Seventy-five days after the euphoric scenes following their playoff triumph at Wembley, this was supposed to be the day that cold, hard reality would bite for David Wagner and his men. Town, contemptuously dismissed as favourites for bottom place — just as the club had finished in 1972, their last taste of footballing high society — found themselves atop the Premier League. Wagner chuckled at the reference to his team’s position. “We should focus on what we’ve seen today and what I’ve seen makes me very happy.”Town caught Palace cold. Perhaps no surprise, given the hosts had a new manager in Frank de Boer, new players and…

Source: The Times August 12, 2017 23:03 UTC