Gambian Ebrima Singhateh ran from his own half to score a fine individual goal as Sparta took the lead in the Czech Republic after Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook hit the post with a first-half penalty. Bournemouth extended their perfect Europa League record on Thursday as they came from behind to win 3-1 at 10-man Sparta Prague, while Ruben Amorim’s AC Milan suffered a third defeat in four matches. Sparta had Tobias Guddal sent off before half-time and Bournemouth equalised through Tyler Adams on 57 minutes.
Marco Rose’s side have won each of their past seven matches in all competitions ahead of a Premier League trip to Ipswich this weekend.
Palace, last season’s UEFA Conference League winners, have five points from four outings in the Europa League but sit in the Premier League’s relegation zone, just behind Manchester United on goal difference. Milan lost 2-0 at home to Ferencvaros as the Hungarians kept pace with Bournemouth, maintaining their 100 percent record in Europe. Milan are languishing outside the top 24 with just three points at the halfway stage of the league phase. Benfica top the standings ahead of Bournemouth on goal difference after a 3-1 win at home to Lech Poznan, with Rafa Silva, Gianluca Prestianni and Georgiy Sudakov on the scoresheet for the Portuguese giants. Bayer Leverkusen dropped their first points as they lost 1-0 at home to a Marseille team that had lost their first three matches.
