A storming second-half performance that brought goals for Bruno Fernandes and Benjamin Sesko and lifted United into the top three should see Carrick's odds shorten. When Sesko leapt to meet Bruno Fernandes' whipped cross only to send his header straight at Henderson, there were further signs of a Red revival. Cunha lost Lacroix with a deft change of direction only to be dragged back by the scruff of the neck by the Palace defender. Fernandes, Cunha and Harry Maguire also wanted to see a red card. Fernandes kept his cool to send Henderson the wrong way from the spot.

Source: Irish Examiner March 01, 2026 16:23 UTC