Report & Highlights: Palace overturn Saints to end 2024 on a high – News

Palace continued to press forwards and Muñoz once more threatened to get on the top of a intelligent Mitchell ball, but it surely was the Saints who had the subsequent likelihood of the match when Mateus Fernandes beat two Eagles on the sting of the field and hit a rising drive goalwards; Henderson obtained a powerful hand to the shot to tip the ball over the bar.

However it was Eze who was the sport’s rising affect, and after a pleasant piece of talent on the sting of the field on 69 minutes to attract a foul – and yellow card – for Taylor Harwood-Bellis, the Palace No. 10 stepped as much as take the free-kick himself.

As Selhurst held its collective breath, his intelligent try beneath the wall took a nick off a leaping defender and deflected in the direction of the highest nook, beating Ramsdale – but additionally, by inches, the crossbar.

The ultimate quarter of the sport grew more and more scrappy as either side defended stoutly, however Palace nearly stretched their lead when, with 10 minutes remaining, Sarr beat Walker-Peters for tempo and turned the ball throughout the field, the place Jan Bednarek inadvertently poked it in the direction of his personal aim; Ramsdale did properly to react once more.

The ultimate 5 minutes prompted a raft of adjustments from each managers as they sought a late affect, however handed with out nice incident – save for a late Muñoz half-chance – as Palace gained their final sport of a calendar 12 months on a excessive for a fourth time operating.

Palace: Henderson (GK), Muñoz, Chalobah, Lacroix, Richards, Mitchell, Lerma, Hughes (Doucouré, 86), Sarr (Nketiah, 90+4), Mateta, Eze (Kamada, 86).

Subs: Turner (GK), Clyne, Riad, Kporha, Devenny, Schlupp.

Southampton: Ramsdale (GK), Walker-Peters (Manning, 86), Bednarek, Harwood-Bellis, Wooden, Fernandes, Bree, Dibling (Lallana, 86), Aribo (Ugochukwu, 51), Armstrong (Sulemana, 65), Onuachu (Archer, 65).

Subs: McCarthy (GK), Sugawara, Taylor, Bella-Kotchap.

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