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Leeds United 1-5 Crystal Palace: Eagles score four in second half

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Jordan Ayew

Crystal Palace staged a remarkable second-half turnaround to give a significant boost to their Premier League survival hopes and leave stunned Leeds with plenty of work to do in their own bid to avoid relegation.

The Eagles scored four goals after the break with Jordan Ayew – in for the injured Wilfried Zaha – scoring two in an incredible demolition of the home side.

Such a victory looked hugely unlikely after Patrick Bamford’s 50th goal for the club gave Leeds the reward their early dominance deserved.

But from then on it all went downhill as Marc Guehi flicked in an equaliser on the stroke of half-time before Palace scored two goals in two minutes soon after the break.

First, Ayew made it 2-1 with an excellent header before Eberechi Eze added a quick third, poking in from Michael Olise’s pass.

Odsonne Edouard drove a fourth into the bottom corner following a quick counter – with the excellent Olise providing the assist again – and Ayew completed the rout late on when he lifted a shot over Illan Meslier, prompting many Leeds fans to leave.

The stunning win moves Crystal Palace up to 12th in the Premier League, six points clear of the relegation zone, while Leeds are 16th, just two points above the drop.

Palace continue revival under Hodgson

Eyebrows were raised when Palace turned to their former manager Hodgson at the end of last month, following a long winless run under Patrick Vieira that had put them in danger of relegation.

The 75-year-old left the club at the end of the 2020-21 season but agreed to come out of retirement to help his boyhood club one final time.

His impact has been instant and nothing short of incredible.

In his first game back Palace beat Leicester 2-1, peppering the Foxes’ goal with 31 shots, and they followed that up with this impressive destruction of Leeds.

For 45 minutes it looked incredibly unlikely but, after riding their luck, they produced a clinical display in the second half, taking their chances as Leeds imploded.

Back-to-back wins mean Palace are already likely out of the relegation battle and it has taken Hodgson a little over two weeks to effectively complete the job he was brought in for.

Leeds remain in trouble after worrying 45 minutes

There were concerns that Leeds would pay the price for not making the most of their first-half dominance, but no-one could have foreseen what would unfold at Elland Road after the break.

For as sharp and hungry as they were in the first 45 minutes, Leeds were disjointed and lethargic after the break as the players and fans were left in disbelief as Palace tore them apart with clinical efficiency.

As good as Leeds are going forward, a question mark remains over their defence and they left huge gaps that the excellent Olise took great joy in exploiting as he claimed a hat-trick of assists.

Only Bournemouth have conceded more goals than Leeds’ 54 this season and that is the area Javi Gracia will need to address quickly to ensure his side are playing Premier League football again next season.

Player of the match

OliseMichael Olise

with an average of 8.55

Leeds United

  1. Squad number9Player nameBamford

    Average rating

    3.96

  2. Squad number1Player nameMeslier

    Average rating

    3.93

  3. Squad number5Player nameKoch

    Average rating

    3.76

  4. Squad number11Player nameHarrison

    Average rating

    3.74

  5. Squad number23Player nameSinisterra

    Average rating

    3.68

  6. Squad number7Player nameAaronson

    Average rating

    3.67

  7. Squad number21Player nameStruijk

    Average rating

    3.61

  8. Squad number28Player nameMcKennie

    Average rating

    3.49

  9. Squad number8Player nameRoca

    Average rating

    3.43

  10. Squad number3Player nameFirpo

    Average rating

    3.39

  11. Squad number2Player nameAyling

    Average rating

    3.27

  12. Squad number19Player nameRodrigo

    Average rating

    3.21

  13. Squad number29Player nameGnonto

    Average rating

    3.09

  14. Squad number25Player nameKristensen

    Average rating

    2.91

  15. Squad number24Player nameRutter

    Average rating

    2.69

Crystal Palace

  1. Squad number7Player nameOlise

    Average rating

    8.55

  2. Squad number10Player nameEze

    Average rating

    8.28

  3. Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew

    Average rating

    8.11

  4. Squad number21Player nameJohnstone

    Average rating

    7.78

  5. Squad number22Player nameÉdouard

    Average rating

    7.73

  6. Squad number6Player nameGuéhi

    Average rating

    7.65

  7. Squad number15Player nameSchlupp

    Average rating

    7.42

  8. Squad number16Player nameAndersen

    Average rating

    7.40

  9. Squad number19Player nameHughes

    Average rating

    7.35

  10. Squad number28Player nameDoucouré

    Average rating

    7.34

  11. Squad number2Player nameWard

    Average rating

    7.26

  12. Squad number3Player nameMitchell

    Average rating

    7.22

  13. Squad number18Player nameMcArthur

    Average rating

    7.15

  14. Squad number17Player nameClyne

    Average rating

    7.12

  15. Squad number14Player nameMateta

    Average rating

    7.12

  16. Squad number4Player nameMilivojevic

    Average rating

    7.08

Line-ups

Leeds

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Meslier

2Ayling5Koch21Struijk3Firpo

28McKennie8Roca

11Harrison7Aaronson23Sinisterra

9Bamford

  • 1Meslier
  • 2Ayling
  • 5Koch
  • 21Struijk
  • 3FirpoBooked at 44minsSubstituted forKristensenat 60′minutes
  • 28McKennieBooked at 86mins
  • 8Roca
  • 11Harrison
  • 7AaronsonSubstituted forGnontoat 60′minutesBooked at 90mins
  • 23SinisterraSubstituted forRodrigoat 60′minutes
  • 9BamfordSubstituted forRutterat 79′minutes

Substitutes

  • 4Forshaw
  • 6Cooper
  • 10Summerville
  • 19Rodrigo
  • 22Robles
  • 24Rutter
  • 25Kristensen
  • 29Gnonto
  • 42Greenwood

Crystal Palace

Formation 4-3-3

21Johnstone

2Ward16Andersen6Guéhi3Mitchell

10Eze28Doucouré15Schlupp

7Olise22Édouard9J Ayew

  • 21Johnstone
  • 2WardBooked at 50minsSubstituted forClyneat 87′minutes
  • 16Andersen
  • 6Guéhi
  • 3Mitchell
  • 10Eze
  • 28DoucouréSubstituted forMilivojevicat 80′minutes
  • 15SchluppSubstituted forMcArthurat 80′minutes
  • 7Olise
  • 22ÉdouardSubstituted forHughesat 74′minutes
  • 9J AyewSubstituted forMatetaat 80′minutes

Substitutes

  • 4Milivojevic
  • 5Tomkins
  • 8Sambi Lokonga
  • 14Mateta
  • 17Clyne
  • 18McArthur
  • 19Hughes
  • 41Whitworth
  • 44Riedewald
Referee:
Simon Hooper

Attendance:
36,427

Match Stats

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Match ends, Leeds United 1, Crystal Palace 5.

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