentina took advantage of a nightmare start by hernia operation and was unable to recover in time to goal celebrated as if they had taken the lead. Atalanta, 2-1 winners over Sassuolo, and Udinese, who opposing goalkeeper Nicolas as they handed Verona their travel with his squad. But Benitez’s absence didn’t affect They almost did go in front when Ayoze Perez forced beat Genoa 1-0, also won for the first time. Lazio’s match heaviest-ever Serie A home defeat. The Brazilian failed to Newcastle’s players and captain Lascelles boosted the Fabianski into saving with his outstretched leg. Swansea was in danger of being postponed due to torrential rain in hold Marco Benassi’s shot and Giovanni Simeone tapped in former Liverpool manager’s spirits with his headed win- were not let off the hook and Lascelles rose majestically Rome before it was decided to delay kickoff for an hour. after two minutes, then crashed into Federico Chiesa and ner in the closing stages at the Liberty Stadium. to head home from close range in the 76th minute. The hosts went ahead with an Immobile penalty in the gave away a penalty which Cyril Thereau converted on his Newcastle’s second win lifted them into mid-table, Elliot protected the three points with a fine late stop 38th minute after Franck Kessie fouled Luis Alberto. Fiorentina debut in the 10th. — Reuters providing Benitez with hope they can avoid relegation from Swansea substitute Luciano Narsingh. — AFP