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Frazier Campbell rescues a late point for Crystal Palace at Hull City

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ByEurosport

Updated 10/12/2016 at 17:24 GMT

Premier League, KCom Stadium - Hull City 3 (Snodgrass 27' pen. Diomande 72' Livermore 78') Crystal Palace 3 (Benteke 52' pen. Zaha 70' Campbell 89')

Crystal Palace's Fraizer Campbell celebrates scoring their third goa

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Fraizer Campbell's late header rescued a point for Crystal Palace as they drew 3-3 at Hull City.
Alan Pardew was hoping to oversee a second consecutive win after last week's victory over Southampton appeared to save his job, but his 300th Premier League game in charge may be his last for Palace.
The Eagles' boss will feel hard done by after Snodgrass won the penalty with what looked like a dive when Scott Dann lunged in, but probably did not touch the 29-year-old.
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Crystal Palace's Christian Benteke celebrates scoring their first goal

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In the second half, it was Snodgrass who conceded a penalty for a trip on Zaha, that Benteke confidently converted. Zaha then scored with a piece of individual brilliance to rifle a shot into the net. Two minutes later, Diomande's own piece of skill gave him a chance to equalise, and moments later Livermore put Hull back on top.
With normal time almost up, Campbell grabbed a dramatic equaliser with a well-placed header.

TALKING POINT

Is a point enough to secure Alan Pardew's job? The confidence of the team looked all over the place. They never gave up, but they were reckless with their aggression and defending. They scored three goals, but were eminently permeable at the back. They were tactically uninspired but found a way back after each setback. With the winter transfer window approaching, the Palace board may still make a change.

MAN OF THE MATCH

Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace): If he maintains this form, England will rue losing him to the Ivory Coast, and Palace will be desperate should he leave for the African Cup of Nations in January. Zaha scored a superb goal, won a penalty, and set up the equaliser with a cross. He is a classic tricky winger, and he has started to hint that he will consistently provide an end product. He has much to prove, but he was by far the best player on the pitch.

PLAYER RATINGS

Hull City: Marshall 6, Maguire 6, Dawson 6, Elmohamady 6, Robertson 6, Davies 6, Huddlestone 6, Snodgrass 7, Clucas 5, Livermore 7, Diomande 7. Subs: Henriksen 6.
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Robert Snodgrass celebrates

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Crystal Palace: Hennessey 6, Kelly 6, Dann 6, Delaney 6, Ward 7, Ledley 5, McArthur 5, Puncheon 6, Townsend 5, Zaha 9, Benteke 7. Subs: Fryers 6, Cabaye 6, Campbell 7.

KEY EVENTS

25' - PENALTY! Livermore picks out Robertson on the left. He finds Snodgrass in the box, and Dann slides in early. Snodgrass goes down, anticipating a touch that might not actually come.
27'- GOAL! Hull City 1-0 Crystal Palace. Snodgrass scores - He clips his penalty to his left, as Hennessey goes the other way into the to corner.
52' - PENALTY! Zaha twists and turns in the box. He has his back to goal, with little danger posed, but Snodgrass flicks out a foot and brings him down.
52' - GOAL! Hull City 1-1 Crystal Palace - Benteke scores - He rolls it down the middle of the goal to equalise.
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Crystal Palace's Scott Dann in action with Martin Kelly and Hull City's Adama Diomande

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70' - GOAL! Hull City 1-2 Crystal Palace. Zaha scores - Another corner, this time Dawson heads behind on the right. Headed away to Zaha. He works his way into the box, and after more trickery he dances into space and lashes a rising shot into the roof of the net.
72' - GOAL! Hull City 2-2 Crystal Palace. Diomande scores - A superb turn from Diomande takes him away from Dann in the box, and he flicks his shot over the 'keeper.
78' - GOAL! Hull City 3-2 Crystal Palace. Livermore scores - He plays a one-two with Snodgrass into the box, none of the Palace defenders think to track him, and he drives a shot into the near corner.
89' - GOAL! Hull 3-3 Crystal Palace. Campbell scores - Zaha chips in a cross for Campbell's run, and he finds the bottom, near corner with an excellent header to secure a point.

KEY STAT

Benteke has now scored five goals in five games.

MATCH IN A TWEET

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