"Maxence Lacroix got on the end of Marc Guehi's cushioned header to fire a right-footed strike into the bottom-left corner for the 22nd-minute opener. The centre-back's fine finish was in stark contrast to Jean-Philippe Mateta's penalty five minutes earlier, which was saved by Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro, who had felled Sarr to concede the spot-kick. Sarr doubled Palace's lead on the stroke of half-time, pouncing from point-blank range after AZ failed to deal with a set-piece delivery."
"AZ pulled a goal back after an attempt by captain Sven Mijnans deflected to wrong-foot Dean Henderson, teeing up what could have been an entertaining clash in the 54th minute. But Palace forward Sarr added his second, and the hosts' third, three minutes later after being released by Mateta and coolly rolling past Owusu-Oduro, sealing the victory. The win lifts Palace to eighth, while AZ are 27th after a second defeat in three European games."
Crystal Palace defeated AZ 3-1 at Selhurst Park, with Ismaila Sarr scoring twice and Maxence Lacroix adding an earlier goal. Jean-Philippe Mateta had a penalty saved by Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro after Owusu-Oduro fouled Sarr to concede the spot-kick. Sarr doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time from a set-piece scramble. AZ pulled a goal back in the 54th minute via a deflected attempt by captain Sven Mijnans that wrong-footed Dean Henderson. Sarr restored a two-goal cushion three minutes later after a Mateta release. Palace recorded 3.81 expected goals to AZ's 1.18.
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