#relegation-battle

#relegation-battle

Archie Gray played like a boy, today, who had the club in his heart. He thought 'I'm going to lead this pitch' and he covered every blade of grass. He stood out an absolute mile. When you have a 19/20-year-old doing that, you have a problem...a massive problem. They miss Maddison, he gives you quality and personality.

It will be a special emotion for me because I was born near Milan and San Siro is the stadium of my life, where I went to watch matches since I was little.

Guessand all but batted away Palace's relegation concerns on Sunday, helping them climb 10 points clear of the drop zone with an instinctive 90th-minute winner from the bench against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Four days later, he inspired Palace to the last 16 of the Uefa Conference League after an awkward play-off tie against Zrinjski Mostar.

Gilli had felt like a lame duck since the Arnault family took over the club midway through last season, but earning promotion to Ligue 1 at the first time of asking bought him a stay of execution. It didn't last long. With fears of relegation growing, Kombouare a former lame duck turned firefighter has taken his place. Just like Gilli, Kombouare too failed to fulfil the lofty ambitions of new owners; his face didn't fit.

Last seen mounting a second-half comeback on their travels as they snatched a 1-1 stalemate away at Albacete, Borja Jimenez's men have suffered just a single defeat from any of their previous five consecutive Segunda appearances. Signing off January with a thumping 30 romp at home against Mirandes, the former Leganes boss will also be excited by his side's extended success at the Estadio Municipal.

West Ham missed the chance to move level on points with 17th-place Nottingham Forest after playing out a 0-0 draw with Bournemouth. A win for Nuno Espirito Santo's side would have provided a huge boost in their bid to retain their Premier League status, but they could not find a decisive goal despite a decent showing at London Stadium. Axel Disasi saw a header brilliantly kept out by Djordje Petrovic just 44 seconds in, before his follow-up was deflected onto the roof of the net.