JOE LEDLEY’S HEADER early in the second half earned Crystal Palace all three points with a 1-0 win at the King Power Stadium that left Leicester City bottom of the Premier League.
Ledley pounced with a close-range header from a corner to win an end-to-end encounter on Saturday against a Leicester side whose best effort came in the first half when David Nugent headed against the crossbar.
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Joe Ledley heads home to give Palace the win. Mike Egerton
Mike Egerton
Meanwhile, Ki Sung-yueng returned to haunt former club Sunderland as his second-half header rescued a 1-1 draw for Swansea City.
The South Korea international, back in the starting XI after reaching the Asian Cup final with his country, spent the majority of last season on loan at Sunderland.
And the midfielder, who also had a goal ruled out in the first half, made a decisive contribution when he stooped low to meet Kyle Naughton’s cross in the second half at the Liberty Stadium – denying Sunderland what would have been back-to-back league wins for the first time this season.
The equaliser was after Jermain Defoe had put the visitors ahead in the first half with a low drive.
At Loftus Road the managerless QPR slumped to yet another defeat, but it wasn’t without a fight.
Indeed it took until stoppage time for Sadio Mane to strike at the end of a Southampton counter-attack and ensure Rangers stay second bottom.
Palace record fifth win in six games to lift them out of the relegation zone
JOE LEDLEY’S HEADER early in the second half earned Crystal Palace all three points with a 1-0 win at the King Power Stadium that left Leicester City bottom of the Premier League.
Ledley pounced with a close-range header from a corner to win an end-to-end encounter on Saturday against a Leicester side whose best effort came in the first half when David Nugent headed against the crossbar.
Meanwhile, Ki Sung-yueng returned to haunt former club Sunderland as his second-half header rescued a 1-1 draw for Swansea City.
The South Korea international, back in the starting XI after reaching the Asian Cup final with his country, spent the majority of last season on loan at Sunderland.
And the midfielder, who also had a goal ruled out in the first half, made a decisive contribution when he stooped low to meet Kyle Naughton’s cross in the second half at the Liberty Stadium – denying Sunderland what would have been back-to-back league wins for the first time this season.
The equaliser was after Jermain Defoe had put the visitors ahead in the first half with a low drive.
At Loftus Road the managerless QPR slumped to yet another defeat, but it wasn’t without a fight.
Indeed it took until stoppage time for Sadio Mane to strike at the end of a Southampton counter-attack and ensure Rangers stay second bottom.
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