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.
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Substitution Brenden Russell Aaronson Mateusz Andrzej Klich
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Struijk's cross is just too short for Rodrigo on the edge of the box, but Guehi's half-clearance falls to Kristensen. He spins past Milivojevic before taking on the shot, but it's straight at Guehi.
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CHANCE! Leeds are giving Zaha too much space down the left and he touches it into Edouard on the penalty spot. He has his back to goal, so he feeds in Zaha, but his low shot curls wide of the near post.
Crystal Palace vs Leeds United
Meslier is looking for Summerville with his clearance, but it sails over the substitute's head. In his desperation to stop Palace from winning it back again, he drags Olise back by his shirt.
Crystal Palace vs Leeds United
Harrison's deft touch catches Ward out and the space opens up for him down the left. He's looking for Summerville with his cross, but Andersen sticks out a leg to help it through to Guaita.
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Leeds are trying to get a foothold in this second half, with Aaronson playing a clever one-two with Harrison down the left. He tries to catch Palace out with an early cross, but Andersen clears it.
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Ayew is down again, and it's because his cut from that head injury in the first half has opened up again. The medical team are on to patch him up again, but they're not going to risk him this time.
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Substitution Jordan Pierre Ayew Tyrick Kwon Mitchell
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