Cardiff pay tribute to Emiliano Sala in emotional win against Bournemouth
Relive all the action from the Cardiff City Stadium
Bobby Reid scored twice as Cardiff City beat Bournemouth 2-0 on Saturday in a Premier League game that turned into a celebration of Cardiff player Emiliano Sala, who is missing and presumed dead following a suspected plane crash.
The Cardiff players held up a T-shirt bearing the image of the 28-year-old Sala, who never played a game for the club, after Reid rifled home an early penalty to give the relegation-threatened Bluebirds the lead in the fifth minute.
Argentinian Sala, who had agreed to join Cardiff for a club-record fee of 15 million pounds ($19.63 million) from French Ligue 1 club Nantes, was aboard a small plane that disappeared on Jan. 21, and he and the pilot are believed to have died as it crashed into the sea.
Fans were handed daffodils as they entered the Cardiff City Stadium and the players' tribute following Reid's fifth-minute penalty was followed in the 28th minute by a round of applause that swelled around the ground as fans sang Sala's name.
Reid added a second goal 15 seconds after the break to put his side two up and seal three valuable points in their battle to avoid relegation but, despite an outstanding performance, they remain third from bottom on 22 points, two behind Burnley.
Relive all the action below.
7 mins: Everton 0 - 1 Wolves - Neves
Leighton Baines is beaten for pace and gives away the penalty. Ruben Neves steps up, sends Pickford the wrong way and gives Wolves the lead.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Huddersfield
Jorginho plays the ball to Higuain who wins a corner. The corner comes in for Chelsea but it leads to nothing.
Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Fulham
Joe Bryan puts a cross into Mitrovic who gets a free header six-yards from goal and he misses the target!
Burnley 0 - 0 Southampton
Matt Targett finds Jannik Vestergaard with a good pass and Vestergaard takes a right footed shot from outside the box but sends it high and wide to the right.
16 mins: Chelsea 1 - 0 Huddersfield - Higuain
Higuain opens his account for Chelsea. Kante plays the ball inside right and Higuain makes his move off the shoulder and drills the ball in the goal from the corner of the six-yard box.
Everton 0 - 1 Wolves
Kurt Zouma makes a bad challenge and gets put in the book.
Everton 0 - 1 Wolves
André Gomes makes a good block to deny Jiménez from doubling Wolves' lead.
Brighton 0 - 0 Watford
Yves Bissouma sends a shot high and wide after receiving the ball from Glenn Murray. Still goalless at Brighton.
Everton 0 - 1 Wolves
Walcott gets in behind the defence but Rui Patrício is quick off his line, he makes the block and it comes off Walcott and goes over the bar.
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