Crystal Palace vs Leeds United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from Selhurst Park as Leeds and Crystal Palace both try to end recent winless slumps
Eberechi Eze’s fine late winner earned Crystal Palace a 2-1 comeback victory over Leeds United in the Premier League on Sunday.
The visitors raced into an early lead through Pascal Struijk, reacting first after Brenden Aaronson’s stunning run and shot had come out off the post.
Leeds striker Patrick Bamford, starting his first match since August, missed a glorious opportunity to double the visitors’ lead, wastefulness that proved costly when Palace levelled through Odsonne Edouard’s header in the 24th minute.
Palace were much the better side in the second half but struggled to break down a resolute Leeds, until Eze picked the ball on the edge of the penalty area, threw a dummy and rifled an 76th-minute winner into the net.
The away side kept coming but could not make their pressure pay, and Palace moved out of the relegation zone and up to 15th in the table, level on nine points with Leeds one place above them.
Crystal Palace vs Leeds United
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away!
Crystal Palace vs Leeds United
Leeds have won none of their last six visits to Palace (D3 L3) since a three-match winning run between 1994 and 2006.
Crystal Palace vs Leeds United
Jesse Marsch makes just one change from the draw with Villa last time out, and it's an enforced one. Luis Sinisterra is suspended after being sent off in that match, so Bamford comes in to replace him, making his first start since August.
Crystal Palace vs Leeds United
Patrick Vieira makes two changes to the side that lost to Chelsea last Saturday, with both coming in defence. Andersen has shaken off a calf problem to start, while Schlupp is also brought in at left-back. Mitchell drops to the bench, while Nathaniel Clyne misses out with an ankle injury he picked up in that game.
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