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
Benrahma's heavy touch gets away from him and slows the pace of West Ham's latest attack. The visitors win another corner though, but this one is played over Soucek and Doucoure clears his lines.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Into six minutes of stoppage time here, and West Ham are on the back foot once more. Eze and Olise link up well down the right side, but they're in no hurry to put it in the box at the moment.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Andersen's big switch is cut out by Coufal, but he heads it straight to Schlupp. He tries to drive into the box, only to find his path blocked by Ogbonna.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Substitution Michail Gregory Antonio Gnaly Albert Maxwel Cornet
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Palace win a corner and it's a better delivery from Olise this time. He sends it to the far post where Andersen directs a header on goal, but it's straight against Rice in front of him.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Substitution Dazet Wilfried Armel Zaha Odsonne Édouard
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Rice hooks it long upfield from a corner and Ward knocks it back towards his keeper but doesn't get a lot on it. Benrahma is chasing it down, but Mitchell does well to get back and shield it to Johnstone.
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