Until, that is, a looping Daniel Munoz header nodded Yeremy Pino’s cross home at the back post to open the scoring right on the half-hour mark. The second came shortly after half-time, as Eddie Nketiah fired home from close range mere moments after having another goal ruled out for a marginal offside. Palace’s comfortable win threatened to unravel as Borna Sosa picked up a brace of bookings just two minutes apart and was dismissed, leaving the Eagles a man down for the last quarter of an hour.
