<p>Crystal Palace effectively sealed their Premier League survival with a thrilling 4-3 win against West Ham that left their London rivals still in danger of relegation on Saturday.</p>.<p>Roy Hodgson's side moved 11 points clear of the bottom three thanks to goals from Jordan Ayew, Wilfried Zaha, Jeff Schlupp and Eberechi Eze at Selhurst Park.</p>.<p>Palace have won four of their six matches since Hodgson returned for a second spell at the club in place of the sacked Patrick Vieira.</p>.<p>Tomas Soucek, Michail Antonio and Nayef Aguerd were on the scoresheet for West Ham.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/rodgers-leaves-struggling-leicester-by-mutual-consent-1205999.html" target="_blank">Rodgers leaves struggling Leicester by mutual consent</a></strong></p>.<p>But a second successive defeat leaves David Moyes' men five points above the relegation zone with daunting fixtures against Manchester City and Manchester United looming next week.</p>.<p>West Ham were in front after just nine minutes when Michael Olise headed his attempted clearance of Jarrod Bowen's corner straight to Soucek and the midfielder fired home from close-range.</p>.<p>Olise made amends for his blunder as Palace equalised six minutes later.</p>.<p>Cheick Doucoure found Olise and the forward's superb pass picked out Ghana forward Ayew, whose first-time finish beat Lukasz Fabianski at the near post.</p>.<p>Zaha was back in the Palace starting line-up for the first time in four games since Hodgson's return as manager at the start of April.</p>.<p>The Ivory Coast forward rewarded Hodgson's decision as he netted Palace's second goal in the 20th minute with a composed strike from another dangerous Olise cross.</p>.<p>West Ham's porous defence was breached again after half an hour, with Soucek carelessly losing possession on the edge of the area to Schlupp, who accepted the gift with a simple finish under the exposed Fabianski.</p>.<p>There was no end to the first half goal spree as Antonio reduced the deficit with a close-range header after Soucek flicked on a corner in the 36th minute.</p>.<p>Eze restored Palace's two-goal advantage in the 66th minute, converting a controversial penalty awarded for Aguerd's tug on his arm.</p>.<p>Aguerd got one back for the Hammers in the 73rd minute, helping Soucek's header into the net from virtually on the line, but it was too late to rescue a point.</p>.<p>Later on Saturday, fourth bottom Nottingham Forest will look to climb further away from the relegation zone when they travel to Brentford.</p>.<p>Brighton can improve their prospects of qualifying for Europe next season if they beat Wolves at the Amex Stadium.</p>
<p>Crystal Palace effectively sealed their Premier League survival with a thrilling 4-3 win against West Ham that left their London rivals still in danger of relegation on Saturday.</p>.<p>Roy Hodgson's side moved 11 points clear of the bottom three thanks to goals from Jordan Ayew, Wilfried Zaha, Jeff Schlupp and Eberechi Eze at Selhurst Park.</p>.<p>Palace have won four of their six matches since Hodgson returned for a second spell at the club in place of the sacked Patrick Vieira.</p>.<p>Tomas Soucek, Michail Antonio and Nayef Aguerd were on the scoresheet for West Ham.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/rodgers-leaves-struggling-leicester-by-mutual-consent-1205999.html" target="_blank">Rodgers leaves struggling Leicester by mutual consent</a></strong></p>.<p>But a second successive defeat leaves David Moyes' men five points above the relegation zone with daunting fixtures against Manchester City and Manchester United looming next week.</p>.<p>West Ham were in front after just nine minutes when Michael Olise headed his attempted clearance of Jarrod Bowen's corner straight to Soucek and the midfielder fired home from close-range.</p>.<p>Olise made amends for his blunder as Palace equalised six minutes later.</p>.<p>Cheick Doucoure found Olise and the forward's superb pass picked out Ghana forward Ayew, whose first-time finish beat Lukasz Fabianski at the near post.</p>.<p>Zaha was back in the Palace starting line-up for the first time in four games since Hodgson's return as manager at the start of April.</p>.<p>The Ivory Coast forward rewarded Hodgson's decision as he netted Palace's second goal in the 20th minute with a composed strike from another dangerous Olise cross.</p>.<p>West Ham's porous defence was breached again after half an hour, with Soucek carelessly losing possession on the edge of the area to Schlupp, who accepted the gift with a simple finish under the exposed Fabianski.</p>.<p>There was no end to the first half goal spree as Antonio reduced the deficit with a close-range header after Soucek flicked on a corner in the 36th minute.</p>.<p>Eze restored Palace's two-goal advantage in the 66th minute, converting a controversial penalty awarded for Aguerd's tug on his arm.</p>.<p>Aguerd got one back for the Hammers in the 73rd minute, helping Soucek's header into the net from virtually on the line, but it was too late to rescue a point.</p>.<p>Later on Saturday, fourth bottom Nottingham Forest will look to climb further away from the relegation zone when they travel to Brentford.</p>.<p>Brighton can improve their prospects of qualifying for Europe next season if they beat Wolves at the Amex Stadium.</p>