Hull City 3 Crystal Palace 3: WATCH HIGHLIGHTS – Fraizer Campbell rescues point for Alan Pardew’s men in thrilling clash
Striker comes off the bench to deny Tigers after Jake Livermore looked to have sealed the points
FRAIZER CAMPBELL came off the bench to rescue a point for Crystal Palace at Hull City after a rollercoaster clash finished 3-3 at the KC Stadium.
Robert Snodgrass broke the deadlock in controversial fashion on 27 minutes from the spot. He won a penalty after going down when there appeared to be no contact from Scott Dann.
Palace felt justice was served after the restart when they were awarded a penalty of their own. Wilf Zaha was fouled by Snodgrass, and Belgian striker Christian Benteke converted to equalise for Palace.
Zaha then turned the score on its head when he produced an absolute stunner – but the lead did not last long.
Within two minutes Adama Diomande finished from the centre of the box to level.
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And then with twelve minutes remaining Snodgrass fed the ball to Jake Livermore for the ex-Tottenham man to strike home, appearing to have won his men the contest.
But with just just a minute of normal time remaining Campbell struck to break Hull hearts and earn his side a point.
Fact, stats, goals and lols
- Hull fans seem to have lost faith in their team's ability to beat the drop - less than 20,000 here for third successive home game.
- It was a milestone match for Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew - his 300th Premier League game as a manager.
8Snodgrass made no mistake as he slotted home the penaltyCredit: Getty Images 
8Christian Benteke levelled for Palace from the spotCredit: Reuters - The Tigers went into this relegation clash as the Premier League's lowest scorers with just 11 goals from 14 games.
- Pardew and Hull midfielder David Meyler met up for the first time since their infamous head-butting incident in this fixture two years ago.
- Palace have gone 17 top flight games without keeping a clean sheet, but only the top four have scored more goals than the Eagles.
8Wilfried Zaha then fired Palace in front with a stunning strikeCredit: Reuters 
8Adama Diomande equalised for Hull within two minutesCredit: Reuters - Hull were looking to record a third successive win over Palace for the first time since 1985.
- Palace striker Christian Benteke went into the game with the same tally of goals in his previous 12 Premier League appearances as Hull have scored in their last dozen top flight games - seven.
- Hull's goal famine is due to the fact that three of their four mainstream strikers - Abel Hernandez, Dieumerci Mbokani and Will Keane - are either crocked or suspended.
- The Tigers have now failed to keep a clean sheet in 13 games - the longest such run in the Premier League.
- This was the first time Palace have managed to score more than once in their last eight league visits to Hull.
8Jake Livermore fired Hull City 3-2 aheadCredit: Reuters 
8Fraizer Campbell secured a point late onCredit: Reuters
Big Picture
Next Five Fixtures
Hull
Wed Dec 14 - Tottenham (A) - PL
Sat Dec 17 - West Ham (A) - PL
Mon Dec 26 - Man City (H) - PL
Fri Dec 30 - Everton (H) - PL
Mon Jan 2 - WBA (A) - PL
Crystal Palace
Wed Dec 14 - Man United (H) - PL
Sat Dec 17 - Chelsea (H) - PL
Mon Dec 26 - Watford (A) - PL
Sun Jan 1 - Arsenal (A) - PL
Tue Jan 3 - Swansea (H) - PL
Social Says
Dream Team Ratings
Hull: Marshall 6, Davies 6, Dawson 6, Maguire 6, Elmohamady 6, Livermore 8, Huddlestone 7, Clucas 6 (Henriksen 90+2, 6), Robertson 6, Snodgrass 7, Diomande 7
Subs: Meyler, Maloney, Jakupovic, Weir, Mason, Bowen
Crystal Palace: Hennessey 6, Kelly 5 (Campbell 80, 7), Dann 6, Delaney 6, Ward 6, Ledley 6, McArthur 6 (Cabaye 71, 4), Puncheon 6, Townsend 6 (Fryers 45, 6), Zaha 8, Benteke 7
Subs: Speroni, Flamini, Phillips, Lee
What They Said
Hull manager Mike Phelan, speaking to BBC Sport: “I’m disappointed, but also really proud of the way we played. We were on the front foot most of time, we were competitive, but when you score three at home and don’t get a win... we should have seen it through.
“The last goal was a poor goal to concede, these things happen when you lose concentration.”
Hull City’s Robert Snodgrass: “I’ve not seen it. I thought the boy [Scott Dann] was going to come in so I tried to ride the tackle. The players weren’t happy but I’ve not seen it again.”
Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew: “Let’s not get bogged down. There was great commitment from both sides. This was a very different Hull than the side who played Middlesbrough. Mike [Phelan] did a good job today.
“And there was a magnificent performance from Wilfried Zaha. He was sublime. They couldn’t cope with him, and that goal is a contender for goal of the season.
“We made defensive errors, scored three away from home and still have not won. When Wlif got the second we really should be seeing that out from there.”