Crystal Palace cavorted to their first league win of 2022 at the seventh attempt and in doing so surely banished any lingering concerns over being dragged into a relegation battle, making clear in the process their superiority over one of the sides that had hoped to overhaul them.
Two late goals from Wilfried Zaha added gloss to a victory in which the visitors were assisted by opponents whose defence too often seems to favour voluntarily creating chances for their opponents over preventing them.
