LONDON : Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta netted a brace as they romped to a 5-2 Premier League rout of West Ham United on Sunday with four goals inside 31 minutes including an exquisite bicycle kick by Eberechi Eze.
Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace v West Ham United - Selhurst Park, London, Britain - April 21, 2024 Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta celebrates scoring their fifth goal with Naouirou Ahamada and Michael Olise Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
Palace are 14th in the table, 11 points above the relegation zone, while West Ham are eighth on 48 points, but the two teams directly above them on 50 points apiece - Newcastle and Manchester United - have two games in hand. West Ham's Emerson scored an own goal in the 20th minute, then Mateta netted his first of two in the 31st for a 4-0 lead.
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