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Gundogan penalty earns Barcelona win at Las Palmas, Calvert-Lewin sees red but Everton hold Palace

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Ilkay Gundogan's stoppage-time penalty earned Barcelona a 2-1 comeback win at 10-man Las Palmas in an ill-tempered LaLiga match on Thursday, as Barca moved to third place in the standings on 41 points, seven behind leaders Real Madrid and Girona.

Barcelona players celebrate during their LaLiga clash against Las Palmas in Las Palmas, Spain, January 4, 2024. /CFP
Barcelona players celebrate during their LaLiga clash against Las Palmas in Las Palmas, Spain, January 4, 2024. /CFP

Barcelona players celebrate during their LaLiga clash against Las Palmas in Las Palmas, Spain, January 4, 2024. /CFP

Las Palmas opened the scoring in the 12th minute when former Barcelona midfielder Sandro Ramirez set up Munir El Haddadi to fire home from close range and the hosts dominated the first half. Barca struck back 10 minutes after the break following a defensive error that allowed Sergi Roberto to find Ferran Torres who beat Las Palmas keeper Alvaro Valles with a scruffy finish. Las Palmas defender Daley Sinkgraven was shown a red card after a push on Gundogan in added time and the former Manchester City midfielder converted his spot-kick.

Crystal Palace and Everton players in action during their FA Cup clash in London, UK, January 4, 2024. /CFP
Crystal Palace and Everton players in action during their FA Cup clash in London, UK, January 4, 2024. /CFP

Crystal Palace and Everton players in action during their FA Cup clash in London, UK, January 4, 2024. /CFP

Elsewhere in Europe, Crystal Palace and Everton will meet again in the FA Cup third round after the Toffees had Dominic Calvert-Lewin sent off in the 79th minute of a 0-0 draw on a rainy night in south London that sent the tie to a replay.

The 26-year-old Everton striker was shown a straight red card after a careless studs-up lunge on Nathaniel Clyne led to a video assistant referee (VAR) review and after viewing the footage referee Chris Kavanagh brandished the red card.

Both sides made decent goalscoring chances, but they largely cancelled each other out. Everton's best chance came from a first-half corner taken by James Garner corner which almost crept in at the near post, but Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson reacted quickly to clear with his feet. The hosts threatened with crosses and set-pieces after the sending-off and forward Eberechi Eze forced a superb stoppage-time save from Joao Virginia, but the home side failed to make the most of their one-man advantage. After nine minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to send the tie back to Goodison Park.

(With input from Reuters)

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