Crystal Palace got here again from a purpose right down to win a second successive Premier League recreation below supervisor Roy Hodgson with a commanding 5-1 victory at Leeds United on Sunday.
Despite the absence of injured high scorer Wilfried Zaha, 4 second-half objectives moved Palace as much as twelfth within the standings, whereas Leeds is sixteenth – two factors above the relegation zone.
Leeds dominated the early levels and examined goalkeeper Sam Johnstone a number of instances earlier than Patrick Bamford broke the impasse after 21 minutes with a well-directed header from a nook for his fiftieth purpose for the membership.
Johnstone stored Palace within the recreation with a string of saves, and the guests made them pay, equalising on the stroke of halftime from a set-piece when Marc Guehi scored from shut vary.
Palace got here out firing within the second half and scored two objectives in two minutes as Jordan Ayew gave them the lead with a header earlier than Eberechi Eze made it 3-1, 21-year-old Michael Olise creating each objectives.
Palace silenced a surprised Elland Road crowd with a devastating counter-attack, and Odsonne Edouard fired low into the underside nook for his first league purpose since October as Olise grabbed his third help in 16 minutes.
Ayew scored his second when a blocked shot fell kindly to the unmarked ahead, who fired the ball house with nobody however the keeper to beat as Palace moved six factors away from the drop zone.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com