Palace’s Pardew under pressure after “crazy” 5-4 defeat

But Palace gave themselves a lifeline, when Tomkins bundled home!

The second-half goal fest was not finished there, however, as the Eagles somehow drew level in freakish fashion when Zaha’s cross looped into the net having taken a deflection off the unfortunate Cork.

With three of their next four league games against Southampton, Manchester United and Chelsea, it’s understandable to see odd on quotes for his departure coming next.

“When I saw a deflection off Jack Cork go into the top corner of the net [to make it 3-3], theres a moment when you think this team just needs some luck, ” Bradley said. They deserve so much credit.

For most neutrals looking ahead to this weekend’s Premier League fixtures, anyone who says they predicted Swansea vs Crystal Palace would be the most entertaining match is a liar.

“I have to look at the process I do, make sure my staff are on their game, make sure we are covering every detail until we get a run of results”. I love working with them and I could not be happier for them.

The Eagles threw away a 4-3 advantage late on to end up losing for a sixth successive time to mount further pressure on manager Alan Pardew.

After six games in charge of Swansea former USMNT manager Bob Bradley has claimed his first win in a match which showcased the excitement and drama that the Premier League is capable of.

“I don’t remember who scored the goals”. The Spaniard headed his goal goalwards before the ball came back to Sigurdsson to volley back where it came from, Llorente stuck a leg to direct the ball past Hennessey. 2-1 became 3-1 two minutes later, and it was Fer again, and another Sigurdsson set piece.

Incredibly, the scoring and Swansea’s heroics were far from finished. He can still sniff out a loose ball and poke it into the back of the net, should he manage to beat a defender to it, and he found a way to do it twice in stoppage time for Swansea.

However, Swansea – dominant in the second half – then took the lead when Fer capitalised on a vast amount of space in the area to score after Cabaye had cleared a shot off the line.

But given that four of the last five meetings between the sides have ended all-square, the draw looks the most appealing option at [3.4]. If history has taught us anything, however, it is that this is not a race Pardew is expected to win. But I do see a benefit in having a major chat about those goals we conceded because we talked about it all week and I haven’t had the response I wanted, if I’m honest, in terms of a couple of those set-plays, so I need to address that.