Eberechi Eze was the hero of the day as Crystal Palace came from behind to seal a 2-1 win over visiting Leads United in their Premier League at Selhurst Park encounter on Sunday.
Inside the opening 10 minutes, the early pressure from the away team paid off. A moment of genius from Brenden Aaronson created the goal, as he weaved his way through multiple bodies, before curling an effort against the post.
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On the rebound, Pascal Struijk was alert and remained composed to fire into the back of the net to put Jesse Marsch’s side ahead.
Leeds kept up the early pressure and were still creating plenty. Tyler Adams broke free in midfield and played Bamford in on goal and United’s number nine forced an excellent diving save from Guaita.
Palace then began to get a foothold in the match and equalised, with just under 25 minutes played.
A free-kick wide on the right was played in by Michael Olise, finding the head of Odsonne Edouard who powered a header into the ground which then bounced high, into the back of the net.
The first big chances in the second half came the way of the home side as Jordan Ayew found space in the box to shoot, but a superb sliding challenge from Rasmus Kristensen deflected the effort over the bar.
From the following corner, Joachim Andersen had a header saved, then moments later Olise had a curling effort on goal stopped again by Illan Meslier.
Each head coach went to their bench just after the hour mark, making a change in the forward line. After offering plenty of hard work all game, Bamford was replaced by Crysencio Summerville, whilst Patrick Vieira swapped Ayew and Doucoure with Luka Milivojevic and Tyrick Mitchell.
After a period of very few chances in the match, with 15 minutes remaining, the home side went into the lead.
A quick bit of one-touch play around the box created a chance for Eze who struck low into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.
After the goal, there were very few further chances as Palace held onto their advantage, frustrating the Whites until the full-time whistle to claim the three points.
