Wilfried Zaha exhibits his class as Crystal Palace hit 5 previous West Brom with Matheus Pereira despatched off in VAR drama

West Brom have been made to pay by Crystal Palace following the purple card to Matheus Pereira within the first half after VAR intervention as they have been overwhelmed 5-1 at The Hawthorns.

Palace scored 4 occasions after the Baggies have been diminished to 10 males following Pereira’s kick out at Patrick van Aanholt.

Wilfried Zaha confirmed his class for the guests on his return to Roy Hodgson’s beginning XI netting twice with Christian Benteke additionally getting two objectives on his first begin of the season.

The sport was finely balanced on the level of the purple card with each side having scored within the opening 30 minutes.

Zaha helped put Palace forward after eight minutes. He spun Pereira from a free-kick and his low cross was changed into his personal internet by Darnell Furlong.

The Baggies levelled after 30 minutes when Conor Gallagher – who nearly joined Palace in the summertime – swept in brilliantly from Furlong’s cross from 16 yards.

The purple card was proven simply 4 minutes with the 2 groups evenly matched at 1-1.

Referee Paul Tierney was advised to test the monitor to evaluate a possible purple card for the West Brom participant.

Pereira fell after a problem by the Palace defender after which appeared to kick out at his opponent catching him within the abdomen, with Van Aanholt himself happening.

The referee then made the choice to ship off Pereira for the kick out on his opponent after a prolonged delay.

Zaha restored Palace’s lead 10 minutes into the second half when he brilliantly curled in from 16 yards.

The winger was allowed to chop onto his proper foot contained in the West Brom field and fired into the nook.

4 minutes later Christian Benteke sealed the factors along with his first purpose of the season.

Benteke has struggled for objectives however made it 3-1 by heading dwelling Van Aanholt’s cross to attain simply his fourth in his final 53 video games.

Zaha added a second after 68 minutes to make it 4-1 when he scored following Eberechi Eze’s sturdy run into the field.

Issues acquired even worse for the Baggies eight minutes from time when Benteke turned his marker earlier than powering dwelling a left-footed drive from simply contained in the penalty space.

It was the primary time Crystal Palace had ever scored 5 occasions in an away recreation within the high flight