Crystal Palace scored three second-half goals to beat 10-man Burnley in manager Oliver Glasner’s first game in charge of the club.
The Eagles dominated possession in the first half but could not find a breakthrough before Josh Brownhill was shown a straight red card.
James Trafford played a ball to Brownhill, who was under pressure from Jefferson Lerma, and he brought down the midfielder when he was through on goal.
The visitors made it to half-time with the score level and held on for over 20 minutes of the second period before Palace made the breakthrough.
Jordan Ayew put in an excellent curling cross and defender Chris Richards met it with a diving header into the bottom corner to give the home side the lead in the 68th minute.
That was before Matheus Franca, introduced as a second-half substitute, combined well with Tyrick Mitchell down the left and his low cross was put away by Ayew from close range in the 71st minute.
Jean-Philippe Mateta then made sure of all three points when he confidently dispatched a penalty past Trafford after Franca was brought down by Vitinho.
Burnley striker David Datro Fofana had a late goal ruled out for offside as Palace secured a crucial victory.
The win moves Palace eight points clear of the relegation zone and makes Glasner just the second Palace manager to win their first Premier League game in charge.
Glasner makes instant impact
It’s the first time that Glasner has taken charge of a team midway through a season and in his pre-match press conference he said supporters would see changes step by step.
However, this win will give them a lot of hope for what is to come.
The Austrian only had three training sessions prior to the meeting with the Clarets but you could see the subtle tweaks he has made in that short time.
The Eagles tried a couple of well-worked short corners and changed the takers each side with Lerma going close on one occasion.
Palace had played with a three-man defence at Everton on Monday night and Glasner has favoured a similar formation at his other clubs.
Glasner said that Eberechi Eze should be back with the squad next week and he will hope he is the first of Palace’s key players to come back to fitness, with Marc Guehi and Michael Olise still in the treatment room.
The 49-year-old’s double change of Franca and Naouirou Ahamada paid off, with the former creating the last two Palace goals.
Some felt Franca, signed in summer for a potential £22m, should have been given more game time under previous boss Roy Hodgson and his cameo in this match serves as a positive start for him under the new manager.
Palace were somewhat lucky to keep a clean sheet when Datro Fofana’s late goal was ruled out for offside but Glasner will be delighted with what he saw from his side.
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Crystal Palace
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Squad number1Player nameJohnstone
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Squad number2Player nameWard
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Squad number16Player nameAndersen
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Squad number26Player nameRichards
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Squad number12Player nameMuñoz
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Squad number8Player nameLerma
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Squad number20Player nameA Wharton
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Squad number3Player nameMitchell
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Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
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Squad number22Player nameÉdouard
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Squad number14Player nameMateta
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Squad number5Player nameTomkins
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Squad number11Player nameMatheus França
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Squad number29Player nameAhamada
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Squad number52Player nameOzoh
Burnley
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Squad number1Player nameTrafford
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Squad number20Player nameAssignon
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Squad number2Player nameO’Shea
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Squad number33Player nameEsteve
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Squad number3Player nameTaylor
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Squad number7Player nameGudmundsson
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Squad number16Player nameBerge
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Squad number8Player nameBrownhill
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Squad number47Player nameOdobert
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Squad number23Player nameFofana
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Squad number25Player nameAmdouni
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Squad number4Player nameCork
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Squad number9Player nameRodríguez
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Squad number10Player nameManuel
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Squad number22Player nameVitinho
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Squad number24Player nameCullen
Line-ups
Crystal Palace
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Johnstone
- 2Ward
- 16AndersenSubstituted forTomkinsat 90+1′minutes
- 26Richards
- 12Muñoz
- 8Lerma
- 20A WhartonBooked at 50minsSubstituted forAhamadaat 66′minutes
- 3MitchellBooked at 90mins
- 9J AyewBooked at 90minsSubstituted forOzohat 90+9′minutes
- 22ÉdouardSubstituted forFrança de Oliveiraat 66′minutes
- 14Mateta
Substitutes
- 5Tomkins
- 11França de Oliveira
- 17Clyne
- 29Ahamada
- 30Henderson
- 48Plange
- 51Rodney
- 52Ozoh
- 55Umeh-Chibueze
Burnley
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Trafford
- 20Assignon
- 2O’Shea
- 33EsteveBooked at 85mins
- 3TaylorSubstituted forda Silvaat 75′minutes
- 7GudmundssonSubstituted forCorkat 90+1′minutes
- 16Berge
- 8BrownhillBooked at 35mins
- 47OdobertSubstituted forManuelat 90′minutes
- 23FofanaSubstituted forRodríguezat 90+1′minutes
- 25AmdouniSubstituted forCullenat 37′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Cork
- 9Rodríguez
- 10Manuel
- 18Ekdal
- 22da Silva
- 24Cullen
- 34Bruun Larsen
- 44Delcroix
- 49Muric
Live Text
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Match ends, Crystal Palace 3, Burnley 0.
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Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 3, Burnley 0.
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Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
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Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Lorenz Assignon.
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Substitution, Crystal Palace. David Ozoh replaces Jordan Ayew.
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Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
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Jack Cork (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Crystal Palace).
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Vitinho (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Matheus França (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jack Cork (Burnley).
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Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
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Jay Rodríguez (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Crystal Palace. James Tomkins replaces Joachim Andersen.
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Substitution, Burnley. Jay Rodríguez replaces David Datro Fofana.
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Substitution, Burnley. Jack Cork replaces Jóhann Gudmundsson.
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Substitution, Burnley. Benson Manuel replaces Wilson Odobert.
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VAR Decision: No Goal Crystal Palace 3-0 Burnley.