West Ham 1 - Crystal Palace 3: Glenn Murray's double helps Eagles soar
GLENN MURRAY scored twice and was sent off as resurgent Crystal Palace registered a 3-1 Premier League win against a toothless West Ham United at the Boleyn ground on Saturday to heap further misery on the stuttering east London side.
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Glenn Murray scored twice for Crystal Palace before being sent off
Murray's header gave Palace a fortuitous lead in the 41st minute before Scott Dann doubled their advantage in the 51st minute with a powerful header.
Murray, in the thick of the action all afternoon, added his second in the 63rd minute but was dismissed six minutes later for a second yellow card before Enner Valencia scored a 76th minute consolation goal for the hosts.
Eighth-placed West Ham have won just two of their last 12 league games since climbing to fourth in mid-December while Crystal Palace, up to 12th.
This was Palace's fourth win in seven matches since manager Alan Pardew took charge.
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