Watch match highlights of Crystal Palace 1-0 Middlesbrough
Sunday 26 February 2017 00:00, UK
Crystal Palace revived their hopes of securing Premier League survival with a 1-0 home defeat of Middlesbrough.
Victory, secured by a first-half goal from Patrick van Aanholt, also took them out of the bottom three and level with their visitors, who could yet struggle to avoid relegation.
Palace remain 17th but, having secured their first home league victory since Sam Allardyce's appointment in December, may yet have enough time to preserve their top-flight status.
He also handed loan signing Mamadou Sakho his debut in central defence, and the £13m capture Luka Milivojevic his first start at Selhurst Park.
Earlier this month, Palace's positive start against Sunderland was undermined when their confidence drained after they conceded the opening goal. They found themselves 4-0 down by half-time, but here Boro posed minimal attacking threat that ultimately saw the Eagles on their way to victory.
Hit play on the video above to see the match highlights.
