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Crystal Palace snatched a late victory over fellow strugglers Leicester City as Jean-Philippe Mateta scored deep into stoppage time on Roy Hodgson’s return.
Palace were dominant and recorded 20 shots by the break, the highest total of any Premier League side since 2015, but struggled to find the breakthrough.
They were made to pay for their wastefulness shortly into the second half when substitute Ricardo Pereira unleashed a well-struck effort after being teed up by Timothy Castagne.
But Leicester’s lead was cut short and Palace equalised only three minutes later as an Eberechi Eze free-kick ricocheted off the crossbar and deflecting in off the back of Daniel Iversen.
Palace captain Wilfried Zaha was forced off in the first half after pulling up with a groin injury.
The hosts won in dramatic fashion as Mateta turned his marker before slotting a low Jordan Ayew ball past Iversen.
Palace now sit five points clear of the drop zone in 12th, with Leicester one point adrift of safety in 18th.
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Crystal Palace
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Squad number13Player nameGuaita
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Squad number2Player nameWard
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Squad number16Player nameAndersen
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Squad number6Player nameGuéhi
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Squad number3Player nameMitchell
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Squad number10Player nameEze
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Squad number28Player nameDoucouré
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Squad number15Player nameSchlupp
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Squad number7Player nameOlise
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Squad number22Player nameÉdouard
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Squad number11Player nameZaha
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Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
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Squad number14Player nameMateta
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Squad number19Player nameHughes
Leicester City
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Squad number31Player nameIversen
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Squad number27Player nameCastagne
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Squad number15Player nameSouttar
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Squad number3Player nameFaes
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Squad number16Player nameKristiansen
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Squad number25Player nameNdidi
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Squad number22Player nameDewsbury-Hall
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Squad number37Player nameTetê
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Squad number10Player nameMaddison
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Squad number7Player nameBarnes
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Squad number20Player nameDaka
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Squad number14Player nameIheanacho
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Squad number21Player nameRicardo Pereira
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Squad number33Player nameThomas
Line-ups
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-3-3
- 13Guaita
- 2Ward
- 16Andersen
- 6GuéhiBooked at 88mins
- 3Mitchell
- 10EzeBooked at 81mins
- 28Doucouré
- 15SchluppSubstituted forHughesat 81′minutes
- 7Olise
- 22ÉdouardSubstituted forMatetaat 86′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 11ZahaSubstituted forJ Ayewat 45+1′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Milivojevic
- 8Sambi Lokonga
- 9J Ayew
- 14Mateta
- 17Clyne
- 18McArthur
- 19Hughes
- 21Johnstone
- 44Riedewald
Leicester
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Iversen
- 27Castagne
- 15SouttarBooked at 68mins
- 3Faes
- 16KristiansenBooked at 29minsSubstituted forThomasat 60′minutes
- 25NdidiBooked at 89mins
- 22Dewsbury-HallBooked at 83mins
- 37TetêSubstituted forRicardo Pereiraat 45′minutes
- 10Maddison
- 7Barnes
- 20DakaSubstituted forIheanachoat 72′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Ward
- 4Söyüncü
- 9Vardy
- 14Iheanacho
- 18Amartey
- 21Ricardo Pereira
- 24Mendy
- 33Thomas
- 42Soumaré
Live Text
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Match ends, Crystal Palace 2, Leicester City 1.
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Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 2, Leicester City 1.
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Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
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Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Leicester City 1. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a through ball.
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Attempt missed. Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
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Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
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Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Harry Souttar (Leicester City).
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Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
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Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
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Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
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Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Odsonne Édouard.
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Attempt missed. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Olise with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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