Palace were on the front foot from the off, pinning the Hammers deep into their own half for large stretches of the opening twenty minutes. The game was flipped on its head with a piece of magic from Saïd Benrahma (27), who picked up the ball from range and marked his 100th appearance for the club by lashing the ball into the back of the net past the outstretched hands of Vicente Guaita (35), snatching a lead for the hosts against the run of play.
West Ham looked to be taking their advantage to the break, but they were undone in they dying minutes of the half when Thilo Kehrer (26) gave the ball away in a dangerous area, leading to a Wilfried Zaha (29) strike from close range to reclaim parity and stun the boisterous home crowd.
Similarly to the first half, the second interval looked to be winding down with the two London clubs locked in a stalemate, but the hosts appeared to be gifted an opportunity to snatch all three points when the referee awarded a penalty kick. Michail Antonio (32) was taken down in the box by Marc Guéhi (22) at the end of a superb solo run by the striker, however after a lengthy VAR check, the referee overturned his original decision, keeping the stalemate alive.
While it looked looked likely for the proceedings to fizzle out with no fireworks, the visitors snatched a winner in dramatic fashion when Michael Olise’s (20) stoppage time effort took a massive deflection off Aaron Cresswell (32) before looping into the back of the net to stun the home crowd, and see the Eagles collect a fourth win in their last five Premier League matches.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace)
