Crystal Palace vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Crystal Palace edged bottom-placed Southampton 2-1 at Selhurst Park on Sunday, securing their second home win in the Premier League thanks to goals from Eberechi Eze and Trevor Chalobah.
The victory lifted Palace one place in the standings to 15th, while Southampton remained winless under new manager Ivan Juric, suffering a second consecutive defeat following their 1-0 Boxing Day loss to West Ham United.
Southampton had the more energetic start and took the lead in the 14th minute after Kyle Walker-Peters skipped past Daniel Munoz and his cross found Adam Armstrong, who set up Tyler Dibling for a simple tap-in.
Palace pressed hard for an equaliser and made it 1-1 in the 31st minute when Trevor Chalobah headed in from a corner before Eze sealed the three points for the home side with a strike from the edge of the box.
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Crystal Palace vs Southampton
Southampton have woken up now and have had a few attacks of their own. Some of the blame goes to the Palace defence as they let them through far too easily, but it’s better from the away team.
Crystal Palace vs Southampton
Palace have started the game as the brighter side, and they have already got the first shot of the game away. It came through Eze, but the effort was tame in the end.
Crystal Palace vs Southampton
KICK-OFF! Michael Salisbury blows his whistle for the first time here, and the game is underway!
Crystal Palace vs Southampton
The teams are out on the pitch, and we’re nearly ready for kick-off here in London!
Crystal Palace vs Southampton
The only change to Palace’s side that drew 0-0 with Bournemouth is in defence, with Marc Guehi suspended for accumulation of yellow cards. Richards comes into the back three to replace him, and the captain's armband is passed to Hughes who starts in midfield. Riad returns to the squad after picking up a major injury at the start of the season. For Southampton, it’s just the one change as well with Flynn Downes out of the matchday squad. Fernandes drops back into a deeper role and allows Dibling to start in the advanced position. Bednarek captains the team.
Crystal Palace vs Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Alex McCarthy, Yukinari Sugawara, Ryan Manning, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Charlie Taylor, Lesley Ugochukwu, Adam Lallana, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Cameron Archer.
Crystal Palace vs Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON (3-4-2-1): Aaron Ramsdale; Nathan Wood, Jan Bednarek, Taylor Harwood-Bellis; Kyle Walker-Peters, Mateus Fernandes, Joe Aribo, James Bree; Adam Armstrong, Tyler Dibling; Paul Onuachu.
Crystal Palace vs Southampton
CRYSTAL PALACE SUBS: Matt Turner, Nathaniel Clyne, Chadi Riad, Caleb Kporha, Jeffrey Schlupp, Daichi Kamada, Cheick Doucoure, Justin Devenny, Eddie Nketiah.
Crystal Palace vs Southampton
CRYSTAL PALACE (3-4-2-1): Dean Henderson; Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Trevoh Chalobah; Tyrick Mitchell, Jefferson Lerma, Will Hughes, Daniel Munoz; Eberechi Eze, Ismaila Sarr; Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Crystal Palace vs Southampton
Ivan Juric took charge of his first game as Southampton boss when his new side lost 1-0 to West Ham in the week. Despite the result, Southampton appeared to be playing better under Juric, and they have the quality in their side that is needed to stay up. Southampton are still at the bottom of the Premier League with only one win under their belts, and as the turn of the year moves ever closer, the need for three points increases. They will be in for a tough game against Palace, but this is more than a winnable game.
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