Eagles caught cold by Baggies

West Bromwich Albion defeated Palace 0 – 2 as the syndrome of the old boss returned to haunt Palace via two quick fire goals early in the match. A goal from Morrison on 2 minutes put the Albion in control While Gardner secured a 53rd minute winner by a marvellous spin and flick on the half turn to ensure Palace continued a marvellous run of form just where possibilities seemed endless. Indeed just when the going had got interesting chances had been thin on the ground for a team that through shear determination had seemed to have run out of luck just when the going had got interesting. Chances had been thin on the ground for a team that with the wing play of Bolasie and

Zaha meant all had been well with four consecutive victories including a 2 – 1 victory over champions Manchester City and the 4 – 1 that saw a Yannick Bolasie hat-trick smash four past a team that were basically pathetic but knew their limitations under Dick Advocat.
Yet the Match against WBA saw Palace fail to reach the heights of the previous 4 matches allowing West Brom to capitalise on inside knowledge garnered by Tony Pulis’s nine months securing Palace’s first ever bridge into a second season in the Premier League.
Fortune favours the brave and Palace dominated the game on Saturday but a wonder strike by James Morrison their luck was well and truly out. Indeed Dwight Gayle smashed the crossbar and Bolasie drew a fantastic save from Ben Foster Which meant Selhurst’s Raucous atmosphere was silenced.

Palace’s next fixture sees them take on Hull at Selhurst in a fixture that Palace have won on the last two occasions it has been played on the last two meetings. So if Palace need a helping hand to put one over old boss Steve Bruce now seems a great time to play them as for the first time since promotion with Palace in 2013 Hull are facing a real dogfight to survive.