• Monday, 23 December 2024
Eberechi Eze scores twice in Crystal Palace win over Sheffield united

Eberechi Eze scores twice in Crystal Palace win over Sheffield united

Michael Olise scored the winning goal on his return from injury as Crystal Palace came from behind twice to secure a vital win over Sheffield United in the Premier League at Selhurst Park.

It was a less than ideal start for Palace as Sheffield United took the lead after only 20 seconds when Ben Brereton Diaz was set behind the defence by Gustavo Hamer and curled into the bottom corner past Dean Henderson.

Palace responded in the 17th minute when Eberechi Eze poked in Michael Olise's chipped cross before James McAtee's deflected shot restored the visitors' lead in the 20th minute.

It then took a moment of magic from Eze to draw Palace level for the second time in the first half. He picked up the ball from Olise before firing a powerful left-footed shot into the top corner from the edge of the box.

The excellent Olise struck the winning goal for Palace in the 67th minute. Jean-Philippe Mateta's attempted cross was blocked but only straight into Olise's path - his curling effort struck the inside of the post before going in to give Palace all three points.

Chris Wilder's side nearly levelled the match late on but Anel Ahmedhodzic's header cannoned back off the Palace crossbar from close range to leave the Blades rooted to the foot of the table.

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