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Again Benteke heads clear. As adept in defence as he is in attack. Good spell of pressure from Hull, though.

Ranocchia is on loan from Inter Milan but he can’t have made too many worse errors. Hull have a corner. Grosicki takes and Benteke heads behind again.

POSSESSION: Palace 34%-66% Hull

Hull playing with more purpose. A patient build up until they lose the ball and N’Diaye goes in late on Townsend.

Good pressure from Puncheon, sticking to Maguire like glue and making sure he doesn’t get his cross in.

Another angle of the Palace opener.

The stats spell trouble for Hull. The Tigers have failed to score in seven of their last eight Premier League games in London (W1, L7), with the only exception being a 2-0 victory against Crystal Palace in 2015.

Hull marking zonally and really were at sixes and sevens there. A second would surely spell the end of their chances.

CLOSE! Ranocchia fails to deal with another ball on the stretch and Palace have a corner. In it comes from Puncheon and headed just wide by Tomkins!

Maguire brings the ball down but balloons his effort well over the bar. Hull needing a quick response.

It wasn’t even a difficult clearance for Ranocchia. Seemed to take his eyes off the ball and caught nothing but air. Good awareness from Zaha to pounce on the mistake and an assured finish.

Remember, Hull will be relegated if they lose. Palace are level on points with Swansea City and need a draw to secure their Premier League status.

The Palace fans are pumping now. What a dreadful mistake though. Poor guy.

GOAL PALACE! It’s a dream start for Palace. A dreadful missed clearance from Ranocchia gifts Zaha a free run on goal and he slots home!

Grosicki clips in an early free kick but Benteke back to head clear. Crystal Palace setting up 4-2-3-1, Hull City 4-4-1-1.

KICK-OFF! Referee Martin Atkinson blows the whistle to get us underway here at Selhurst Park. A draw would suit Palace just fine.