Granada CF 1-2 Valencia

Gary Neville is now unbeaten in four matches in all competitions as Valencia manager

Gary Neville enjoyed a third successive win as Valencia's revival continued with a fortunate 2-1 victory over La Liga strugglers Granada.

After a first league win last weekend, Neville's side won away in La Liga for the first time since November.

Daniel Parejo, who scored in Valencia's 6-0 midweek Europa League win over Rapid Vienna, got the opening goal.

Santiago Mina then made it 2-0 on the break in the last minute before Edgar Mendez headed one back in injury time.

Andre Gomes twice went close to giving Valencia a first-half lead but both times he was denied by fine saves from Andres Fernandez.

The visitors finally went in front 10 minutes into the second half when Paco Alcacer laid the ball off for Parejo to stroke home his eighth goal of the season.

But Valencia, who moved up to 11th in the table, then rode their luck as David Barral hit the bar from a couple of yards out and substitute Youssef El-Arabi headed wide.

Former England and Manchester United full-back Neville must have been alarmed at his side's defending before Mendez tapped in their second goal, after Fernandez had saved Alcacer's attempted chip.

Mendez still had time to head in from a free-kick but could not prevent bottom club Granada slumping to a sixth defeat in their last seven games.

Elsewhere, Rayo Vallecano edged away from the relegation places with a point from a 2-2 draw with fifth-placed Seville.

Real Sociedad won 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao to secure a fourth successive league victory.

• Line-ups
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Line-ups

Granada

Formation 4-2-3-1

13Fernández

18Almeida Costa Lopes2Rodríguez Lombán24Moreira da Costa22Foulquier

20Pérez del Mármol4Rico Castro

11Success23Rochina Naixes27Peñaranda

15Barral Torres

• 13Fernández
• 18Almeida Costa Lopes
• 2Rodríguez Lombán
• 24Moreira da Costa
• 22Foulquier
• 20Pérez del MármolBooked at 52minsSubstituted forCuenca Lópezat 68'minutes
• 4Rico Castro
• 11SuccessBooked at 86mins
• 23Rochina Naixes
• 27PeñarandaSubstituted forMéndez Ortegaat 45'minutes
• 15Barral TorresSubstituted forEl-Arabiat 62'minutes

Substitutes

• 1Kelava
• 6Babin
• 9El-Arabi
• 16Doucouré
• 17Méndez Ortega
• 19Cuenca López
• 21Krhin

Valencia

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Alves Carreira

2Cancelo5Mustafi4Santos6Siqueira

15Pérez10Parejo

8Feghouli21André Gomes24Cheryshev

9Alcácer

• 1Alves CarreiraBooked at 86mins
• 2CanceloBooked at 84mins
• 5Mustafi
• 4Santos
• 6SiqueiraSubstituted forBarragánat 84'minutes
• 15Pérez
• 10ParejoBooked at 22mins
• 8FeghouliSubstituted forMina Lorenzoat 78'minutes
• 21André Gomes
• 24CheryshevSubstituted forPiattiat 68'minutes
• 9Alcácer

Substitutes

• 3Nunes Vezo
• 7Negredo
• 11Piatti
• 12Barbosa da Silva
• 13Domenech Sánchez
• 19Barragán
• 22Mina Lorenzo

Referee:

Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

Attendance:

14,197

Match Stats

Home TeamGranadaAway TeamValencia

Possession

Home54%

Away46%

Shots

Home15

Away10

Shots on Target

Home4

Away6

Corners

Home6

Away3

Fouls

Home18

Away18

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Granada CF 1, Valencia 2.

2. 90'+4'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Granada CF 1, Valencia 2.

3. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Foul by Miguel Lopes (Granada CF).

4. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Pablo Piatti (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

5. 90'+3'

   Goal!

   Goal! Granada CF 1, Valencia 2. Edgar Méndez (Granada CF) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rubén Rochina with a cross following a set piece situation.

6. 90'+2'

   Post update

   Success (Granada CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.

7. 90'+2'

   Post update

   Foul by André Gomes (Valencia).

8. 90'

   Goal!

   Goal! Granada CF 0, Valencia 2. Santi Mina (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

9. 90'

   Post update

   Attempt saved. Paco Alcácer (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

10. 89'

    Post update

    Rubén Rochina (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11. 89'

    Post update

    Foul by Enzo Pérez (Valencia).

12. 89'

    Post update

    Foul by Fran Rico (Granada CF).

13. 89'

    Post update

    Pablo Piatti (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

14. 87'

    Post update

    Attempt missed. Dimitri Foulquier (Granada CF) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.

15. 87'

    Post update

    Corner, Granada CF. Conceded by Aderlan Santos.

16. 87'

    Post update

    Attempt blocked. Youssef El-Arabi (Granada CF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

17. 86'

    Booking

    Success (Granada CF) is shown the yellow card.

18. 86'

    Booking

    Diego Alves (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.

19. 84'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Valencia. Antonio Barragán replaces Guilherme Siqueira.

20. 84'

    Booking

    João Cancelo (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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