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Eberechi Eze has scored in successive Premier League appearances for the first time in his careerEberechi Eze struck twice as Crystal Palace won their third consecutive game and left wasteful Southampton rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table.
Eze was the catalyst for Palace as he scored from a rebound after Jordan Ayew's strike was palmed into his path by home keeper Gavin Bazunu.
His second goal saw him turn away from his defender and arrow a precise finish into the bottom corner.
Southampton were lively in the first half, with Kamaldeen Sulemana heading over, but were unable to make their chances count.
Clinical Eze seals victory
Just like in their 5-1 win over Leeds last weekend, Crystal Palace were off the pace in the first half.
Cheick Doucoure fired over the bar after two minutes, but the away side did not have a shot on target in the opening 45 minutes.
However, the Eagles held firm defensively and went on to produce a clinical display in the second half.
Eze has now scored seven Premier League goals this season, more than any other Crystal Palace player.
Palace remain 12th, and their fears of relegation are fading after another impressive performance on the road.
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Southampton
Squad number31Player nameBazunu
Squad number3Player nameMaitland-Niles
Squad number35Player nameBednarek
Squad number37Player nameBella-Kotchap
Squad number2Player nameWalker-Peters
Squad number32Player nameWalcott
Squad number8Player nameWard-Prowse
Squad number45Player nameLavia
Squad number20Player nameSulemana
Squad number26Player nameAlcaraz
Squad number7Player nameAribo
Squad number12Player nameOnuachu
Squad number17Player nameS Armstrong
Squad number19Player nameDjenepo
Squad number23Player nameEdozie
Crystal Palace
Squad number21Player nameJohnstone
Squad number2Player nameWard
Squad number16Player nameAndersen
Squad number6Player nameGuéhi
Squad number3Player nameMitchell
Squad number10Player nameEze
Squad number28Player nameDoucouré
Squad number15Player nameSchlupp
Squad number7Player nameOlise
Squad number22Player nameÉdouard
Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
Squad number4Player nameMilivojevic
Squad number5Player nameTomkins
Squad number8Player nameSambi Lokonga
Squad number14Player nameMateta
Squad number19Player nameHughes
Line-ups
Southampton
Formation 4-4-2
- 31Bazunu
- 3Maitland-Niles
- 35BednarekBooked at 90mins
- 37Bella-KotchapBooked at 90mins
- 2Walker-Peters
- 32WalcottSubstituted forDjenepoat 62'minutes
- 8Ward-Prowse
- 45LaviaBooked at 52mins
- 20SulemanaSubstituted forS Armstrongat 80'minutes
- 26AlcarazSubstituted forEdozieat 80'minutes
- 7AriboSubstituted forOnuachuat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 1McCarthy
- 6Caleta-Car
- 12Onuachu
- 15Perraud
- 17S Armstrong
- 18Mara
- 19Djenepo
- 23Edozie
- 24Elyounoussi
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-3-3
- 21Johnstone
- 2Ward
- 16AndersenBooked at 43mins
- 6GuéhiSubstituted forTomkinsat 90+3'minutes
- 3Mitchell
- 10Eze
- 28DoucouréSubstituted forMilivojevicat 85'minutes
- 15SchluppSubstituted forSambi Lokongaat 85'minutes
- 7Olise
- 22ÉdouardSubstituted forHughesat 74'minutes
- 9J AyewSubstituted forMatetaat 90+3'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Milivojevic
- 5Tomkins
- 8Sambi Lokonga
- 14Mateta
- 18McArthur
- 19Hughes
- 26Richards
- 44Riedewald
- 63Goodman
Referee:Michael Oliver
Attendance:30,309
Live Text
Match ends, Southampton 0, Crystal Palace 2.
Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Crystal Palace 2.
Foul by Paul Onuachu (Southampton).
Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Jordan Ayew.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. James Tomkins replaces Marc Guéhi.
Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton).
Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Paul Onuachu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).
Offside, Southampton. Roméo Lavia tries a through ball, but Paul Onuachu is caught offside.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic replaces Cheick Doucouré.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Olise.
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