A number of matches took place 26 -th round of the English Football Championship.
In the matches of the 26th round of the English Premier League (EPL) Everton Ukrainian defender Vitaly Mykolenko drew on the road withBrighton(1:1), Manchester United lost at home to Fulham (1:2 ).
The Toffees took the lead in the 73rd minute thanks to a goal from Jerred Branthwaite. But the team of ex-coach of Shakhtar Donetsk Roberto De Zerbi managed to escape defeat – in the 90th + 5th minute Lewis Dunk scored.
Note , that the “seagulls” snatched a draw in the minority, since in the 81st minute he received a direct red cardBilly Gilmour.
Mikolenko entered the starting lineup for the Toffees and played the entire match. For the 24-year-old Ukrainian, this match was the 21st in the Premier League, he scored two goals.
After this match, Everton (21 points) ranks 17th in the English Championship. Last November, the Merseyside club was deprived of 10 points in the Premier League for violating financial fair play rules. Brighton (39 points) are in seventh position.
Review of the match “Brighton” – “Everton”
In the back-to-back match, Kelvin Bessey gave Fulham a 65th-minute lead against Manchester United. Erik ten Hag's team fought back in the 89th minute through the efforts of Harry Maguire. But the Summer Residents still snatched victory – Alex Iwobi scored in the 90th+7th minute.
After the victory, Fulham (32 points) is in 12th place in the Premier League. “Manchester United” (44 points) remained in sixth place.
Review of the match “Manchester United” – “Fulham”
We would like to add that in another match of the 26th round of the English championship, Aston Villa defeated Nottingham at home (4:2).
