Junior Olaïtan

Crystal Palace's 2-0 home defeat by Newcastle leaves Pierre Sage under significant pressure, with the Eagles having won just two of eight Premier League games and conceding 50 top-flight goals in 2026 — at least four more than any other side. Summer sales of Maxence Lacroix and Daniel Muñoz, a heavy loss at Brighton and a late Europa League collapse at Besiktas have deepened the discontent at Selhurst Park.

Olaitan salvages Besiktas draw as Crystal Palace collapse late on in Istanbul

Junior Olaitan came off the bench to score a late equaliser as Besiktas and Crystal Palace drew 2-2 in the Europa League, with Besiktas finishing the match with 10 men after Umit Akdag's red card. Palace had led through Yeremy Pino and Jean-Philippe Mateta after Wilfred Ndidi's first-half opener.

Hyeon-Gyu Oh strikes twice as Beşiktaş beat Hoffenheim 3-2 to deepen Ilzer's crisis

Hyeon-Gyu Oh scored twice as Beşiktaş won 3-2 at Hoffenheim in the Europa League, handing Christian Ilzer's side a second consecutive European defeat and a fourth straight loss in all competitions. Fisnik Asllani and Machida scored for the hosts, but Michael Murillo and Oh's brace did the damage as Hoffenheim were repeatedly punished on the counter-attack.