Palace end 14-match winless streak to ease fears

Puncheon's curled shot after 68 minutes was enough to earn the points and send a sigh of relief around Selhurst Park as Palace climbed 10 points above third-from-bottom Sunderland who face leaders Leicester City on Sunday.

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Norwich had won their previous two league matches to boost their survival bid and came close to an equaliser when Ryan Bennett forced a superb save from Wayne Hennessey.

Bennett missed another chance late on but a nervy Palace held firm to claim a first league win in 2016 and leave Norwich four points above Sunderland who have two games in hand.

(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Tony Jimenez)