Leicester City 1-4 Crystal Palace: Wilfried Zaha double helps Eagles pile more misery on Foxes as Roy Hodgson achieves top-flight milestone
A brace from Wilfried Zaha helped Crystal Palace claim a convincing victory at Leicester, piling even more pressure on Foxes boss Claude Puel.Zaha scored his fourth goal in three games off the back of failing to net in his previous 18 matches as the Eagles ran out 4-1 winners.
6Zaha celebrates with the travelling Palace fansMichy Batshuayi’s fortunate first-half opener had been briefly cancelled out by Jonny Evans after the break.But Zaha hit back and Evans conceded a penalty to allow Luka Milivojevic to make it 3-1, before Zaha hit a fourth on the break in injury time.Victory allowed Palace boss Roy Hodgson to enjoy his milestone, passing Sir Bobby Robson as the oldest man to manage a Premier League game at 71 years and 198 days old.
6It was a landmark day for Hodgson tooThe Eagles rose to 13th, six points above the relegation zone, while Leicester – a place ahead – are without a win since New Year’s Day.Puel’s side are now winless in seven and equalled an unwanted club record set at the turn of the century as they slipped to a fourth straight home Premier League defeat.Leicester dominated for long spells and were unfortunate to go in behind at the break but while the scoreline flattered Palace, Puel is losing the faith of fans.The returning Jamie Vardy was inches away from an early Leicester opener after nine minutes when he flicked Harvey Barnes’ cross just over. James Maddison’s drive then deflected wide as the Foxes dominated with livewire Barnes the main threat, the England Under-21 international thriving after his loan at West Brom earlier this season.Palace, outnumbered in midfield, offered nothing with James McArthur and Milivojevic picked apart by Maddison and Youri Tielemans.Maddison shot straight at Vicente Guaita before Barnes wanted a penalty after tumbling under pressure from Martin Kelly.Referee Anthony Taylor was right to wave away the protests before Leicester’s frustrations grew as they fell behind against the run of play.Batshuayi had been anonymous until five minutes before the break when he fortuitously opened the scoring.
6This is Batshuayi’s first goal in Palace coloursZaha was tripped in the centre circle and Palace took the free-kick quickly, eventually finding McArthur.He strode forward and his 25-yard effort struck the outstretched leg of Batshuayi to deflect past Kasper Schmeichel.It was the 19th time in 27 top-flight games this season Leicester had fallen behind and Schmeichel was enraged with the award of the free-kick, remonstrating with the officials at half-time.Demarai Gray replaced Rachid Ghezzal at the break but, as in the first half, Leicester continued to press without seriously testing Guaita.But they kept going and finally forced the Eagles into a mistake to level after 63 minutes.
6Evans brought the game levelPalace played themselves into trouble, passing the ball out and then failing to deal with Christian Fuchs’ long throw.It eventually came to Barnes and his miscued effort fell to Evans, on his 250th Premier League appearance, who swept in his first goal in over a year from six yards.But if the Foxes expected the equaliser to pave the way to victory, they were mistaken and failed to build on their momentum to allow Palace to snatch the points.First, with 20 minutes left, Zaha was left unmarked at the far post to crash in his sixth of the season from McArthur’s fine cross.
6Milivjoevic sealed the win after Jeffrey Schlupp was fouled in the box by EvansAnd 11 minutes later Palace wrapped up victory when Evans tripped Jeff Schlupp and Milivojevic sent Schmeichel the wrong way from the spot.Zaha then added a fourth when he broke with Jordan Ayew and drilled in.
6There appears to be no light at the end of the tunnel for Leicester and Puel
Barcelona are confident they will sign Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid this summer, despite late interest from Paris Saint-Germain. Griezmann announced on Tuesday that he will leave
Antoine Griezmann Transfer News: 'He will play in Barcelona
Leeds United news: Marcelo Bielsa refuses to confirm whether he will remain at Elland Road if promotion bid fails 28 Apr Marcelo Bielsa has cast doubt on his future as Leeds manager by refusing to confirm whether he will remain in charge of the Elland Road club should their promotion bid fail.
Marcelo Bielsa: I never said I'd leave if Leeds don't get
Barcelona vs Tottenham: Champions League match preview and confirmed team news as Lionel Messi is benched We're all set for a huge night of action in Europe and talkSPORT will be bringing you
Barcelona vs Tottenham: Champions League match preview and
hollywoodadviser.com/barcelona-vs-tottenham-champions-league-match-preview-and-confirmed-team-news-as-lionel-messi-is-benched/
live on talkSPORT We're all set for a huge night of action in Europe and talkSPORT will be bringing you exclusive coverage from the Nou Camp Tottenham travel to Barcelona on Tuesday night looking to secure qualification for the Champions League last 16.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Barcelona: Match Preview, Team News and
Unai Emery is facing a mounting injury crisis after Arsenal confirmed Sokratis is facing a month out with an ankle injury that he suffered against Man Utd. The Greek international limped off
Arsenal's injury woes continue as Unai Emery confirms Hector
'I just wanted to get in my car and hide' after unnamed club make 'crazy' query Danny Rose has revealed a club wanted to check if he was 'crazy
'I just wanted to get in my car and hide' after unnamed club
David Luiz: Chelsea fans furious with defender after
Liverpool pre-season fixtures: Showpiece friendlies against Dortmund, Napoli and Schalke Showpiece friendlies against Dortmund, Napoli and Schalke Arsenal pre
Liverpool pre-season fixtures: Showpiece friendlies against
Former Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner to bank £30m following Premier League promotion due to clause in takeover contract Aston Villa's former chairman Randy Lerner will receive £30million after the club won promotion to the Premier League following their win over Derby County at talkSPORT 1 week ago
Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner fell out with former board
Man Utd legend Ferdinand backing rivals Liverpool to beat Bayern after Anfield draw Rio Ferdinand was optimistic ahead of the second leg Manchester United defender Ferdinand but club
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand tips Liverpool to win
Liverpool have confirmed their team to play Wolves at Anfield in the final game of the league season. Premier League Sadio Mane and Divock Origi.
Burnley vs Liverpool: TV channel, live stream, squad news
Five things Chelsea must do to turn things around this season and beyond Chelsea's troubled season hit another low on Monday night when they were dumped out of the FA Cup at home to
15+ Things To Do In Montreal If You're Visiting For The First
0 Comments