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Leicester City 1 Crystal Palace 4: Eagles mark Hodgson milestone with convincing win

Michy Batshuayi scored on his first Premier League start for Crystal Palace and Wilfried Zaha struck twice against Leicester City.

Crystal Palace marked a record-breaking game for manager Roy Hodgson with a 4-1 win at slumping Leicester City, who have now lost four on the spin at home.

Palace boss Hodgson - who became the oldest person to take charge of a team in a Premier League fixture - watched on as his side clincially defeated their hosts to increase the pressure on opposite number Claude Puel.

Michy Batshuayi reacted swiftly to divert a wayward long-range drive from James McArthur beyond goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel for the only goal of the first half at the King Power Stadium.