Luka Milivojevic seals vital win for Crystal Palace at Huddersfield

Snow swirled around the stadium but Crystal Palace departed with a warm glow thanks to a well-earned victory. A first-half goal by James Tomkins followed by a successful second-half penalty by Luka Milivojevic lifted Roy Hodgson’s team out of the relegation zone and to within a point of Huddersfield, who had hoped to distance themselves from the squabbling near the bottom of the table but instead remain very much in the fray, just a point above Palace.

The only down side for Hodgson was that Jeffrey Schlupp was forced off with an injury in the 20th minute and, more alarmingly, Wilfried Zaha limped off in the 89th minute. The winger had been excellent on his return to the Palace starting lineup after an enforced five-week layoff and if his latest injury make him miss more matches, Palace will suffer.

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