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      West Bromwich Albion vs Crystal Palace

      West Brom 1 Palace 5

      West Brom1
      Gallagher30'
      Palace5
      Furlong8' (OG)
      Zaha55' 68'
      Benteke59' 82'
      Sun 06 Dec 12:00(KO listed in users′ timezone)

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      Match Summary

      Summary

      • Roy Hodgson makes three changes to his lineup, starting Wilfried Zaha, Luka Milivojević and Christian Benteke
      • After a strong start, Palace take the lead when Darnell Furlong turns into his own net on the end of Zaha’s cross
      • The Baggies respond well, Furlong striking the crossbar in one of several attacks
      • Eventually, they find the net through Connor Gallagher
      • Minutes later, Matheus Pereira sees red for violent conduct against Patrick van Aanholt; VAR advising Paul Tierney to review the monitor on the decision
      • Half-time: West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Crystal Palace
      • Palace start the second-half strongly and enjoy chance after chance
      • Zaha capitalises on this dominance with a sensational goal to regain the lead
      • Benteke makes it three as he heads in Van Aanholt’s smart chip
      • Eberechi Eze links up smartly with Benteke before feeding Zaha, who uses the edge of his boot to net Palace’s fourth
      • Four becomes five away from home for the first time in Palace's top-flight history, Benteke striking home on the turn
      • Full-time: West Bromwich Albion 1-5 Crystal Palace

      WBAPAL 01 Milivojevic.jpg

      Perhaps signposting their desire to regain form, Palace began the clash on the front foot; with the ball zipping across the turf between red and blue bodies. Making their intentions clear within just four minutes, Wilfried Zaha clipped the post with a driven shot from 20 yards, at the first opportunity showing the Eagles can turn possession into chances.

      But, equally swiftly, it wouldn’t be a Palace man converting such dominance when Darnell Furlong turned into his own net. The Baggies’ misfortune came after Zaha shrugged Matheus Periera’s challenge off and fizzed a ball across the box, with Furlong lunging and ultimately knocking past Sam Johnstone.

      West Brom reacted by landing their first chance on target as Periera struck into Vicente Guaita’s hands following a well-worked move. In a kindred move, Christian Benteke lofted a ball into Zaha’s path only for the Ivorian to volley high, but both sides had flexed their attacking muscles for the still-empty stadium.

      WBAPAL 02 Milivojevic Zaha Benteke.jpg

      This semi-peacocking in attack continued for the man who needed it most: Furlong thwacking the crossbar with a powerful header after another smooth West Brom passage.

      Matt Phillips then struck into Guaita’s confident gloves before Johnstone denied a smart Benteke header.

      But the chances would again yield goals around the half-hour mark, with the visitors this time grasping hold of the game. Their equaliser came from another noteworthy spell; Sami Ajayi feeding Phillips who set-up Connor Gallagher with precision. The ball played accurately into his feet, Gallagher vindicated his teammates’ decision to pass and calmly slotted home.

      WBAPAL 06 Benteke.jpg

      The hosts’ jubilation would last all of three minutes, however, turning to apprehension and then deflation when referee Paul Tierney reviewed the VAR monitor and handed Pereira a red card for kicking Patrick van Aanholt in a clumsy challenge.

      The Baggies did well to secure their level footing before being reduced to 10-men, and their attractive attacking approach subsided, the visitors instead collecting the baton.

      Palace chances came fast through Benteke, Zaha and even Gary Cahill but the home side defended committedly to guard their goalmouth. Roy Hodgson’s men behaved similarly when Jeffrey Schlupp and then Benteke desperately knocked away West Brom crosses just yards from the net.

      WBAPAL 04 Schlupp.jpg

      The half-time breather will have been well met by both sides, and Palace knew a confident second-half could deliver three points against their hosts' handicap.

      The second spell began more steadily than the first, a state of affairs no doubt anticipated against 10-men. Benteke, who looked bright, earned Palace’s opening chance as he drove down the left flank, however his burst was nullified by Ajayi’s nippy shadowing.

      The Eagles were very much still the ascendant side, however, with Zaha having two shots deflected wide and Van Aanholt seeing a stinging effort saved adeptly by a flying Johnstone.

      Applying more and more pressure on their stretched hosts, Palace forced West Brom into two last-ditched clearances from a corner before emphatically regaining their lead.

      WBAPAL 00 Cahill Benteke.jpg

      Having camped on the edge of the Baggies’ box, Palace knocked loudly at the door and, when James McArthur fed Zaha 20 yards out, the Ivorian burst through with power, bending home a piledriving effort in trademark style.

      With the wind in his side’s sails, Benteke too sent the net bulging with a familiar approach; heading in off the ground as Van Aanholt chipped cutely into his path.

      Palace’s ruthless handling of the 10-man Baggies saw them enjoy a comfortable lead as West Brom made a second defensive change to mitigate against further damage.

      Ghosts of their very recent past well and truly buried, the south Londoners could be forgiven for sitting back and seeing out their lead. But Hodgson’s charges had other ideas.

      Eberechi Eze became heavily involved in the attacking action as he played a sumptuous one-two with Benteke before skipping into the box and laying-off Zaha to his right. Reacting quickly in little space, the No.11 clipped the ball with the edge of his boot and expertly guided it past Johnstone to find Palace’s fourth.

      WBAPAL 00 Zaha Kouyate.jpg

      The game finally settled for a while and found the tempo expected for a three-goal lead. Both sides saw tame chances come and go and each manager made further changes, but the altered makeup didn't affect Palace's fortunes.

      Instead, for the first time in top-flight history, they netted five away from home as Benteke turned his marker, pivoted on the edge of the box and fired home with aplomb before celebrating with a confident smile.

      This confidence carried the south Londoners through the final 10 minutes, all 11-men and their manager still keen to test their hosts.

      But five would remain five for Crystal Palace in their strongest attacking performance in top-flight history; certainly not a bad result to accept.

      West Brom: Johnstone, Furlong, Ivanović, Bartley, Ajayi, Phillips, Diangana (Krovinovic 45), Gallagher, Sawyers (O'Shea 80), Pereira, Grant (Robinson 62).

      Subs: Button, Gibbs, Grosicki, Austin.

      Palace: Guaita, Van Aanholt, Kouyaté, Cahill, Clyne, McArthur (Riedewald 72), Milivojević, Schlupp (Ayew 74), Eze, Zaha (Batshuayi 81), Benteke.

      Subs: Butland, Ward, Sakho, Townsend.

      To watch highlights and match reaction from this clash for free, keep an eye on Palace TV by clicking here or 'Palace TV' within the app!

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      Match Blog

      Full-Time

      Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Crystal Palace 5.
      90'+3'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross following a corner.
      90'+2'

      corner

      Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
      89'

      free kick won

      Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      88'

      Yellow Card

      Milivojevic(4)
      Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      88'

      free kick won

      Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      87'

      free kick won

      Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      84'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dara O'Shea.
      82'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Christian
      Benteke(20)
      Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Crystal Palace 5. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
      81'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Wilfried Zaha
      Wilfried
      Zaha(11)
      off
      Michy
      Batshuayi(23)
      on
      80'

      Substitution

      West Bromwich Albion
      Romaine
      Sawyers(19)
      off
      Dara O'Shea
      Dara
      O'Shea(27)
      on
      80'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Matt Phillips.
      74'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Jeffrey
      Schlupp(15)
      off
      Jordan Ayew
      Jordan
      Ayew(9)
      on
      74'

      free kick won

      Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      73'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      James
      McArthur(18)
      off
      Jairo
      Riedewald(44)
      on
      70'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
      69'

      free kick won

      Branislav Ivanovic (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      68'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Wilfried
      Zaha(11)
      Wilfried Zaha
      Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Crystal Palace 4. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
      67'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
      65'

      free kick won

      Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      62'

      Substitution

      West Bromwich Albion
      Karlan
      Grant(29)
      off
      Callum
      Robinson(7)
      on
      61'

      offside

      Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips tries a through ball, but Karlan Grant is caught offside.
      61'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
      59'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Christian
      Benteke(20)
      Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Crystal Palace 3. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
      58'

      Yellow Card

      Gallagher(18)
      Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      58'

      free kick won

      Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      58'

      corner

      Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
      55'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Wilfried
      Zaha(11)
      Wilfried Zaha
      Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Crystal Palace 2. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James McArthur.
      55'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
      55'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Cahill.
      54'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
      54'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
      53'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
      53'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
      52'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
      52'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
      50'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
      49'

      Yellow Card

      McArthur(18)
      James McArthur (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      49'

      free kick won

      Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      49'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      48'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Gary Cahill tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
      45'

      Substitution

      West Bromwich Albion
      Grady
      Diangana(11)
      off
      Filip
      Krovinovic(17)
      on

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Crystal Palace 1.
      45'+1'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Nathaniel Clyne tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
      44'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic.
      43'

      corner

      Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Christian Benteke.
      43'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
      42'

      corner

      Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
      40'

      free kick won

      Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      39'

      free kick won

      Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      38'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
      38'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
      38'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
      38'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
      37'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
      36'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      34'

      Red Card

      Matheus Pereira(12)
      Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
      32'

      VAR

      VAR Decision: Card upgraded Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
      32'

      free kick won

      Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      30'

      West Bromwich Albion Goal

      West Bromwich Albion
      Goal!
      West Bromwich Albion
      Conor
      Gallagher(18)
      Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Crystal Palace 1. Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
      29'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
      28'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      26'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      26'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
      25'

      free kick won

      Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      25'

      free kick won

      Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      24'

      offside

      Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Matheus Pereira tries a through ball, but Kyle Bartley is caught offside.
      23'

      free kick won

      Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      21'

      free kick won

      Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      21'

      free kick won

      Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      19'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
      18'

      post

      Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
      17'

      Yellow Card

      Sawyers(19)
      Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      17'

      free kick won

      Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      16'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
      14'

      free kick won

      Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      14'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Phillips.
      9'

      free kick won

      Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      8'

      West Bromwich Albion Own Goal

      West Bromwich Albion
      Goal!
      West Bromwich Albion
      Darnell
      Furlong(2)
      Own Goal by Darnell Furlong, West Bromwich Albion. West Bromwich Albion 0, Crystal Palace 1.
      7'

      free kick won

      Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      5'

      free kick won

      Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      3'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
      2'

      free kick won

      Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

      Starting lineup

      1
      Sam Johnstone
      GK
      5
      Kyle Bartley
      DF
      20
      Branislav Ivanovic
      DF
      6
      Semi Ajayi
      DF
      19
      Romaine Sawyers
      MF
      17'
      substitution icon80'
      18
      Conor Gallagher
      MF
      30'
      58'
      2
      Darnell Furlong
      MF
      8'
      10
      Matt Phillips
      MF
      11
      Grady Diangana
      S
      substitution icon45'
      29
      Karlan Grant
      S
      substitution icon62'
      12
      Matheus Pereira
      S
      34'

      Substitutes

      3
      Kieran Gibbs
      7
      Callum Robinson
      substitution icon62'
      13
      Kamil Grosicki
      15
      Charlie Austin
      17
      Filip Krovinovic
      substitution icon45'
      25
      David Button
      27
      Dara O'Shea
      substitution icon80'
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      Starting lineup

      1
      Sam Johnstone
      GK
      5
      Kyle Bartley
      DF
      20
      Branislav Ivanovic
      DF
      6
      Semi Ajayi
      DF
      19
      Romaine Sawyers
      MF
      17'
      substitution icon80'
      18
      Conor Gallagher
      MF
      30'
      58'
      2
      Darnell Furlong
      MF
      8'
      10
      Matt Phillips
      MF
      11
      Grady Diangana
      S
      substitution icon45'
      29
      Karlan Grant
      S
      substitution icon62'
      12
      Matheus Pereira
      S
      34'

      Substitutes

      3
      Kieran Gibbs
      7
      Callum Robinson
      substitution icon62'
      13
      Kamil Grosicki
      15
      Charlie Austin
      17
      Filip Krovinovic
      substitution icon45'
      25
      David Button
      27
      Dara O'Shea
      substitution icon80'
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      73
      44
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      68
      42
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      38
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      38
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      38
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      9
      17
      46
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      13
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      38
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      9
      17
      36
      52
      -16
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      14
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      38
      12
      8
      18
      41
      66
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      15
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      38
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      7
      19
      47
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      38
      9
      14
      15
      40
      46
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      41
      17
      BURBurnley
      38
      10
      9
      19
      33
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      18
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      38
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      Match Summary

      Summary

      • Roy Hodgson makes three changes to his lineup, starting Wilfried Zaha, Luka Milivojević and Christian Benteke
      • After a strong start, Palace take the lead when Darnell Furlong turns into his own net on the end of Zaha’s cross
      • The Baggies respond well, Furlong striking the crossbar in one of several attacks
      • Eventually, they find the net through Connor Gallagher
      • Minutes later, Matheus Pereira sees red for violent conduct against Patrick van Aanholt; VAR advising Paul Tierney to review the monitor on the decision
      • Half-time: West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Crystal Palace
      • Palace start the second-half strongly and enjoy chance after chance
      • Zaha capitalises on this dominance with a sensational goal to regain the lead
      • Benteke makes it three as he heads in Van Aanholt’s smart chip
      • Eberechi Eze links up smartly with Benteke before feeding Zaha, who uses the edge of his boot to net Palace’s fourth
      • Four becomes five away from home for the first time in Palace's top-flight history, Benteke striking home on the turn
      • Full-time: West Bromwich Albion 1-5 Crystal Palace

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      Perhaps signposting their desire to regain form, Palace began the clash on the front foot; with the ball zipping across the turf between red and blue bodies. Making their intentions clear within just four minutes, Wilfried Zaha clipped the post with a driven shot from 20 yards, at the first opportunity showing the Eagles can turn possession into chances.

      But, equally swiftly, it wouldn’t be a Palace man converting such dominance when Darnell Furlong turned into his own net. The Baggies’ misfortune came after Zaha shrugged Matheus Periera’s challenge off and fizzed a ball across the box, with Furlong lunging and ultimately knocking past Sam Johnstone.

      West Brom reacted by landing their first chance on target as Periera struck into Vicente Guaita’s hands following a well-worked move. In a kindred move, Christian Benteke lofted a ball into Zaha’s path only for the Ivorian to volley high, but both sides had flexed their attacking muscles for the still-empty stadium.

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      This semi-peacocking in attack continued for the man who needed it most: Furlong thwacking the crossbar with a powerful header after another smooth West Brom passage.

      Matt Phillips then struck into Guaita’s confident gloves before Johnstone denied a smart Benteke header.

      But the chances would again yield goals around the half-hour mark, with the visitors this time grasping hold of the game. Their equaliser came from another noteworthy spell; Sami Ajayi feeding Phillips who set-up Connor Gallagher with precision. The ball played accurately into his feet, Gallagher vindicated his teammates’ decision to pass and calmly slotted home.

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      The hosts’ jubilation would last all of three minutes, however, turning to apprehension and then deflation when referee Paul Tierney reviewed the VAR monitor and handed Pereira a red card for kicking Patrick van Aanholt in a clumsy challenge.

      The Baggies did well to secure their level footing before being reduced to 10-men, and their attractive attacking approach subsided, the visitors instead collecting the baton.

      Palace chances came fast through Benteke, Zaha and even Gary Cahill but the home side defended committedly to guard their goalmouth. Roy Hodgson’s men behaved similarly when Jeffrey Schlupp and then Benteke desperately knocked away West Brom crosses just yards from the net.

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      The half-time breather will have been well met by both sides, and Palace knew a confident second-half could deliver three points against their hosts' handicap.

      The second spell began more steadily than the first, a state of affairs no doubt anticipated against 10-men. Benteke, who looked bright, earned Palace’s opening chance as he drove down the left flank, however his burst was nullified by Ajayi’s nippy shadowing.

      The Eagles were very much still the ascendant side, however, with Zaha having two shots deflected wide and Van Aanholt seeing a stinging effort saved adeptly by a flying Johnstone.

      Applying more and more pressure on their stretched hosts, Palace forced West Brom into two last-ditched clearances from a corner before emphatically regaining their lead.

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      Having camped on the edge of the Baggies’ box, Palace knocked loudly at the door and, when James McArthur fed Zaha 20 yards out, the Ivorian burst through with power, bending home a piledriving effort in trademark style.

      With the wind in his side’s sails, Benteke too sent the net bulging with a familiar approach; heading in off the ground as Van Aanholt chipped cutely into his path.

      Palace’s ruthless handling of the 10-man Baggies saw them enjoy a comfortable lead as West Brom made a second defensive change to mitigate against further damage.

      Ghosts of their very recent past well and truly buried, the south Londoners could be forgiven for sitting back and seeing out their lead. But Hodgson’s charges had other ideas.

      Eberechi Eze became heavily involved in the attacking action as he played a sumptuous one-two with Benteke before skipping into the box and laying-off Zaha to his right. Reacting quickly in little space, the No.11 clipped the ball with the edge of his boot and expertly guided it past Johnstone to find Palace’s fourth.

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      The game finally settled for a while and found the tempo expected for a three-goal lead. Both sides saw tame chances come and go and each manager made further changes, but the altered makeup didn't affect Palace's fortunes.

      Instead, for the first time in top-flight history, they netted five away from home as Benteke turned his marker, pivoted on the edge of the box and fired home with aplomb before celebrating with a confident smile.

      This confidence carried the south Londoners through the final 10 minutes, all 11-men and their manager still keen to test their hosts.

      But five would remain five for Crystal Palace in their strongest attacking performance in top-flight history; certainly not a bad result to accept.

      West Brom: Johnstone, Furlong, Ivanović, Bartley, Ajayi, Phillips, Diangana (Krovinovic 45), Gallagher, Sawyers (O'Shea 80), Pereira, Grant (Robinson 62).

      Subs: Button, Gibbs, Grosicki, Austin.

      Palace: Guaita, Van Aanholt, Kouyaté, Cahill, Clyne, McArthur (Riedewald 72), Milivojević, Schlupp (Ayew 74), Eze, Zaha (Batshuayi 81), Benteke.

      Subs: Butland, Ward, Sakho, Townsend.

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      Match Blog

      Full-Time

      Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Crystal Palace 5.
      90'+3'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross following a corner.
      90'+2'

      corner

      Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
      89'

      free kick won

      Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      88'

      Yellow Card

      Milivojevic(4)
      Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      88'

      free kick won

      Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      87'

      free kick won

      Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      84'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dara O'Shea.
      82'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Christian
      Benteke(20)
      Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Crystal Palace 5. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
      81'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Wilfried Zaha
      Wilfried
      Zaha(11)
      off
      Michy
      Batshuayi(23)
      on
      80'

      Substitution

      West Bromwich Albion
      Romaine
      Sawyers(19)
      off
      Dara O'Shea
      Dara
      O'Shea(27)
      on
      80'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Matt Phillips.
      74'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      Jeffrey
      Schlupp(15)
      off
      Jordan Ayew
      Jordan
      Ayew(9)
      on
      74'

      free kick won

      Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      73'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      James
      McArthur(18)
      off
      Jairo
      Riedewald(44)
      on
      70'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
      69'

      free kick won

      Branislav Ivanovic (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      68'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Wilfried
      Zaha(11)
      Wilfried Zaha
      Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Crystal Palace 4. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
      67'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
      65'

      free kick won

      Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      62'

      Substitution

      West Bromwich Albion
      Karlan
      Grant(29)
      off
      Callum
      Robinson(7)
      on
      61'

      offside

      Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips tries a through ball, but Karlan Grant is caught offside.
      61'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
      59'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Christian
      Benteke(20)
      Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Crystal Palace 3. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
      58'

      Yellow Card

      Gallagher(18)
      Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      58'

      free kick won

      Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      58'

      corner

      Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
      55'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Wilfried
      Zaha(11)
      Wilfried Zaha
      Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Crystal Palace 2. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James McArthur.
      55'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
      55'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary Cahill.
      54'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
      54'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
      53'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
      53'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
      52'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
      52'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
      50'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
      49'

      Yellow Card

      McArthur(18)
      James McArthur (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      49'

      free kick won

      Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      49'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      48'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Gary Cahill tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
      45'

      Substitution

      West Bromwich Albion
      Grady
      Diangana(11)
      off
      Filip
      Krovinovic(17)
      on

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Crystal Palace 1.
      45'+1'

      offside

      Offside, Crystal Palace. Nathaniel Clyne tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
      44'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic.
      43'

      corner

      Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Christian Benteke.
      43'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
      42'

      corner

      Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
      40'

      free kick won

      Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      39'

      free kick won

      Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      38'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Gary Cahill (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
      38'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
      38'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
      38'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
      37'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
      36'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      34'

      Red Card

      Matheus Pereira(12)
      Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
      32'

      VAR

      VAR Decision: Card upgraded Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
      32'

      free kick won

      Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      30'

      West Bromwich Albion Goal

      West Bromwich Albion
      Goal!
      West Bromwich Albion
      Conor
      Gallagher(18)
      Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Crystal Palace 1. Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
      29'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
      28'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      26'

      free kick won

      Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      26'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
      25'

      free kick won

      Conor Gallagher (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      25'

      free kick won

      Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      24'

      offside

      Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Matheus Pereira tries a through ball, but Kyle Bartley is caught offside.
      23'

      free kick won

      Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      21'

      free kick won

      Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      21'

      free kick won

      Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      19'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
      18'

      post

      Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
      17'

      Yellow Card

      Sawyers(19)
      Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      17'

      free kick won

      Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      16'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
      14'

      free kick won

      Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      14'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Phillips.
      9'

      free kick won

      Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      8'

      West Bromwich Albion Own Goal

      West Bromwich Albion
      Goal!
      West Bromwich Albion
      Darnell
      Furlong(2)
      Own Goal by Darnell Furlong, West Bromwich Albion. West Bromwich Albion 0, Crystal Palace 1.
      7'

      free kick won

      Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      5'

      free kick won

      Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      3'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
      2'

      free kick won

      Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.