10/18/2026 10:43:00
Printable Page
10/18 10:42 CDT Man United draws 1-1 at Leeds and Brighton has 50-meter goal in
5-0 rout of Palace
Man United draws 1-1 at Leeds and Brighton has 50-meter goal in 5-0 rout of
Palace
By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer
Manchester United ended a challenging week by scrapping out a 1-1 draw at
fierce rival Leeds in the Premier League, while Brighton had a goal from the
halfway line in a 5-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Four days after his headline-grabbing outburst following a Champions League
loss, Lisandro Martinez started for Man United but was substituted at halftime
--- by which time his team was leading thanks to Bryan Mbeumo's 35th-minute
strike.
Leeds equalized in the 51st through Dominic Calvert-Lewin, leaving Man United
with just one win from its seven league games so far this season and just two
victories from 10 games in all competitions.
Still, under-pressure United manager Michael Carrick regarded the hard-earned
point as "a platform to build on, for sure."
A famous goal from one of United's great players, David Beckham, sprang to mind
when Diego Gomez launched a 50-meter shot into the net during in-form
Brighton's rapid start against Palace.
That was the second of three goals in the opening 10 minutes for Brighton,
which eased to its fifth --- and biggest --- victory of a campaign that has
already seen the south-coast team overwhelm defending champion Arsenal 3-0.
As well as an own-goal, Brighton also had goals from Yasin Ayari, Charalampos
Kostoulas and Jack Hinshelwood at Amex Stadium.
That's 23 goals so far for Brighton and only three teams --- Arsenal (2009-10),
Man United (2011-12) and Manchester City (2019-20) --- in Premier League
history have scored more after seven matches, according to stat supplier Opta.
In the other early kickoff, Brazilian striker Evanilson scored one goal and set
up the other in Bournemouth's 2-0 win over Sunderland, which was a man down
from the 17th minute after a red card for defender Kevin Danso.
Later, Arsenal visits Nottingham Forest and looks for a win to close the gap to
first-place Manchester City to three points.
___
See AP's full soccer coverage here
|
