At 3:30 Beijing time on December 16, the 17th round of the Premier League, Crystal Palace played southampton at home. Just one minute into the opening, Zaha broke the deadlock, Ward Prouss and Broa scored two goals in a row, and Crystal Palace fell behind 1-2 at one point. Jordan Ayew broke a 13-month Premier League goal drought and helped Crystal Palace equalize, making it 2-2! Crystal Palace is nine points ahead of the relegation zone and is even expected to hit the top 8, and Vieira can laugh.
Before the game, Crystal Palace ranked 13th with 19 points in 16 rounds, southampton ranked 15th with 16 points, and the two teams were only 2 points apart.
Just 1 minute into the opening, Edward split the ball in front of him, Zaha burst inside the penalty area, lightning broke the deadlock, Crystal Palace took a 1-0 lead.
In the 31st minute, Southampton's free kick in front of the field, Ward Prouss, a world wave hanging straight into the corner, Southampton equalised.
According to statistics, this is Ward Prouss' 11th direct free-kick goal, ranking 4th in Premier League history, in front of him is Beckham with 18 times, Henry and Zola with 12 times.
In the 36th minute, Gallagher's misstep at the back was cut off and Broia's right-footed shot from outside the penalty area was another world wave, and the ball flew straight to the bottom left corner. In just 5 minutes, Crystal Palace conceded two goals in a row, from leading to behind, which also made the 45-year-old Vieira very dissatisfied.
In the 66th minute, Zaha's direct pass from the left rib caused chaos inside edward's penalty area, Jordan Ayew scored the ball after the penalty and Crystal Palace equalized, 2-2! Jordan Ayew scored in the Premier League for the first time since last November, ending a 13-month embarrassment of not scoring in 42 consecutive league games.
For the rest of the day, the two sides did not achieve anything, and the score was finally fixed at 2-2! After three consecutive defeats, Crystal Palace remained unbeaten in the last two rounds, winning 1 and drawing 1 to score 4 points, rising from 14th to 11th in the table. Crystal Palace are nine points ahead of the relegation zone and the relegation situation is very optimistic, and Vieira, 45, can breathe a sigh of relief.
As the saying goes, if someone is happy, someone is sad, and Southampton suffered six consecutive rounds of no wins, the last time they won back to November 6 this year, when they beat Villa 1-0.
Now, Southampton are only 15th in the table, just six points ahead of the relegation zone, and Chinese teams are starting to feel the pressure.