Conor Gallagher scored Crystal Palace’s first goals of the season as they twice came from behind to end West Ham’s perfect start with a 2-2 draw at the London Stadium.
The Hammers could have been out of sight by half-time but for their own poor composure, and had only Pablo Fornals’ second goal in five days to show for their dominance before the break, finishing a lovely team move after a one-two with Michail Antonio (39).
The one-way traffic continued at first in the second half but out of nowhere, Palace levelled as Gallagher profited from some hesitant Angelo Ogbonna defending to fire across Lukasz Fabianski and turn the tide (58)
Even with Palace’s new-found belief, they were soon behind again as Antonio shrugged off Joachim Andersen’s weak challenge to latch onto a long ball forward and leather it inside Vicente Guaita’s near post (68), before celebrating his 50th Premier League goal for the club by impersonating a chicken.
Their lead lasted only a minute and 42 seconds. This time it was Craig Dawson given a lesson in defending, as Gallagher’s sharp turn in the box took him out of the game and a powerful finish pulled Palace level again (70).
Marc Guehi should have stolen all three points for the Eagles in added time when he headed Gallagher’s free-kick over from six yards, but the visitors’ second-half comeback will give Patrick Vieira plenty of encouragement, and leave David Moyes frustrated his side let a third straight win slip from their grasp.
