Crystal Palace have been doing really well since Roy Hodgson took over, scoring 7 goals in his two games. They had an awesome comeback and won their match against Leeds, which gives them a great chance to stay in the Premier League. Patrick Bamford scored the first goal for Leeds, but Crystal Palace were able to come back and eventually win the game.
At first, it was going well but then the tide turned when Marc Guehi scored a goal just before half time. Afterwards, Palace quickly scored two goals in a row – the first from Ayew with a great header and the second from Eberechi Eze who poked in a pass from Michael Olise.
Odsonne Edouard scored a goal into the bottom corner after a fast counter attack, with Olise helping him to set it up. Then later on, Ayew lifted the ball over Illan Meslier’s head which made many Leeds fans leave early.
This amazing victory pushed Crystal Palace up in the Premier League rankings to 12th place and they are now six points away from being below the ‘relegation zone’. Meanwhile, Leeds are only 16th in the league standings and just two points away from dropping down to the relegation zone too.
– The fans at Elland Road were cheering as Hodgson helped Crystal Palace make a great comeback!
– Leeds are worried that a new, separate regulator will cause problems with their money.
– See what happened in the Premier League today!
“Like Magic
People were surprised when Crystal Palace hired their former manager Hodgson back at the end of last month, because the team hadn’t won a game for a long time under Patrick Vieira, and was in danger of being relegated.
Hodgson had already retired but he decided to return one more time to help out his favorite team. His return has made an outstanding difference – it was like magic!
In the first game after Palace returned, they beat Leicester 2-1 by shooting 31 times at the goal. After that victory, Palace had an even more impressive win against Leeds. The game was close for 45 minutes, but then Palace took advantage of Leeds’ mistakes and scored several points to finish on top.
Two wins in a row mean that Palace probably won’t go down to a lower division and it only took Hodgson two weeks to do what he was hired for.
Leeds Unexpectedly Unravelled After the Break
At first, it seemed like Leeds wasn’t making the most of their advantage at Elland Road during halftime. But then after the break, they were shocked to see that Palace was skillfully destroying them! Leeds players and fans were filled with disbelief because all of a sudden, the team went from sharp and motivated to lethargic and disconnected.
Even though Leeds have been doing well offensively, their defence needs improvement. Someone called Olise took advantage of the opportunities available and scored three goals. Only Bournemouth has allowed more goals than Leeds this season – 54. Javi Gracia will need to work on this soon to make sure that Leeds plays in the Premier League also next year.
1. Meslier
2. Ayling
3. Koch
4. Struijk
5. Firpo was booked after 44 minutes and substituted by Kristensen after one hour
6. McKennie was booked at 86 minutes
7. Roca
8. Harrison
9. Aaronson substituted for Gnonto when one hour had passed and got a booking at 90 minutes
10. Sinisterra was replaced with Rodrgio after an hour
11. Bamford switched out with Rutter at 79 minutes
A Lineup of 9 Talented Players with Subs Added Throughout the Match!
Forshaw, Cooper, Summerville, Rodrigo, Robles, Rutter, Kristensen, Gnonto and Greenwood are the players on the team. Johnstone was booked at 50 minutes and substituted with Clyne at 87 minutes. Andersen, Guéhi, Mitchell, Eze and Doucouré (who replaced Milivojevic at 80 minutes), Schlupp (replaced McArthur at 80 minutes), Olise, Édouard (replaced Hughes at 74 minutes) and J Ayew (also replaced Mateta at 80 minutes) were also part of the team.
Statistical Overview of the Home and Away Team in a Premier League Match
4Milivojevic, 5Tomkins, 8Sambi Lokonga, 14Mateta, 17Clyne, 18McArthur, 19Hughes and 41Whitworth are all important players on the team. Home team has possession 48% of the time while away team has possession 52% of the time. Home team had 11shots compared to away teams 16 shots. Both teams did well when it comes to shots on target – 7 for home and 8 for away. Home team had 2corners seconds to away teams 4 corners. Home and Away teams ended up with 11fouls and 8fouls respectively. To make sure you don’t miss any game action, our coverage of your Premier League club is bigger and better than ever before.
