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PREMIER LEAGUE: Stats entertainment - Crystal Palace 2 West Brom 0

Bolasie ends his 1,000-day wait for a goal, Zaha's dribbling threat, Baggies' London gloom - and many others

PREMIER LEAGUE: Stats entertainment - Crystal Palace 2 West Brom 0

Yannick Bolasie scored his first goal at Selhurst Park for Crystal Palace since January 1st 2013 (1005 days ago).

Bolasie’s goal was the first that WBA have conceded away from home in the Premier League this season and ended a Baggies’ run of 391 mins without conceding on the road.

Wilfried Zaha dribbled past an opponent 10 times in this match – only Riyad Mahrez (12 v Aston Villa) has managed more in a single PL game this season.

15 of the 18 goals in games featuring Crystal Palace this season have come after half-time (both scored and conceded).

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West Brom have won just two of their last 15 Premier League away games in London (W2 D5 L8).

Palace have five wins already this season, it took them until January 17 to reach five.

15 British players started in this match – the joint most seen in a Premier League game this season (alongside Aston Villa v West Brom, Norwich v C.Palace & Norwich v Bournemouth).

The last time that Crystal Palace had more points after eight games in a top-flight season (15 this season) was in 1990-91 (16 points) – they finished third that season.