Southampton denied again as Eberechi Eze seals Crystal Palace's comeback win

12/29/2024 12:10 PM

When Aaron Ramsdale swapped warming the bench at Arsenal for a relegation battle with Southampton, even the England goalkeeper could not have imagined it would be this bad. Another defeat – a 15th in 19 Premier League games – was especially hard to take after Tyler Dibling had given them a surprise lead to end a four-match wait to score a league goal and their first under the new manager, Ivan Juric.

But while Ramsdale was angered by the decision not to disallow Trevoh Chalobah's equaliser for a push on the Southampton goalkeeper, it was only down to a string of fine saves that kept the scoreline respectable as Palace secured a second home victory of the campaign thanks to Eberechi Eze's brilliant finish. That leaves Oliver Glasner's side looking much more comfortable after their slow start to the season – while surpassing Derby's Premier League record low points tally of 11 may be the limit to Juric's ambitions for now.