Odsonne Edouard hands dominant Crystal Palace win over Sheffield United

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Odsonne Edouards second-half goal earned Crystal Palace a 1-0 win against Sheffield United to worsen the gloom at Bramall Lane.Edouard struck from close range four minutes after the restart to David Freese Jersey give the Eagles a deserved three points in the Premier League opener.It was thoroughly convincing for Roy Hodgsons men as they had two further goals disallowed, while Blades goalkeeper Wes Foderingham made a number of saves to keep his side in it.Indeed, Hodgsons biggest problem was a tweet from wantaway goalkeeper Vicente Guaita before the game, seemingly questioning why he was not in the team.Uniteds return to the top flight after two seasons away ended with a whimpering defeat to compound a negative few weeks which saw the sale of Iliman Ndiaye and Sander Berge.Bo s Paul Heckingbottom admitted before the match that United are nowhere near where they need to be and that showed as they lacked any real Fernando Valenzuela Jersey goal threat throughout the match.The signing of Gustavo Hamer from Coventry overnight had boosted spirits and he was paraded on the pitch before kick-off.The atmosphere helped the Blades make a strong start, with Will Osula going close inside the opening 10 minutes with an effort that was deflected just wide.But Palace began to take control of the game, with Eberechi Eze running things with his impre sive ball-carrying skills.And he twice saw goalbound efforts blocked, first from Jack Robinson and then from John Egan.The visitors thought they had taken the lead midway through the first half when Jordan Ayew headed home after Joachim Andersens shot had been fumbled by Foderingham, but it was ruled out for offside.It was little surprise when they did go in front just after the restart.Ayew found a good position on the right hand side and sent in a wicked Joe Kelly Jersey low cro s which was begging to be converted and Edouard duly obliged, stabbing in from close range.It could have been two 10 minutes later as Edouard found space at the far post from Ezes free-kick but his header was straight at Foderingham.The former Celtic striker also had a goal ruled out for offside, while Ayew tested Foderinghams handling with a fierce shot that was palmed away.Palace kept knocking on the door for a second and Foderingham got down brilliantly to keep out Andersens header.The Blades had nothing in the way of a response, other than plenty of effort, as Palace saw it out with ease.
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