Guehi’s late goal lifts Crystal Palace to fourth

LONDON, England:

Crystal Palace moved up to fourth place in the English Premier League after defender Marc Guehi scored late in a 2-1 win at Fulham yesterday.

Guehi headed in the winner off a corner in the 87th minute to put Palace in the Champions League spots. Palace overtook Everton and Chelsea and are four points behind third-place Aston Villa.

The visitors opened the scoring with Eddie Nketiah's goal in the 20th, before Harry Wilson equalised for Fulham in the 38th.

It was the second league win in a row for Palace and the second straight defeat for Fulham, which stayed in 15th place.

Fulham had a goal disallowed in the second half after a video review.

RACE OPEN

The English Premier League title race was blown open on Saturday after Villa struck in stoppage time to beat Arsenal 2-1, cutting the Gunners' lead to just two points after second-place Manchester City beat Sunderland 3-0.

Liverpool's troubled title defence stumbled again when they dropped more points at Leeds.

Georginio Rutter scored his first goal of the Premier League season in stoppage time and Brighton salvaged a 1-1 home draw against West Ham.

Rutter found a gap between West Ham defenders to grab the equaliser with a shot from close range one minute into second-half added time. The goal was confirmed following a video review for a possible handball by the player in the buildup.

"He deserved it and we are quite happy that he is now on the sheet which will give him a boost for the next game," Brighton coach Fabian Hurzeler said. "Overall, it was a disappointing result. We wanted more but didn't deserve more, especially after the first-half performance."

Jarrod Bowen had put the visitors ahead with an angled shot in the 73rd.

It was the second straight league match without a win for Brighton, who are in seventh place.

West Ham, winless in their last four league games, stayed 18th and inside the relegation zone. - AP