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LONDON DERBY STUNNER: MARC GUEHI SENDS CRYSTAL PALACE INTO PREMIER LEAGUE TOP FOUR

Crystal Palace surged into the Premier League top four after Marc Guehi's dramatic 87th-minute header secured a 2-1 victory over Fulham in a thrilling London derby.

London Derby Stunner: Marc Guehi Sends Crystal Palace Into Premier League Top Four
Guehi's Late Goal Secures Palace 2-1 Win

Marc Guehi's late goal secured a 2-1 win for Crystal Palace against Fulham at Craven Cottage, pushing them up to fourth place in the Premier League.

In this London derby, both teams were evenly matched. Harry Wilson's amazing goal for Fulham cancelled out Eddie Nketiah's earlier score, which came in his first league start of the season.

Oliver Glasner, the Eagles' manager, decided to reinforce his midfield, which helped his team finish strong. Fulham had put Palace under pressure, and a goal by Emile Smith Rowe was disallowed by VAR for offside.

Smith Rowe almost put Fulham ahead in the eighth minute after Alex Iwobi's low corner was deflected just over the bar.

After withstanding Fulham's early pressure, Palace took the lead in the 20th minute. Adam Wharton's excellent pass found Nketiah, who calmly placed the ball into the bottom corner.

Fulham thought they had equalised four minutes later when Sander Berge set up Smith Rowe, but his shot was saved by Palace's goalkeeper, Dean Henderson.

Fulham responded strongly and soon had another chance when Iwobi's weak shot went straight at Henderson after Palace struggled to clear Samuel Chukwueze's cross.

Fulham's deserved equaliser came in the 38th minute when Wilson exchanged passes with Raul Jimenez and scored with a great outside-of-the-left-foot finish from the edge of the box.

The first half ended with the score tied, but Palace could have regained the lead shortly after the break when Jean-Philippe Mateta missed wide after being set up by Yeremy Pino.

Fulham then thought they had taken the lead in the 51st minute when Smith Rowe scored on the rebound after Iwobi's header hit the post.

However, VAR disallowed the goal for a close offside against Chukwueze, whose cross had caused Palace problems earlier.

Palace almost went ahead themselves when Nketiah tried to force in Tyrick Mitchell's cross, but Timothy Castagne cleared the ball off the line for Fulham.

After being under pressure for most of the game, Palace finished strongly. Christantus Uche almost scored from Mitchell's cross but was denied by Fulham's goalkeeper, Bernd Leno.

In the 87th minute, Guehi headed in Pino's corner, securing the win and moving Palace into the Champions League spots.

VAR OUTRAGE: NUNO ESPíRITO SANTO FUMES AFTER RUTTER'S LATE, CONTROVERSIAL EQUALIZER

West Ham drops into the relegation zone after a controversial late goal by Rutter secured a draw for Brighton. Coach Nuno was furious, calling the unpunished incident an "obvious" foul.

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Rutter's Alleged Handball Sinks West Ham to Bottom Three

It looked like West Ham was going to grab a victory in Sussex thanks to Jarrod Bowen's great goal. But then Rutter scored late in the game, tying things up.

The replays showed that the French player may have accidentally touched the ball with his hand before scoring. But the Premier League Match Centre put out a statement explaining why the goal was allowed.

The referee's call was looked at and confirmed by VAR. It was decided that Rutter's arm was in a normal position, and he didn't intentionally use his hand. Plus, the contact with his arm didn't directly lead to the goal, the statement said, agreeing with the VAR decision.

West Ham's coach, Nuno, was not happy with the call.

"It was a handball and a high foot," Nuno told Sky Sports.

“I don't even need to talk to the referee. I think it was the main thing in the game. It’s obvious. I saw it; everyone saw it. VAR saw it as well. Both things should be checked. It’s hard to accept, especially after how hard the team worked and the fans supported us, making us feel like we were in London.

“Then this happens, and everyone sees it. It’s tough to accept.”

Because of this result, West Ham is now in the relegation zone. If they had won, they would be in 17th place, out of the relegation zone.

West Ham falls back into the bottom three after a late goal ties the game.

SEAN DYCHE FUMES: FOREST REPORTS JAMES TARKOWSKI TO PGMOL AFTER 'VIOLENT' FOUL

Nottingham Forest has filed an official complaint with the PGMOL demanding a red card for Everton's James Tarkowski after an off-the-ball shoulder incident involving Dan Ndoye.

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Forest Files Official Complaint Over Tarkowski Incident

After James Tarkowski's off-the-ball incident with Dan Ndoye, Nottingham Forest filed a complaint with the PGMOL. The supposed foul occurred in the 11th minute of Forest’s 3-0 loss to Everton on Saturday.

Forest thinks Tarkowski's shoulder on Ndoye should have been seen as violent conduct, which means a red card. Referee Chris Kavanagh didn't see the play, and VAR official James Bell didn't think it was serious enough to change the call.

Sean Dyche said after the game, “I told Tarky that I respect him, but how did he get away with that in the first half? I don’t know what’s happening.

“The referee didn’t see it, and neither did the other officials, but VAR saw it and did nothing.

“I’m very surprised, and I already told Tarkowski I was going to say this. Also, the second goal bounced off the referee, which sent it right to their player.

“Those things happen when you’re not playing well, and you really don’t need them going against you.

“Everton seemed more motivated. I'm not talking about skill. I mean, they had more drive, and we didn't have enough. It's a reminder to our team that we need that baseline, and then our good play will follow.”

David Moyes said, "We’ve won four of the last five, with one bad game, the Newcastle game, but we’re winning, scoring, and keeping clean sheets."

If we want to be successful, we need to keep getting clean sheets, which we’re finally doing more often.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall also commented, "Aside from the Newcastle defeat, we’re clicking and playing great." We were the better team, and they didn't cause us many issues.

Europe is a real goal. The club, ownership, and stadium all point to European football. Anything can happen, but we're moving in the right direction.

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