Crystal Palace twice came from behind to beat Sheffield United at Selhurst Park in a game packed with fantastic finishes, superlative skill and all-round drama – check out some of our highlights below…
There was a point in the second-half where Michael Olise was racing through once again. His weary marker hauled him down, picking up a yellow card – for which there were no protests – and racing back into position.
It was a sign of how the Sheffield United defence came to be tormented by the Palace No. 7: that really was the only way of stopping him.
With his two assists and a fine goal, Olise became the first Crystal Palace player in Premier League history to be involved in three goals in multiple Premier League games (the other away at Leeds United last season).
It also makes it eight goal involvements (yes, EIGHT) in his last five games. Not bad.
The stats speak for themselves: there is no doubt that the 22-year-old is now one of the league’s standout attacking players. Long may it continue.
When they play together, they tend to make things happen.
Eze's two goals brought him to 20 in the Premier League, making him just the 10th player to reach 20 top-flight goals for Crystal Palace.
The others? Wilfried Zaha (68), Mark Bright (39), Christian Benteke (35), Luka Milivojevic (28), Ian Wright (28), Gerry Queen (25), Chris Armstrong (23), Andrew Johnson (21) and Jordan Ayew (20).
Olise’s two assists for Ebere Eze in the first-half meant the former has now assisted the latter on seven occasions in the Premier League – last night being the first time that had happened twice in the same game.
They have equalled the joint-most combinations for any Palace partnership in the club’s Premier League history, alongside Andros Townsend for Christian Benteke and James McArthur for Wilfried Zaha.
And apologies Andros, Christian, Macca, Wilf... but I think that record will go tumbling before long…
We’ll let this one speak for itself, but my goodness was it a privilege to be able to watch this live…
Welcome to Selhurst Park, Daniel Muñoz.
The new Palace man was in the dressing room with his new teammates before kick-off, before being introduced to the fans at half-time – sporting red and blue for the very first time.
He took in some atmosphere yesterday as the Holmesdale looked to suck the ball into the back of the net, and no doubt he will have been muy contento with the result.
The only thing left? To make his debut and begin bombing down the right flank…
How impressive was David Ozoh? Still just 18-years-old, the Academy graduate came on with great poise and tactical nous to help secure the three points for Palace – even geeing up the crowd with an old-school challenge to win back possession.
“It’s beautiful, honestly,” Ozoh said of the reception. “I’m grateful every day I step on the pitch to play in front of these fans – they are the best fans in the Premier League. I’m always grateful to come on.
“I’ve always wanted to do that, to get a tackle in! Fans love it when players come in and play for the badge.
“It’s good getting the manager’s trust. That’s what we do in training. I'm happy to get his trust and I want to repay him now.
“[My game] is improving. Training with these every single day, with Premier League players, is good. I try to take as much as I can from guys in my position.”
Keep working David!
