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By Gary RoseBBC Sport at Elland Road
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Crystal Palace have scored seven goals in Roy Hodgson's two games since he returned to the clubCrystal Palace staged a remarkable second-half turnaround to give a significant boost to their Premier League survival hopes and leave stunned Leeds with plenty of work to do in their own bid to avoid relegation.
The Eagles scored four goals after the break with Jordan Ayew - in for the injured Wilfried Zaha - scoring two in an incredible demolition of the home side.
Such a victory looked hugely unlikely after Patrick Bamford's 50th goal for the club gave Leeds the reward their early dominance deserved.
But from then on it all went downhill as Marc Guehi flicked in an equaliser on the stroke of half-time before Palace scored two goals in two minutes soon after the break.
First, Ayew made it 2-1 with an excellent header before Eberechi Eze added a quick third, poking in from Michael Olise's pass.
Odsonne Edouard drove a fourth into the bottom corner following a quick counter and Ayew completed the rout late on when he lifted a shot over Illan Meslier, prompting many Leeds fans to leave.
The stunning win moves Crystal Palace up to 12th in the Premier League, six points clear of the relegation zone, while Leeds are 16th, just two points above the drop.
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Leeds United
Squad number1Player nameMeslier
Squad number2Player nameAyling
Squad number5Player nameKoch
Squad number21Player nameStruijk
Squad number3Player nameFirpo
Squad number28Player nameMcKennie
Squad number8Player nameRoca
Squad number11Player nameHarrison
Squad number7Player nameAaronson
Squad number23Player nameSinisterra
Squad number9Player nameBamford
Squad number19Player nameRodrigo
Squad number24Player nameRutter
Squad number25Player nameKristensen
Squad number29Player nameGnonto
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 number14Player nameMateta
Squad number17Player nameClyne
Squad number18Player nameMcArthur
Squad number19Player nameHughes
Line-ups
Leeds
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Meslier
- 2Ayling
- 5Koch
- 21Struijk
- 3FirpoBooked at 44minsSubstituted forKristensenat 60'minutes
- 28McKennieBooked at 86mins
- 8Roca
- 11Harrison
- 7AaronsonSubstituted forGnontoat 60'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 23SinisterraSubstituted forRodrigoat 60'minutes
- 9BamfordSubstituted forRutterat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Forshaw
- 6Cooper
- 10Summerville
- 19Rodrigo
- 22Robles
- 24Rutter
- 25Kristensen
- 29Gnonto
- 42Greenwood
Crystal Palace
Formation 4-3-3
- 21Johnstone
- 2WardBooked at 50minsSubstituted forClyneat 87'minutes
- 16Andersen
- 6Guéhi
- 3Mitchell
- 10Eze
- 28DoucouréSubstituted forMilivojevicat 80'minutes
- 15SchluppSubstituted forMcArthurat 80'minutes
- 7Olise
- 22ÉdouardSubstituted forHughesat 74'minutes
- 9J AyewSubstituted forMatetaat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Milivojevic
- 5Tomkins
- 8Sambi Lokonga
- 14Mateta
- 17Clyne
- 18McArthur
- 19Hughes
- 41Whitworth
- 44Riedewald
Referee:Simon Hooper
Attendance:36,427
Live Text
Match ends, Leeds United 1, Crystal Palace 5.
Second Half ends, Leeds United 1, Crystal Palace 5.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Weston McKennie (Leeds United).
Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
Jack Harrison (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United).
Attempt missed. Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joachim Andersen.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Nathaniel Clyne replaces Joel Ward.
Weston McKennie (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Weston McKennie (Leeds United).
Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Jordan Ayew.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic replaces Cheick Doucouré.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. James McArthur replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
Substitution, Leeds United. Georginio Rutter replaces Patrick Bamford.
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