Premier League, Saturday Goal Rush Highlights: Man City Beat Everton, Crystal Palace Draw Against Bournemouth

A grand hello to our followers for today's English Premier League 2025-26 Saturday lunch-time fixtures. Sit back and keep a track of the scores from lunch-time fixtures, right here.

• Brighton v Newcastle

• Burnley v Leeds

• Crystal Palace v Bournemouth

• Man City v Everton

• Sunderland v Wolves

Brighton XI: Verbruggen, Dunk, van Hecke, Kadioglu, Gomez, Baleba, Wieffer, Georginio, Ayari, Minteh, Welbeck

Subs: Steele, Tzimas, Watson, Kostoulas, Milner, Boscagli, De Cuyper, Coppola, Oriola

Newcastle XI: Pope, Trippier, Botman, Burn, Thiaw, Bruno G., Tonali, Joelinton, Gordon, Elanga, Woltemade

Subs: Ramsdale, Schär, Barnes, Krafth, Osula, Murphy, Willock, Ramsey, Miley

Burnley XI: Dúbravka, Walker, Hartman, Estève, Tuanzebe, Ugochukwu, Cullen, Florentino, Flemming, Bruun Larsen, Anthony

Subs: Weib, Edwards, Tchaouna, Ekdal, Pires, Broja, Hannibal, Laurent, Barnes

Leeds XI: Darlow, Bogle, Gudmundsson, Rodon, Struijk, Ampadu, Longstaff, Stach, Aaronson, Harrison, Calvert-Lewin

Subs: Perri, Justin, Bijol, Bornauw, Gruev, Tanaka, James, Nmecha, Piroe

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Muñoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guéhi C, Mitchell, Kamada, Wharton, Sarr, Pino, Mateta

Subs: Benitez, Da Lerma, Nketiah, Clyne, Hughes, Esse, Canvot, Sosa, Devenny

Bournemouth XI: Petrović, Truffert, Senesi, BScott, Adams, Tavernier C, Diakité, Kluivert, Jiménez, Kroupi Jr., Semenyo

Subs: Dennis, Jaraujo, Cook, Christie, Gannon-Doak, Smith, Adli, Hill, Milosavljevic

Man City XI: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias (C), Ake, O'Reilly, Nico, Reijnders, Savinho, Foden, Doku, Haaland

Subs: Trafford, Stones, Marmoush, Kovacic, Cherki, Bernardo, Gvardiol, Bobb, Lewis

Everton XI: Pickford, O'Brien, Tarkowski (C), Keane, Mykolenko, Gana, Garner, Alcaraz, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Beto

Subs: Travers, King, McNeil, Barry, Dibling, Coleman, Röhl, Aznou, Iroegbunam

Sunderland XI: Roefs; Hume, Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete; Rigg, Xhaka, Sadiki; Traoré, Isidor, Le Fée

Subs: Patterson, Masuaku, Neil, Adingra, Talbi, Mayenda, Geertruida, O'Nien, Brobbey

Wolves XI: Johnstone; Doherty, S. Bueno, Krejčí, H. Bueno; Munetsi, André, J. Gomes; Arias, Larsen, R. Gomes

Subs: Sa, Wolfe, Agbadou Arokodare, Mosquera, Toti Hoever, Lopez, Tchatchoua

Shock at the City Ground! Nottingham Forest have sacked Ange Postecoglou after just eight games in charge. The brutal decision comes after their 3-0 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday lunchtime. A turbulent spell ends in heartbreak for the Australian, as the club now searches for a new spark to steady the ship

Here we go, the players are ready and on the pitch already. The warmups are done and the referee has blown the whistle.

Nico O’Reilly takes aim from outside the box! Left-footed strike, but it drifts just wide of the post. Great setup from Nico González, but unlucky for City as the chance goes begging.

And we have the first goal in the five fixture list. Bournemouth take the lead. Kroupi scores on his full Premier League debut, heading home from a whipped cross at the back post. Palace caught napping in the box, it’s 1-0 to the Cherries.

Crystal Palace 0-1 Bournemouth 7'

And the second goal of the fixture comes from Nordi Mukiele. Mukiele fires it straight into the center of the net from the heart of the box in the 16th minute. Trai Hume’s brilliant assist sets it up perfectly, Sunderland take the lead

Sunderland 1-0 Wolves 21'

Crystal Palace 0-1 Bournemouth 21'

Burnley take the lead against Leeds in the 18th minute Walker delivers an inch-perfect cross, and Ugochukwu rises highest to nod it home with a clinical header. What a delivery, Walker proving his class even in the twilight of his career.

Burnley 1-0 Leeds 27'

Sunderland 1-0 Wolves 27'

Crystal Palace 0-1 Bournemouth 27'

Man City vs Everton remains the only PL fixture that's goalless apart from Brighton vs Newcastle. City have missed a couple of opportunites, while everton had a best chance to break the deadlock but the failed miserably.

Bournemouth double their lead against Crystal Palace! Semenyo breaks through brilliantly and whips in a perfect cross, and Kroupi is there to slam it past Henderson into the bottom right corner. It’s 2-0 to the Cherries with only few minutes left in the first half.

Crystal Palace 0-2 Bournemouth 41'

Burnley 1-0 Leeds

Sunderland 1-0 Wolves

Crystal Palace 0-2 Bournemouth

Man City 0-0 Everton

Brighton 1-0 Newcastle

We're back with the exciting second half of the five fixtures Saturday. All eyes are on the MCI vs EVE, both sides have shown resilience but failed to score a single goal so far.

What a header! Erling Haaland at his very best. Haaland heads it home from the center of the box, guided perfectly into the bottom left corner! Nico O’Reilly’s cross was flawless, City take the lead.

Man City 1-0 Everton 63'

Manchester City double their lead! Erling Haaland fires a left-footed shot from the center of the box straight into the middle of the net, perfectly set up by Savinho.

Man City 2-0 Everton 64'

Jean-Philippe Mateta scores the first goal for Crystal Palace. Mateta fires Palace’s effort into the net after a superb cross from Munoz, and VAR has checked, but it’s onside! Bournemouth still lead 2-1, and the game is heating up.

Crystal Palace 1-2 Bournemouth 64'

GOAL! MATETA STRIKES AGAIN! Crystal Palace are level at 2-2! Petrovic fumbles Munoz’s shot, and Mateta is quickest to react at the back post, scoring two goals in as many minutes, what a stunning comeback.

Crystal Palace 2-2 Bournemouth 71'

Burnley storm further ahead. Tchaouna scores an absolute stunner from distance, smashing the ball past Darlow into the top corner. What a strike, 2-0 to the Clarets

Burnley 2-0 Leeds 71'

OFFSIDE! Crystal Palace thought they’d taken the lead as Nketiah slots the ball home, but the celebrations are cut short, the flag is up, and it’s ruled offside. So close for Palace

Crystal Palace 2-2 Bournemouth 81'

This second half can be considered the comeback half for so many teams who were trailing behind after HT. Now, it's Newcastle's turn. What a moment! Jacob Murphy threads a perfect pass to Lewis Miley, who finds space in the box and squares it beautifully to Nick Woltemade. His clever flick leaves Verbruggen helpless, it’s in the back of the net.

Brighton 1-1 Newcastle 81'

GOAL! Brighton strike back! Danny Welbeck scores once again against Newcastle, firing a neat finish from the edge of the box to make it 2-1. The Seagulls reclaim the lead in a thrilling contest.

Brighton 2-1 Newcastle 90'

Just when it looked like that Crystal Palace had a made a terrific comeback, Bournemouth scored again. The comeback was short-lived. Ryan Christie put the team ahead with a magnificent goal.

Crystal Palace 2-3 Bournemouth 90'

Wait a minute. PENALTY TO CRYSTAL PALACE. Guehi is brought down by Diakite in the box during a corner, and the referee points straight to the spot. VAR reviews it, and it’s confirmed. Mateta steps up for a big chance late in the game.

GOAL! HAT-TRICK FOR MATETA. Crystal Palace are level at 3-3! He calmly rolls the penalty into the bottom left corner, sending Petrovic the wrong way. What a sensational comeback with still two minutes to play.

And it's done! What a magnificent second half it was, wish it could lasted longer. Tremendous comeback by Crystal Palace, scoring three goals in the second half. City also scored two goals, thanks to Haaland's brace. Newcastle also tried to comeback with a goad but Brighton scored again at the right moment. Burnley dominated Leeds throughout the match and the same story was with Sunderland who defeated Wolves 2-0.

Crystal Palace 3-3 Bournemouth

Brighton 2-1 Newcastle

Burnley 2-0 Leeds

Man City 2-0 Everton

Sunderland 2-0 Wolves