Crystal Palace striker Wilfried Zaha gave his side the lead with a very well taken goal against West Ham in the third minute of their Premier League clash at Selhurst Park on Tuesday.
Zaha picked up the ball at the edge of the West Ham goal before slotting the ball into the bottom left corner.
West Ham goalkeeper Fabianski could do nothing but watch the ball zip past his outstretched right arm as the home side took the lead.
Wilfried Zaha breaks the deadlock against West Ham with a brilliant finish!
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West Ham equalised just five minutes later through Tomas Soucek after some very clever work down the left flank ending with a powerful header in the Palace net from close range.
The Hammers bounce right back!
Tomas Soucek gets on the end of a well-worked play to level it up.
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Soucek later doubled his goal tally when he squeezed the ball between the goalkeeper and the post from a tight angle to give the visitors the lead in the 25th minute.