Crystal Palace fly out of the blocks

Crystal Palace made a blistering start to their npower Championship campaign after they raced into a 3-0 half-time lead over Leicester.

Sat, 07 Aug, 2010 - 16:50

Crystal Palace made a blistering start to their npower Championship campaign after they raced into a 3-0 half-time lead over Leicester.

Palace, managed by former Scotland boss George Burley, only survived relegation to League One on the final day of last season after a 2-2 draw at Sheffield Wednesday, which sent the Owls down instead.

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