Crystal Palace secured a fifth consecutive away
win as Alan Pardew enjoyed a 3-1 Premier League
victory over former club West Ham.
Alan Pardew enjoyed his latest return to Upton Park
as Crystal Palace made it five away wins in a row
with a 3-1 Premier League victory against West
Ham.
Palace have won all five of their matches on the
road since Pardew took the helm, with Saturday’s
triumph – completed with 10 men on the field as
Glenn Murray was dismissed – giving his charges a
comfortable advantage over the bottom three.
When Pardew took Newcastle United to West Ham
back in October, Aaron Cresswell’s goal proved
decisive – but the defender had a very different
impact this time around.
In attempting to clear a tame Murray header from
Jason Puncheon’s corner, Cresswell succeeded
only in sending the ball spinning into his own net on
the stroke of half-time.
Sam Allardyce may lament the fact that the striker
– one of four Palace changes – had five minutes
earlier escaped a possible red card when, having
already been booked, he clumsily fouled Cheikhou
Kouyate.
Allardyce’s mood will have darkened significantly
just six minutes into the second half when his side
failed to defend another Puncheon corner, with Scott
Dann profiting to head home from close range.
The match as a contest was over in the 63nd
minute when Murray steered a diving header past
Adrian, with Puncheon again the provider, while the
Palace striker did eventually get his marching
orders for a foul on Winston Reid.
Enner Valencia reduced the deficit with a superb
late strike, but Palace exacted revenge for August’s
3-1 home loss against West Ham.
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