Crystal Palace vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Crystal Palace scored three rapid-fire goals in the first half and then held on to beat West Ham United 4-3 in a full-throttle thriller on Saturday, lifting them further away from the Premier League’s relegation zone.
Jordan Ayew, Wilfried Zaha and Jeffrey Schlupp netted for Roy Hodgson’s Eagles in a frenzied 15-minute stretch in the first half, and Eberechi Eze slotted a penalty past Hammers keeper Lukasz Fabianski in the second.
Tomas Soucek, Michail Antonio and Nayef Aguerd scored for David Moyes’ men in the battle of London rivals.
Technical trouble at the turnstiles caused a 15-minute delay to kick-off but the end-to-end action at a sun-drenched Selhurst Park was well worth the wait with five goals in the first half alone.
The win meant Palace leap-frogged Chelsea into 11th place in the table on 40 points after 34 games - two more than Chelsea have played. West Ham dropped to 15th, five points clear of the drop zone with five games remaining.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
That win lifts Palace up to 11th place, now on 40 points, and although they're not mathematically safe, that should be enough to keep them up. They travel to Tottenham next weekend. As for West Ham, they stay in 15th, five points above the drop zone. They play their game in hand against Manchester City in midweek.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Palace see out a 4-3 win over West Ham. It was the visitors that took the lead in the ninth minute, with Soucek firing in from a corner, but three goals from Ayew, Zaha and Schlupp turned things on their head. Antonio did pull one back from another corner just before the break. Palace were the dominant side throughout and got their fourth from the spot after Eze slotted it in after winning the penalty. Aguerd glanced in another corner for West Ham, but they couldn't find an all-important equaliser.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Rice hooks it forward once more, but Palace clear their lines and Schlupp carries it far upfield to take the pressure off his team. West Ham are running out of time to get an equaliser.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Palace are trying to run the clock down a little more with their second change. It's Doucoure that's going off, with Miliveojvic replacing him.
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