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
Meslier plucks Eze's free-kick out of the air and sets Roca on the counter. He switches it out to Rodrigo on the right, but he gets the ball caught under his feet and can only win a corner.
Crystal Palace vs Leeds United
Kristensen is tracking back to stop Zaha's run, but clips him in the process, earning a yellow card.
Crystal Palace vs Leeds United
Leeds are pushing forward quickly again, but their final ball into the box is still letting them down. They look to Harrison to make something happen down the left, but he sees another cross blocked.
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