By ken 
Leeds United earned a crucial point in their England Premier League (EPL) survival bid when they draw 0-0 with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, extending the ‘Whites’ unbeaten run in the league to five games.
Patrick Vieira said that his Palace side needed to go “back to basics” to finish the season on a good note after three consecutive defeats across all competitions. As a result, it was unsurprising to see the ‘Eagles race out of the blocks in the first 15 minutes, with Jean-Philippe Mateta coming within inches of breaking the deadlock twice.
The visitors, who were bolstered by the fact that Kalvin Phillips was making his first PL league start since December, looked to grab a foothold in the game, and Liam Cooper headed a corner right into the thankful arms of Vicente Guaita. With halftime approaching, both sides showed a conspicuous lack of quality in the final third, with Mateta seeing another chance cleanly stopped by Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier.
Palace dominated the early exchanges of the second half, much like they did in the first, albeit their finishing touch continued to upset the Selhurst faithful.
First, Wilfred Zaha wasted a chance from the edge of the box, before the Ivorian created space for himself again, only to curl a feeble attempt into Meslier’s belly.
With 15 minutes remaining and the game solidly in their hands, the ‘Eagles’ kept looking for a late winner as the Leeds backline began to feel the full force. Meslier made a brilliant double stop to deny Zaha, while Conor Gallagher’s first-time drive sailed agonizingly over the bar.
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Leeds celebrated a hard-earned point at FT after surviving a late attack, moving five points ahead of 18th-placed Everton despite having played one more game. Meanwhile, Palace is still 14th in the Premier League, four points behind the premier league top 10.
“I’m satisfied with how we started and completed the game,” Palace coach Patrick Vieira told Sky Sports. “All we needed was a touch of quality upfront.” “We could have scored goals with a little luck. We created opportunities, which is good, but we needed to leverage on them.”