Crystal Palace won 2-1 against Southampton in the Premier League on Tuesday.
Crystal Palace came from behind to earn a 2-1 win against Southampton in the Premier League at St Mary’s on Tuesday.
Southampton took an early lead through Shane Long, who scored his first goal in 11 months. The Saints finished the first half on a strong note, but a change in formation to 4-4-2 changed the game in Crystal Palace’s favour after the break.
James MacArthur got the equaliser when he volleyed in from close range. It was his fifth goal for Palace in all competitions.
In the 80th minute of the game, a moment of brilliance from Luka Milivojevic sealed all three points for the Eagles. He scored a spectacular goal from 25 yards out to take his goal tally to six for Palace.
One of the standout players from this game was Bakary Sako. The 29-year-old came from the bench in the 64th minute and made a strong impact.
He took to social networking site Twitter to express his reaction after the win. He tweeted:
Palace fans responded quickly to let him know that they enjoyed his performance thoroughly.
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