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.
25 mins: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Fulham - Milivojevic
Cyrus Christie gives away a penalty after a handball in Fulham's box.
Milivojevic finished the penalty coolly and gives Palace the lead.
27 mins: Everton 1 - 1 Wolves - Gomes
Andre Gomes gets the ball, drifts past two of Wolves' players and fires a powerful shot into the back of the net. What a stunning strike!
Burnley 0 - 0 Southampton
Wood gets a good chance on goal, he's sent away down the wing and he runs forward confidently with the ball before cutting back inside. Then he takes his shot and sends it way wide of goal.
Burnley 0 - 0 Southampton
Ashley Barnes gets a yellow card after being brought down by the goalkeeper in the area. The referee thinks he's dived and he delivers a few expletives in the direction of the official.
Chelsea 1 - 0 Huddersfield
Adama Diakhaby finds Philip Billing in the box and he takes a left footed shot fro Huddersfield but it gets blocked.
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Fulham
Andros Townsend cuts inside with the ball and finds Benteke in the area. Benteke goes for the overhead kick and connects perfectly with it, hitting the crossbar.
Everton 1 - 1 Wolves
Leighton Baines has had a shocking 36 minutes, he's given away a penalty and looked out of his depth.
Kenny comes on now to replace him.
Brighton 0 - 0 Watford
Ben Foster makes a great save as Locadia fires a header towards the top corner but Foster dives and pushes it wide.
Chelsea 1 - 0 Huddersfield
Azpilicueta wins a penalty for Chelsea!
45+1 mins: Chelsea 2 - 0 Huddersfield - Hazard
Hazard finishes the penalty with ease to double Chelsea's lead.
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