- Palace converts penalty
- Swans level through Ayew beauty
- Swansea remains 20th
Jordan Ayew scored a sensational second half goal to give Swansea City a share of the points in a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday.
Luka Milivojevic converted a penalty for Palace’s lone goal.
Swans finish the day four points back of 17th place West Ham, while Palace is two points ahead of the drop.
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Tammy Abraham thought he’d played Luciano Narsingh in for a penalty kick, but the referee was unmoved when Jeff Schlupp’s challenge took down the Dutchman.
An uncharacteristic bumble from Wilfried Zaha in the Swans’ box stopped Palace from a 34th minute lead. And the Ivorian just missed with a toe poke redirection in the 41st.
Yohan Cabaye lorded over a stoppage time free kick, but a training ground routine for Zaha did not yield a dangerous cross.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek sold a penalty kick, and Palace had a chance to go ahead in the 59th minute. Milivojevic finished with power.
Swans started to buzz as the half wore on, and Ayew gave Swans a deserved equalizer on a day his brother scored back in London. Ayew worked around a defender and let fly an arrow to level the score.
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3 - This is the third time that both Jordan Ayew and André Ayew have scored on the same day in the Premier League. Brothers.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 23, 2017
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