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Crystal Palace 2 West Ham 3

It looks like the usual WHU return to earth after a good run when Zaha puts Palace ahead after three minutes. The Hammers' midfield has stood off and Benteke has flicked the ball to Zaha who scores from the edge of the area.

But the Irons' response is excellent. In the ninth minute Fornals plays a clever ball in to the byline, Antonio flicks it across the goal and Soucek powers home a header. It gets better: Antonio is fouled by ex-Iron Kouyate and Cresswell's free-kick is controlled on his thigh and then shot into the net by Soucek again. Potato salad all round! 

West Ham nearly score a third from the kick-off as Kouyate miscues and Antonio hits the inside of the post. Rice and Soucek are dominating the midfield and Fornals is working tremendously hard. Soucek shoots from distance to force a save from Gaita and then after great work from Benrahma Cresswell's mishit shot is re-directed on to the post by Antonio again. A bonus in the first half is hearing Cresswell call the ref a "bellend" on live TV as a throw-in is moved.

SMELLS LIKE TEAM SPIRIT

It's worrying that WHU haven't killed the game off in the first half and Palace nearly equalise at the start of the second half when Fabianski has to make a fine one-on-one stop against Zaha. 

Benrahma is having his best game yet for the Hammers, gliding past players and always looking to create something. A great dribble sets up Antonio whose shot is brilliantly parried by Gaita. Another great Said run and pass finds Coufal whose shot is blocked.

Thankfully the game is put to bed when Dawson, who is proving a really useful addition in both  boxes, heads home Bowen's corner. Next Coufal's shot is redirected past the post by Antonio who beats the ground in frustration. Michail could and probably should have had four goals — he's having one of those games where he couldn't hit a palatial door. 

With the game won Moyes brings on Fredericks, Yarmolenko and Noble to play out time. Somehow the ref adds on six minutes of extra time and it's a shame that sub Batshuayi gets ahead of Cresswell to score a consolation with the last kick. It should have been 5-1 rather than 3-2.

This has been a very impressive attacking away performance and the sense grows that Moyes is building something special. Even better is the fact that the Hammers go up to fourth place having won six games in a row. Michael the Whovian takes to Whats App to write that we are five points from safety. Next up is crisis club Liverpool. Irons!