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Cardiff pay tribute to Emiliano Sala in emotional win against Bournemouth

Relive all the action from the Cardiff City Stadium

Michael Jones
Saturday 02 February 2019 12:23 EST
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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.

Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of Chelsea vs Huddersfield, where Maurizio Sarri is desperately hoping to get the Blues' Premier League campaign back on track after a 4-0 drubbing by Bournemouth on Wednesday.

Tom Kershaw2 February 2019 12:52

Brighton vs Watford

Team news

Michael Jones2 February 2019 14:25

Burnley vs Southampton

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Michael Jones2 February 2019 14:27

Crystal Palace vs Fulham

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Michael Jones2 February 2019 14:28

Everton vs Wolves

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Michael Jones2 February 2019 14:29

Chelsea vs Huddersfield

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Michael Jones2 February 2019 14:31

Chelsea vs Huddersfield

Team news

Chelsea make four changes to the team that lost 4-0 to Bournemouth.

Marcos Alonso, Ross Barkley, Willian and Andreas Christensen come in. Emerson, Rudiger, Pedro and Kovacic are out. 

Jan Siewert make five changes for Huddersfield.

Aaron Mooy is back while Isaac Mbenza, Tommy Smith, Philip Billing and Chris Lowe return to the starting XI.

Striker Karlan Grant, a January signing from League One Charlton, is on the bench.

Michael Jones2 February 2019 14:42

There's five games getting underway at 3pm:

Brighton 0 - 0 Watford

Burnley 0 - 0 Southampton

Chelsea 0 - 0 Huddersfield

Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Fulham

Everton 0 - 0 Wolves

Let's go!

Michael Jones2 February 2019 15:00

Chelsea 0 - 0 Huddersfield

Willian on the right tries to find Hazard but the past is poor. Barkley picks it up though and drills a shot from 25-yards sending it wide of goal. 

Michael Jones2 February 2019 15:04

Burnley 0 - 0 Southampton

Dwight McNeil puts a cross into the middle of the Southampton box and Ashley Barnes wins the header but McCarthy saves it. 

At the other end Heaton makes a strong save as Ings finds him with a shot on goal. 

Michael Jones2 February 2019 15:06

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