JERMAIN DEFOE STUNNED Selhurst Park with this textbook looping volley for Bournemouth against Crystal Palace.
Defoe gave the visitors an early lead but two quick goals from Luka Milivojevic and Scott Dann gave Palace a 2-1 lead deep into stoppage time at the end of the first half.
But there was still time for Lewis Cook to ping a lovely ball over the top to Defoe:
The striker got himself on the right side of Dann:
And after a single bounce, arced a perfectly-placed shot that dipped over Julian Speroni’s head and under the crossbar, nestling in the corner:
Look at that angle — and the Palace keeper didn’t even get close:
It’s bound to be in the reckoning for Goal of the Month, and certainly deserves a look on Match of the Day tonight.
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The lad is only interested in money. Golf is second fiddle now
@Fiachra Ahern Esq: did he tell you that himself?
@Fiachra Ahern Esq: Don’t believe that for a second… he has all the money in the world.
He desperately wants to win.
Another below average day at the office for the most overrated over hyped golfer of all time.
@Frank 0 Brien: The stats would suggest otherwise but in fairness your hate must be a better indicator of his golfing prowess.
@Frank 0 Brien: Boring Frank, boring and ill-informed.
@Frank 0 Brien: only golfer in the world that has been consistently in the top 10 of owgr for 10 years now. that’s hardly over rated now is it.
@Frank 0 Brien: 4 majors and he isn’t 30 yet , you my friend don’t have a breeze !
@Niall James Fergal McCormack: hard to see how he is going to win any more with putting and wedge play like we have seen in the last two years from him
@Jem Mehmet: He’s only seen to be over rated because people hailed him as “the next Tiger” which is a mantle anybody would struggle to live up to.
He may not be of the callibre of compettior of a Woods or Nicholas but he has already achieved a phenomenal amount in his career to date, especially compared to the average tour pro.