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
West Ham finally manage to get out of their own half, and Soucek plays it onto Antonio, who flicks it into Bowen's path with a lovely touch. He drives into the box, only to be nudged off it by Mitchell.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Palace look to their right this time and Olise drives down the wing. It looks like he's gotten the better of Emerson, but the left-back slides in to block the cross and give away a corner, which comes to nothing.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
It's well worked down Palace's left again after Andersen switches it out to Zaha, and he squares it to Eze on the edge of the D. He spins before trying to tee up Olise, but he lets it run, not realising that nobody is behind him.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
It's Palace with the early possession here and they're patiently trying to break down West Ham. Zaha manages to squeeze a throughball into the box for Schlupp, but he slips at the wrong moment.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away!
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