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
BLOCK! Olise's free-kick pinballs around in the box and falls to Schlupp, who lets it bounce before hitting the half-volley. It's blocked by Aguerd in the middle, and Andersen can't control it on the rebound.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Emerson slid in on Olise and though he got the ball, a free-kick goes against him for the follow-through. West Ham aren't happy with the decision, but their arguments won't change the referee's mind.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Palace win a free-kick just inside their own half, but it doesn't stop Guehi from trying to look for Olise's run between the defenders. He just gets too much on it though, and Fabianski comfortably collects.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Another sloppy pass from the visitors sees them lose possession on the halfway line, and Doucoure spins before spreading it out to Zaha again. He drives past Coufal before pulling it back from the byline, but Ogbonna just gets in front of Ayew.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Palace switch it neatly from right to left once more, with Zaha picking out Mitchell's overlapping run. He has two in the middle to aim for, but his low cross is cut out by Coufal on the near side.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
Ayew has now reached 50 direct goal involvements in the Premier League (33 goals and 17 assists); he has four goal involvements in his last six games, one more than in his previous 33 combined.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
There are half-hearted shouts for a penalty from the Palace fans behind the goal as Eze goes down under pressure from Ogbonna. There isn't a lot in it though and the referee points for a goal-kick.
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