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
It's another poor delivery from Olise on a corner, but it's worked back out to him by Ward. He clips his second attempt into the six-yard box, but Soucek gets in front of Ayew to clear it.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
West Ham found themselves behind at half-time in a Premier League away game having scored the first goal for the first time since November 2009 against Hull City (3-2 down at the break, finished 3-3).
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
GREAT SAVE! Ayew gets the better of Aguerd as he spins away from it and tees up Olise just outside the box. He takes it around Cresswell before curling a shot towards the far top corner, and Fabianski stretches to tip it over.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Olise tries to shake off Cresswell with some clever footwork and gets a yard on him to swing in a cross. It's a poor one though, and it sails over everyone and harmlessly out of play.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
West Ham break quickly on the counter, but their passing is still letting them down when they get into Palace's half. Bowen tries to slide it forward for Antonio, but it's behind him.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Olise's free-kick from the right is only half-cleared by West Ham, and the hosts work it out to Zaha on the left. He pulls it back to Schlupp inside the D, but he's off-balance as he strikes it, and it's a comfortable save for Fabianski.
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