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Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise starred for Crystal Palace as the Eagles twice came from behind to win 3-2 against Sheffield United in a thriller.
Four of the goals came inside an incredible opening 27 minutes.
Ben Brerenton Diaz gave Sheff Utd the lead in the opening minute and, although Eze equalised, James McAtee put the Blades back in front.
But Eze made it 2-2 before the half-hour mark, and Olise completed the turnaround with a second-half winner to take Palace six points clear of the relegation zone and leave Sheff Utd rooted to the foot of the table.
The only disappointment from the evening for Roy Hodgson will be the fact both of his star attackers limped off in the second half.
How the match unfolded
Sheff Utd stunned Palace by taking the lead after just 20 seconds as Brereton Diaz cut inside and curled a shot past Dean Henderson into the bottom-right corner, making it two goals in two Premier League appearances since his January loan move from Villarreal.
Palace equalised in the 17th minute as Eze acrobatically met Olise’s floated cross to beat Sheff Utd’s new goalkeeper Ivo Grbic.
McAtee restored the Blades’ lead three minutes later. Oliver McBurnie initiated a counter-attack and played the ball to Manchester City loanee McAtee, whose shot deflected off Marc Guehi and looped into the back of the net.
But in the 27th minute Eze got Palace back on level terms again. Again, Olise set up the goal on his return from injury, providing his eighth assist for Eze as he found his team-mate on the edge of the box and watched as his brilliant left-footed shot soared past Grbic into the top-left corner.
Olise got on the scoresheet himself to score the 67th-minute winner, pouncing on Jean-Philippe Mateta’s cut-back and whipping the ball into the far corner past substitute goalkeeper Wes Foderingham, who had entered the fray in the 52nd minute when Grbic suffered a head injury.
Shortly after, Olise picked up a knock and was replaced by Jeffrey Schlupp. And Eze was then replaced by David Ozoh after also seemingly getting a knock.
Palace moved to 14th on 24 points, while Sheff Utd remained in 20th on 10 points.
Crystal Palace report | Sheffield United report
Match officials
Referee: Tony Harrington. Assistants: Dan Cook, Mark Scholes. Fourth official: Gavin Ward. VAR: Chris Kavanagh. Assistant VAR: Natalie Aspinall.
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