Crystal Palace vs Leeds United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Selhurst Park as Leeds and Crystal Palace both try to end recent winless slumps
Eberechi Eze’s fine late winner earned Crystal Palace a 2-1 comeback victory over Leeds United in the Premier League on Sunday.
The visitors raced into an early lead through Pascal Struijk, reacting first after Brenden Aaronson’s stunning run and shot had come out off the post.
Leeds striker Patrick Bamford, starting his first match since August, missed a glorious opportunity to double the visitors’ lead, wastefulness that proved costly when Palace levelled through Odsonne Edouard’s header in the 24th minute.
Palace were much the better side in the second half but struggled to break down a resolute Leeds, until Eze picked the ball on the edge of the penalty area, threw a dummy and rifled an 76th-minute winner into the net.
The away side kept coming but could not make their pressure pay, and Palace moved out of the relegation zone and up to 15th in the table, level on nine points with Leeds one place above them.
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Leeds are scrambling to try and get a late equaliser, and it's pinballing around in the box. Struijk eventually helps it onto Gelhardt, but he scuffs the half-volley, sending it bouncing wide of the far post.
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Palace are taking their time every time the ball goes out of play, but instead of taking the corner short this time, Eze whips it into the near post. It's too high for Andersen this time though, and Koch clears his lines.
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Hughes gets the better of Ayling down the left and whips a brilliant cross into the middle. Mateta misses it with an overhead kick, but Zaha brings it down on the far side. Cooper stays tight to him though, and he can't get a shot away.
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CHANCE! Gelhardt has two attempts at bringing down Zaha and Palace have a free-kick on the right this time. Eze whips it onto the edge of the six-yard box, but Andersen flicks his header over.
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Palace win a free-kick through the middle and Eze steps up. He whips his shot straight into the wall, with Rodrigo making the block with his face, but it bounces out for a corner, which comes to nothing.
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And Edouard also makes way, with Mateta replacing him.
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Substitution Michael Akpovie Olise William James Hughes
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Substitution Marc Roca Junqué Joseph Paul Gelhardt
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Substitution Rasmus Nissen Kristensen Luke David Ayling
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