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Report: Palace comeback sealed by late drama

Crystal Palace buried the ghosts of their recent record in east London this evening, pulling themselves from behind to win 2-1 over an in-form West Ham United.

Summary

  • Gary Cahill captains the side with James McCarthy starting in place of the suspended Luka Milivojevic
  • After an uneventful start, both sides unnerve the other but fail to break the deadlock
  • Half time: 0-0
  • West Ham take the lead through Sebastien Haller
  • Palace pull it back through a Patrick van Aanholt penalty eight minutes later
  • After seeing his goal disallowed, Jordan Ayew wins it for Palace with VAR awarding the effort upon review
  • Full time: West Ham 1-2 Palace

Despite a gladiatorial build-up to kick-off and in stark contrast to its concluding drama, this evening’s game began at a steady pace with West Ham enjoying the lion’s share of possession.