Goals from Damian Delaney and Dwight Gayle for Palace and
Lanzini and Payet for West Ham meant the match ended 2 – 2. Yet the game changed
when Kouyate was sent off on sixty-seven minutes. The decision to send off
Kouyate was a controversial one as Mark Clatenberg chose red after the player
made a controversial lunge on Gayle. This was Crystal Palace’s first point of
2016 and it drew a dent in West Ham’s top four aspirations as they are behind
Arsenal and Manchester City.
A good performance from Palace saw Damian Delaney
gave them the lead early doors before West Ham came back with two quick goals
to lead 2 – 1 at half time. Yet Gayle’s seventy-fifth-minute equalizer meant
Palace moved a point further clear of trouble.
Palace moved a point further away from the relegation zone
and a point closer to survival going into next week’s crucial clash against
Norwich City at Selhurst Park. Clearly not distracted by an FA Cup semi Final
against Watford, Palace played some attractive and flowing football and the
point means with seven games left this season they should have enough points in
hand to avoid relegation.
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