Eberechi Eze scored the winner as Crystal Palace came from behind to beat Southampton and move six points clear of the relegation zone.

Southampton took the lead in the 14th minute when Kyle Walker-Peters beat Daniel Munoz to the ball and his cross was helped on by Adam Armstrong for Tyler Dibling to tap in from close range.

But Palace responded 16 minutes later when Trevoh Chalobah headed in a Will Hughes corner.

There were appeals from the Southampton players who thought Jean-Philippe Mateta had fouled goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale as the corner came in, but the goal was cleared by the video assistant referee (VAR).

Eze then scored an excellent goal early into the second half to secure all three points for the Eagles.

Munoz should have scored when, as the sides were level in the first half, he ran on to Tyrick Mitchell's cross, but his effort from inside the six-yard box hit the back of Walker-Peters with the goal gaping.

Ismaila Sarr also had a good opportunity in the first period when he raced on to Mateta's flick-on, but Ramsdale saved well before Jefferson Lerma had an acrobatic volley saved from the resulting corner.

The Eagles were the better team after drawing level and it did not take long for that dominance to pay off after the break, when Munoz's looping cross was deflected into Eze's path and he drilled a shot into the bottom corner.

The result moves Palace up to 15th place - and six points clear of Leicester City in 18th - and means they have now lost only one of their past eight Premier League matches.