Noni Madueke rescued a 2-1 victory for Chelsea over Crystal Palace with a late penalty, after several missed opportunities by the Blues. Chelsea initially took the lead through Mykhailo Mudryk’s tap-in, but Palace quickly responded with a goal from Michael Olise. The turning point came when Madueke, who came on as a substitute, won and converted a penalty in the 90th minute, securing three crucial points for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. While Chelsea celebrated the win, forward Nicolas Jackson had a mixed performance, missing several opportunities that could have secured the game earlier. 
Madueke rescued Chelsea from Jackson’s stinker – Getty image The forward had a minute to forget when he missed a chance at point blank against Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson, and later had one disallowed for offside. Despite having only the goalkeeper to beat, Jackson’s attempt went wide, drawing jeers from the away fans at Stamford Bridge.
The sack came after Vieira oversaw a winless run of 12 matches. The South London club has not won any match in 2023 and they were facing an immediate danger of relegation given the resurgence of teams towards the bottom, such as Everton and Bournemouth and there’s just five points separating Southampton in 20th and Palace in 12th. Palace has not confirmed who will replace Vieira or take charge of Sunday’s Premier League game against Arsenal at the Emirates. Ex-Leeds boss Jesse Marsch and former Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl are the early frontrunners for the job, but a permanent successor is unlikely to be in place before this weekend’s match against Arsenal. Vieira’s backroom staff, Osian Roberts, Kristian Wilson, and Said Aigoun, have also left Selhurst Park. Dean Kiely will remain as goalkeeping coach. 
Palace chairman Steve Parish said in a statement; “It is with enormous regret that this difficult decision has been made. “Ultimately, results in recent months have placed us in a precarious league position and we felt a change is necessary to give us the best chance of retaining Premier League status. That said, Patrick’s impact since joining us in the summer of 2021 has been significant, and he is held in the highest regard by myself, and all of his colleagues. “He led the team to a Wembley FA Cup semi-final and respectable 12th placed finish last season playing some exciting football, which was a challenging and crucial campaign for the club given the changes we made to the squad prior to his arrival. “Patrick has given his all to the club, and we all thank him and his team for their service. We also wish Patrick, Osian, Kristian and Saïd the very best for their futures.” 
The incident played out after Manchester United’s forward, Antony was shoved off the pitch. The brawl saw Casemiro being sent off after grabbing Will Hughes by the throat. Casemiro has already been hit with a three-match ban for violent conduct and was forced to sit out the Red Devils’ 2-2 draw with Leeds earlier this week. Announcing that Manchester United and Crystal Palace have been charged over the brawl, the FA said in a statement; 
“Manchester United FC and Crystal Palace FC have been charged following a mass confrontation between their players in the 67th minute of the Premier League fixture on Saturday 4 February 2023. “It’s alleged that both clubs failed to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion and/or refrained from provocative behaviour, and it’s also alleged that Manchester United FC failed to ensure its players refrained from violent behaviour. Manchester United and Crystal Palace FC have until Monday 13 February to respond.” 
