LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace scored four goals in the first 31 minutes to set up a 5-2 victory in the Premier League over West Ham, whose ambitions of qualifying for Europe next season were dented on Sunday.
Palace, which had not previously scored more than three goals in a league match this season, opened the scoring with Michael Olise's header before Eberechi Eze made it 2-0 with a bicycle kick. Emerson intensified West Ham's woes when he turned the ball into his own net before Jean-Philippe Mateta made it four.
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LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace scored four goals in the first 31 minutes to set up a 5-2 victory in the Premier League over West Ham, whose ambitions of qualifying for Europe next season were dented on Sunday.
West Ham United's Emerson Palmieri, reacts after scoring an own goal to give Crystal Palace their third goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
West Ham United's Emerson Palmieri, center, scores an own goal to give Crystal Palace their third goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
Crystal Palace's Michael Olise, center left, scores their side's first goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
Crystal Palace's Michael Olise, right, celebrates scoring their first goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
West Ham United manager David Moyes, left, and Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner before the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta, left, celebrates scoring their fifth goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
West Ham United's Emerson Palmieri, reacts after scoring an own goal to give Crystal Palace their third goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta, scores their fifth goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
Crystal Palace's Michael Olise celebrates scoring their first goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
Michail Antonio clawed one back for the visitors before the break but Mateta grabbed his second in the 64th minute to re-establish the four-goal advantage.
Just as it looked to be the exclamation mark on a thumping victory, Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson was caught out and allowed Tyrick Mitchell’s back pass to skip past his foot and into the hosts’ net.
The defeat left West Ham in eighth place, two points adrift of Newcastle and Manchester United which both have two games in hand.
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Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze, right, celebrates scoring their second goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
West Ham United's Emerson Palmieri, reacts after scoring an own goal to give Crystal Palace their third goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
West Ham United's Emerson Palmieri, center, scores an own goal to give Crystal Palace their third goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
Crystal Palace's Michael Olise, center left, scores their side's first goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
Crystal Palace's Michael Olise, right, celebrates scoring their first goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
West Ham United manager David Moyes, left, and Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner before the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta, left, celebrates scoring their fifth goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
West Ham United's Emerson Palmieri, reacts after scoring an own goal to give Crystal Palace their third goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta, scores their fifth goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
Crystal Palace's Michael Olise celebrates scoring their first goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in London, Sunday April 21, 2024. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
HOUSTON (AP) — Storms in Texas brought additional rain Sunday to the already saturated Houston area where hundreds of people have been rescued from flooded homes and roads, while to the north in the Fort Worth area, a child died after being swept away when the car he was traveling in got stuck in floodwaters.
Over the last week, areas near Lake Livingston, located northeast of Houston, have gotten upwards of 23 inches (58 centimeters) of rain, National Weather Service meteorologist Jimmy Fowler said on Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, he said, areas in northeastern Harris County, the nation’s third-largest county that includes Houston, had a range of 6 inches (15 centimeters) to almost 17 inches (43 centimeters) of rain in that same period.
Scattered showers in the Houston area on Sunday brought light to moderate rainfall, he said.
“With the rainfall that fell overnight plus this morning it just kind of prolonged the river flooding that we were experiencing,” Fowler said.
He said the rain would taper off in the evening, with no heavy rain events expected in the next week or so.
In Johnson County, located south of Fort Worth, a 5-year-old boy died when he was swept away after the vehicle he was riding in became stuck in swift-moving water near the community of Lillian just before 2 a.m. Sunday, an official said.
The child and two adults were trying to get to dry ground when they were swept away, Jamie Moore, the Johnson County Emergency Management director, wrote in a Facebook post.
The two adults were rescued around 5 a.m. and taken to a hospital, while the child was found dead around 7:20 a.m. in the water, Moore said.
Storms brought as 9 inches (23 centimeters) of rain in a span of six to eight hours in some areas from central Texas to the Dallas-Fort Worth area overnight, said National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Stalley. He said the rains washed out some roads west of Waco.
Over the last few days, storms have forced numerous high-water rescues in the Houston area, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes.
Jeff Lindner, a meteorologist with the Harris County Flood Control District, said Sunday afternoon that “things are improving slowly.”
“We have water going down on our river systems,” said Lindner. The San Jacinto River crested on Saturday, with its east and west forks and main stem below Lake Houston falling from 1 foot (0.30 meters) to 3 feet (0.91 meters) overnight. he said.
Lindner said that so far, Sunday’s additional rain did not seem to be causing any new flooding. He urged people to still be cautious, noting that many areas are still flooded.
“We really need everybody to give it just another day before we feel comfortable that conditions are safe,” Lindner said.
Greg Moss, 68, was staying put in his recreational vehicle on Sunday after leaving his home in the community of Channelview in eastern Harris County near the San Jacinto River. On Saturday, he packed up many of his belongings and left before the road to his home flooded.
“I would be stuck for four days,” Moss said. “So now at least I can go get something to eat.”
Moss moved his belongings and vehicle to a neighbor’s home, where planned to stay until the waters recede. He said Sunday that the floodwaters had already gone down by a couple of feet and that he wasn’t worried his home would flood because it’s located on higher ground.
“It'll be OK to go in there in the morning,” he said.
Houston is one of the most flood-prone metro areas in the country. The city of more than 2 million people has long experience dealing with devastating weather.
Hurricane Harvey in 2017 dumped historic rainfall that flooded thousands of homes and resulted in more than 60,000 rescues by government personnel across Harris County.
The greater Houston area covers about 10,000 square miles (25,900 square kilometers), a footprint slightly bigger than New Jersey. It is crisscrossed by about 1,700 miles (2,700 kilometers) of channels, creeks and bayous draining into the Gulf of Mexico, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of downtown.
The system of bayous and reservoirs was built to drain heavy rains, but the engineering initially designed nearly 100 years ago has struggled to keep up with the city’s growth and bigger storms.
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Stengle contributed to this report from Dallas. Associated Press reporter Juan A. Lozano also contributed to this report.
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A heron stands as water flows over N. Houston Road, making the road impassible on Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Humble, Texas. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Dorothy and Earl Blevins' temporary home sits off its foundation after it was moved by flooded water and into the new home they are building on property once owned by Dorothy's mother on Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Spendora, Texas. "We've never flooded like this," said Dorothy. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Clouds amass over power lines follow days of storms on Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Humble, Texas. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Dorothy Blevins dries out photos from her home after it was flooded by the East Branch San Jacinto River on Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Spendora, Texas. "These mean the most to me, everything else can be replaced," she said. Two weeks ago, her husband, Earl, closed their storage rental and put everything in their new home. "The timing of this is terrible," he said. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Alvaro Trevino pulls a canoe with Jennifer Tellez and Ailyn, 8, after they checked on their home on Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Spendora, Texas. The family has lived on the property in a rental trailer for two years. "It's really bad," said Tellez, who says they stayed dry during the most recent flooding in February. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Overflow from the swollen Trinity River fills James Smart's backyard as wades the floodwaters to make preparations to his chicken coup to ensure the safety of his livestock, Sunday, May 5, 2024, near Liberty, Texas. (Kirk Sides/Houston Chronicle via AP)
A mobile home in an unincorporated area in east Harris County near Houston on Sunday morning, May 5, 2024, is surrounded by flood waters caused by the nearby San Jacinto River, which overflowed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)
A mobile home in an unincorporated area in east Harris County near Houston on Sunday morning, May 5, 2024, is surrounded by flood waters caused by the nearby San Jacinto River, which overflowed due to heavy rainfall earlier this week. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)
A mailbox is partially submerged on a flooded street in an unincorporated area in east Harris County near Houston on Sunday morning, May 5, 2024. The nearby San Jacinto River, overflowing due to heavy rainfall earlier this week, caused the flood waters. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)
Channelview Fire Department and sheriffs get ready to help evacuate the area due to severe flooding, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Channelview, Texas. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo describes seeing power lines relative to floodwater before going up in a helicopter at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport to survey flood damage around the northern section of greater Houston, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Spring, Texas. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo speaks before going up in a helicopter at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport to survey flood damage around the northern section of greater Houston, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Spring, Texas. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Channelview Fire Department and sheriffs get ready to help evacuate the area due to severe flooding, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Channelview, Texas. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP)
People gather to walk around bridge over Lake Houston along West Lake Houston Parkway after it was closed due to high water on either side of the thoroughfare, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Kingwood, Texas (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Girls ride their bikes through flood water near the bridge over Lake Houston along West Lake Houston Parkway after it was closed due to high water on either side of the thoroughfare, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Kingwood, Texas. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Channelview Fire Department and sheriffs get ready to help evacuate the area due to severe flooding, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Channelview, Texas. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP)
A woman steps out of a mobile home in an unincorporated area in east Harris County near Houston on Saturday afternoon, May 4, 2024. The mobile home was surrounded by flood waters caused by the nearby San Jacinto River, which was overflowing due to heavy rainfall earlier this week. (AP Photo/Juan Lozano)
A stranded care is seen near the bridge over Lake Houston along West Lake Houston Parkway after it was closed due to high water on either side of the thoroughfare, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Kingwood, Texas. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)
A man waves at Texas Parks & Wildlife Department game wardens as they arrive by boat to rescue residents from floodwaters in Liberty County, Texas, on Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)
A woman, who only gave her name as Lisamarie, checks on two of her puppies after her neighborhood was evacuated due to severe flooding on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Channelview, Texas. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP)
A woman, who only gave her name as Lisamarie, checks on an elderly resident inside his RV after their neighborhood was evacuated due to severe flooding, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Channelview, Texas. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP)
The bridge over Lake Houston along West Lake Houston Parkway from Kingwood to Atascocita is seen after it was closed due to high water on either side of the thoroughfare, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Kingwood, Texas. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department game wardens use a boat to rescue residents from floodwaters in Liberty County, Texas, on Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)
A man walks through floodwaters on River Oaks Drive, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Woodloch, Texas. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department game wardens use a boat to rescue residents from floodwaters in Liberty County, Texas, on Saturday, May 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)
