Mateta sends Italy-bound Eagles flying with late double to punish Newcastle United
Eagles of South London Crystal Palace 2-1 Newcastle United Crystal Palace fans, with one eye on a possible gala European final in May, savoured a slice of late drama when substitute Jean Philippe Mateta stroked home a penalty to add to his earlier header to dent Newcastle United. The Eagles came from behind in a game which took a long time to warm up. William Osula put the Tynesiders ahead just before half time, before Palace finished strongly as the second half wore on. Jeff

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Eagles fail to launch again as resilient ten-man Leeds United grab deserved point in turgid encounter
The Eagles Crystal Palace 0-0 Leeds United The sloth of Selhurst. An announcement of five additional minutes at the end of this game was, without question, five minutes far too long. For the second time in a matter of days, Crystal Palace, out of ideas, fired blanks. A team, jaded of mentality and conviction, unable to see off a spirited Leeds United side who earned a precious point in their battle for Premier League survival. A scoreless bore this may have been, but Daniel
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Stuffy Larnaca frustrate Eagles in dull Europa Conference League clash
Where Eagles Fly: Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 0 AEK Larnaca 0 ‘Back so soon?’ That was the rhetorical question posed in the Crystal Palace match programme ahead of their Europa Conference League meeting with AEK Larnaca. The Cypriot side hoped for a repeat of their 1-0 win at Selhurst Park back in October in the same competition’s league phase. On this particular occasion though, the margins for error were slim, in the first of a two-legged tie. Indeed, Crystal Palace’s ina

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Relegation threatened Spurs stars in dire warning from Tudor after shocker against soaring Eagles
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Pic by @YTJourno Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Crystal Palace The situation at Tottenham now at crisis point, even the disgruntled boos at full time lacked volume. Rather, there seems to be a growing acceptance, that Spurs are staring at the barrel of Championship football next season. The north Londoners may still be a point above the relegation zone, but a timid 3-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace - their fifth in a row - spells massive danger. Many Tott

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Eagles ease through to last 16 of the Europa Conference League with win over Zrinjski Mostar
Selhurst Park Crystal Palace 2-0 HSK Zrinjski Mostar ‘Here for the Road to Leipzig’ The billboards blazed a technicolour note of optimism around Selhurst Park. If Crystal Palace do make it all the way to the RB Leipzig Stadium on 27 May, their fans will have largely forgotten about this particular juncture on an uninspiring journey. The Eagles had to rely on a brace of goals from Max Lacroix in the first half and anothere from Evann Guessand in added time to eke past Zrinjski
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