Burnley 0-2 Crystal Palace: Roy Hodgson's side end losing run
Wilfried Zaha opened the scoring in the first half at Turf Moor
A goal in either half earned Crystal Palace their first Premier League win in six games in a cagey affair at Burnley.
Wilfried Zaha struck the opener right on half-time with a low drive, despite Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope getting a hand to the ball at his near post.
Jeffrey Schlupp sealed victory nine minutes after coming on as a substitute as he capitalised on Ben Mee's mistake to fire between Pope's legs from inside the area.
Chris Wood had Burnley's best chance but he could only smash his effort over the crossbar from close range.
Palace move up to 10th in the table, level on points with Burnley, who are eighth.
Burnley run out of ideas after making crucial mistakes
The Clarets came into the game in fine form, having won their previous two games 3-0, but their attack lacked a cutting edge against the Eagles.
Palace, who had not won since 5 October, remained resolute in their shape, restricting the hosts to just three shots in total during the first half.
Zaha handed the visitors the lead in first-half injury time, but Pope will be disappointed to have let the ball squirm past him at the near post.
Sean Dyche's side improved after the break but top scorer Ashley Barnes was replaced by Jay Rodriguez after a quiet afternoon on the hour mark, while strike partner Wood spurned their best opportunities.
The New Zealand international latched on to Cheikhou Kouyate's misplaced header back towards Vicente Guaita, but with only the keeper to beat from six yards out, Wood blazed the ball over the crossbar.
Palace doubled their lead against the run of play when Mee made a hash of his unopposed clearance to play the ball over his head, back towards his own goal, and Schlupp made no mistake.
Burnley continued to push forward but Guaita pulled off another brilliant save to deny Wood, who diverted the ball towards goal off his back, to highlight his disappointing afternoon.
The hosts have now lost all three home games this season in which they have conceded.
More to follow.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Burnley
1Pope
26BardsleyBooked at 55mins
5Tarkowski
6Mee
3TaylorSubstituted forPietersat 36'minutes
12BradySubstituted forLennonat 77'minutes
13Hendrick
4Cork
11McNeilBooked at 67mins
9Wood
10BarnesSubstituted forRodriguezat 62'minutes
Substitutes
2Lowton
8Drinkwater
14Gibson
19Rodriguez
20Hart
23Pieters
25Lennon
Crystal Palace
31Guaita
34Kelly
5Tomkins
6DannSubstituted forSakhoat 59'minutes
3van Aanholt
10TownsendSubstituted forSchluppat 69'minutes
8Kouyaté
4Milivojevic
18McArthur
11Zaha
9J AyewSubstituted forBentekeat 82'minutes
Substitutes
12Sakho
13Hennessey
15Schlupp
17Benteke
22McCarthy
23Camarasa
44Riedewald
Referee:
Peter Bankes
Attendance:
19,818
Match Stats
Home TeamBurnleyAway TeamCrystal Palace
Possession
Home44%
Away56%
Shots
Home15
Away7
Shots on Target
Home4
Away2
Corners
Home5
Away6
Fouls
Home13
Away10
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Match ends, Burnley 0, Crystal Palace 2.
Full TimePosted at 90'+6'
Second Half ends, Burnley 0, Crystal Palace 2.
Posted at 90'+6'
Attempt missed. Jay Rodriguez (Burnley) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 90'+5'
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by James Tomkins.
Posted at 90'+5'
Attempt blocked. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Rodriguez.
Posted at 90'+4'
Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (Burnley) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 90'+3'
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
Posted at 90'+2'
Foul by Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 90'+2'
Dwight McNeil (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+1'
Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 90'+1'
Foul by Ben Mee (Burnley).
Posted at 87'
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jeff Hendrick.
Posted at 87'
Attempt blocked. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
Posted at 86'
Attempt missed. Jack Cork (Burnley) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Posted at 86'
Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jeff Hendrick with a cross.
Posted at 85'
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
Posted at 85'
Attempt saved. Dwight McNeil (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Lennon.
Posted at 84'
Foul by Martin Kelly (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 84'
Dwight McNeil (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Posted at 83'
Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dwight McNeil with a cross following a set piece situation.
Posted at 83'
Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 83'
Dwight McNeil (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
SubstitutionPosted at 82'
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces Jordan Ayew.
Posted at 81'
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Phil Bardsley.
Posted at 80'
Offside, Burnley. Ben Mee tries a through ball, but Chris Wood is caught offside.
Posted at 80'
Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 80'
Aaron Lennon (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal!Posted at 78'
Goal! Burnley 0, Crystal Palace 2. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
SubstitutionPosted at 77'
Substitution, Burnley. Aaron Lennon replaces Robbie Brady.
Posted at 73'
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
Posted at 72'
Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 72'
Ben Mee (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 70'
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Ben Mee.
SubstitutionPosted at 69'
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Andros Townsend.
Posted at 69'
Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 69'
Foul by Erik Pieters (Burnley).
Posted at 67'
Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
Posted at 67'
Robbie Brady (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
BookingPosted at 67'
Dwight McNeil (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 66'
Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Source: bbc.com
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