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@happy_tiger

Brisbane Roar have stolen it at the death with a Justin Vidic goal!
A dramatic late winner seals all three points against Macarthur in Campbelltown.

A late stoppage-time goal by striker Justin Vidic, verified after a lengthy VAR review, sealed all three points for the visitors.

• First Half: Both sides created opportunities but went into the break deadlocked at 0–0. [1]
• The Breakthrough: Brisbane's Sabit Ngor opened the scoring in the 48th minute, beating his defender to poke the ball past goalkeeper Alex Robinson. [1]
• The Equaliser: Macarthur responded in the 64th minute when Apostolos Stamatelopoulos converted a header assist from Musa Toure to equalise. [1]
• Stoppage-Time Drama: In the 94th minute, Justin Vidic struck what looked like the winner but was initially flagged offside. After a lengthy VAR check, he was ruled onside, sparking massive celebrations for the Roar.

This victory keeps Brisbane Roar unbeaten to start their 2026–27 A-League Men season, moving them up to third on the ladder.

 

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Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory ended in a dramatic 2 -2 draw today at Coopers Stadium.

An early Melbourne Victory goal was disallowed by VAR, allowing Adelaide to take the lead just before half-time through Brody Burkitt.

Victory fought back in the second half, pulling off a stunning two-goal turnaround in just five minutes with strikes from Jordi Valadon and Keegan Jelacic.

Despite Victory's Philipp Ziereis receiving a late red card, Adelaide managed to equalise deep into stoppage time with a 98th-minute goal from Joey Garuccio to salvage a point.

 

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@Criz
@WesternSuburbsBoy
@Odessa


Pierre Sage's future as Crystal Palace head coach appears increasingly uncertain after Liverpool inflicted a fourth Premier League defeat in a row on the struggling Eagles.

Palace are bottom of the table, having claimed just seven points out of a possible 30 under Sage, who succeeded Oliver Glasner in the summer.

Liverpool made Palace pay for missed opportunities at Selhurst Park and it was Alexis Mac Allister's fine header in the 40th minute that broke the deadlock following a neat free-kick routine.

Nine minutes into the second half, Florian Wirtz produced a tidy finish to double the Reds' lead after he was picked out by Bradley Barcola.

Alexander Isak was quiet for much of the game, but came alive late on - and coolly netted the visitors' third in the 89th minute, for his seventh league goal of the season.

The hosts netted a consolation with the last kick of the game, when Eddie Nketiah scored from the spot after Milos Kerkez had been penalised.

The Selhurst Park atmosphere had been understandably muted as the Eagles started the game on the back foot.

But the crowd was momentarily lifted when a Palace attack ended with Yeremy Pino crashing a close-range effort off the Liverpool crossbar.

For all of Liverpool's early possession, they created little and it was the hosts who thought they had taken a first-half lead, but Jorgen Strand Larsen was ruled offside.

And Palace had enough chances to have scored before Nketiah's stoppage-time penalty - forcing Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker into six saves.

Liverpool, who slumped to an underwhelming loss at Fenerbahce in Europe in midweek, are up to fourth in the Premier League - nine points behind leaders Arsenal.

 

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Brighton moved up to second in the Premier League after cruising past 10-man Brentford at the Amex Stadium.

The Seagulls took full advantage of Manchester City's slip-up at Nottingham Forest on Saturday night to leapfrog Enzo Maresca's side with a sixth win in seven top-flight matches.

After a run of five consecutive away games across all competitions in the last month, it took Brighton only 15 minutes to settle into their familiar surroundings on the south coast, with Diego Gomez opening the scoring with a sensational left-footed strike from outside the area.

Picking up a loose ball 25 yards out, the Paraguayan midfielder arrowed his effort into the top-left corner to leave Brentford goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher with no chance.

Gomez's previous goal this season was a spectacular effort from the halfway line against Crystal Palace last month.

Brentford's hopes of earning a first-ever Premier League win at Brighton were dealt a significant blow only eight minutes later when Igor Thiago was sent off for violent conduct.

The Brazil forward was initially shown a yellow card by referee Michael Oliver for clashing with Chema Andres.

However, after Oliver was advised to review the incident on the pitchside monitor, he was left with no choice but to dismiss Thiago after replays showed his arm catching the Brighton midfielder in the face.

It went from bad to worse for the visitors three minutes before half-time when Pascal Gross doubled the home side's lead from the penalty spot after Luka Vuskovic was fouled by Keane Lewis-Potter inside the area.

After failing to register a shot on target over the course of the 90 minutes, a second defeat of the season meant Brentford slipped to eighth in the table.

 

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Evanilson scored for the fifth Premier League game in a row as Bournemouth's impressive winning streak continued with a controlled victory over Ipswich.

The Brazilian gave the Cherries a fifth-minute lead when he capitalised on a mistake by Ipswich goalkeeper Christian Walton and tapped into an empty net.

Bournemouth added a second shortly after half-time through a Leif Davis own goal after Ryan Christie's shot was deflected.

Jack Clarke pulled a goal back for Ipswich with a 73rd-minute penalty, but Marco Rose's side showed their resilience to bank all three points.

It secured a fourth consecutive league win - and an eighth victory in all competitions - for Bournemouth.

The Cherries are now up to seventh in the table, while Ipswich are 14th.

Bournemouth went in front when Walton was punished for a misjudgement after receiving a backpass from Dara O'Shea.

The Ipswich keeper dropped a shoulder in an attempt to outfox Evanilson, but the forward was wise to the ploy, nicked the ball off him and coolly slotted home.

Bournemouth strengthened their grip on the game a minute after the interval with another goal which owed much to Ipswich's lack of composure.

Abdoul Ouattara's backpass was seized upon by Evanilson and, after Ipswich failed to clear his low cutback, Christie angled a shot which Davis inadvertently diverted into his own net off his chest.

Ipswich sporadically threatened at the other end but were offered a route back into the game when Lewis Cook felled Ouattara and Clarke converted the spot-kick.

Paraguay playmaker Julio Enciso had two opportunities for Ipswich with free-kicks in good positions, but could not hit the target on either occasion.

 

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@Harvey


Sunderland held on to their first Premier League win since August as Enzo le Fee's penalty helped the hosts sink Chelsea at the Stadium of Light.

Le Fee sent Chelsea goalkeeper Mike Penders the wrong way from the spot in the 36th minute.

But the awarding of Sunderland's penalty was controversial, with referee Jarred Gillett adjudging Levi Colwill to have pulled Brian Brobbey to the floor - despite both players grappling one another as Brobbey was driving towards goal.

Sunderland's win, just their second in the league this season but sixth in all competitions, will ease pressure on manager Regis le Bris - although his side remain in the Premier League's bottom three.

Chelsea, meanwhile, lost their second league match in three and stayed fifth, missing out on a chance to break into the top four.