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
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Leeds are making the first change of the game, and it's Bamford that's going off for Summerville.
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Another Leeds attack breaks down and Palace burst forward on the counter. Schlupp slides it through to Zaha, who has acres of space down the left again. He runs at Kristensen but then fires his shot straight against the defender.
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The referee plays the advantage as Palace break through the middle again. Eze picks out a great ball to Edouard on the edge of the box, but Koch steps in to nick it off him before he can set himself for a shot.
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Palace win it back in their own half and Doucoure spreads it out to Olise on the right. He fizzes a low cross into the box, but Meslier gets down to hold it.
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BLOCK! It's lovely play from Palace as they knock it through midfield, and Olise lifts it into Eze. He slides it through for Ayew, who drills his low shot towards goal, but Cooper slides in with an important block.
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Adams takes a free-kick short to Cooper, and he goes for the long ball over the top looking for Bamford. He gets too much on it though, and Guaita comfortably collects.
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