Two wins in two games for firefighter Roy Hodgson - as relegation alarm bells ring for abysmal Leeds.
When Patrick Vieira was sacked as Palace boss they had not won for 13 games this year. There was a debate over the merits of sacking a promising young coach like Vieira. But who can blame club chairmen for shaking it up and firing bosses, when it produces vital short term gains, and a massive step away from relegation, like this.
True, Palace were given a major boost by the disorganisation, lack of fight and wide open spaces left by the crumbling Yorkshire side who couldn’t defend a cross. Palace came from behind to score three goals in ten minutes either side of half time and it was walk-out and sweary time for Elland Road faithful when a fifth made it a truly humiliating day for Leeds coach Javi Gracia.
