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campaign. That lead did not last long, with Glenn Murray scoring from point-blank range against his former club to get Brighton back into the contest.

Zaha restored the two-goal advantage with a bullet header from Milivojevic’s perfect cross and, in a frenetic opening 45 minutes, Jose Izquierdo struck with a fine finish for the visitors.

The second half was less entertaining with no goals added, but the result was enough to take Palace six points clear of the bottom three.

Saints had looked to be taking advantage of kicking off before their relegation rivals, leading Chelsea 2-0 before capitulating to concede three goals in eight minutes to lose 3-2.

The defeat leaves Mark Hughes without a point in his three league games in charge and the FA Cup semi-finalists are now five points from safety in 18th spot.

Swansea drop to 17th despite taking a point from Everton, with Jordan Ayew’s second-half goal enough to earn the Swans a deserved share of the spoils after Kyle Naughton’s unfortunate own goal had seen them fall behind.

Mohamed Salah scored his 30th Premier League goal of the season as Liverpool toasted reaching the Champions League semi-finals with a straightforward 3-0 win over Bournemouth.

Sadio Mane got the ball rolling early on, slotting home after Cherries goalkeeper Asmir Begovic had saved his initial header.

Salah then took centre stage yet again, finishing Trent AlexanderArnold’s pinpoint pass with a superb looping header.

The convincing victory was wrapped up in the closing stages as Roberto Firmino struck to take Liverpool to within a point of second place and complete a good week for Jurgen Klopp’s side.

Burnley’s run to the Europa League continued with a 2-1 win over Leicester.