Matt Turner was in good spirits following Palace’s win over Stockport County in the FA Cup – his first appearance at Selhurst Park as an Eagle.
The Eagles overcame the League One side 1-0 thanks to an Ebere Eze goal early on in the first-half, keeping a clean sheet in the process.
Stockport had chances of their own to level throughout the game, while Palace were close to adding more to their single-goal lead.
“I think that's the most important thing - that we're through to the next round,” Turner explained.
“That was the main objective of today, I'd say. Obviously, coming out of the gate scoring early was a big, big moment for us and then we really controlled a lot of the game.
“I wish that we could have threatened their goal maybe a little bit more to get that second goal and really put the game away. But we didn't, and we had to kill off another game at 1-0.”
Indeed, Palace had to contend with a resilient Stockport after going ahead early on, and were in search of that second goal to put the game to bed.
“Learning to win is a habit,” the shot-stopper elaborated. “It's good for us to go through these these types of moments, these types of games and and come out with a win.
“We understand that they play good football. They put a lot of balls in the box, they create tonnes of chances in League One – in the scouting report that was very, very clear.
“We had tremendous respect for them coming into the game and I think you saw that with how we approached the first-half.
“For us, it's about winning. So anybody, whoever's on the pitch for us, and whoever we're playing against - the goal is to win, and hopefully keep a clean sheet in the process.”
The United States international previously featured for the Eagles at Villa Park in the Carabao Cup, and continued his 100 percent winning record on his first start in SE25.
“It was amazing to be here, to see the crowd, feel the energy, feel so welcome as well," he smiled. "It's my second time at Selhurst.
“I played here last season, but I was on the away side! I much prefer being here and being on the home side.
“I'll take anybody in the next round! For us it's just about having the opportunity to play, to wear the badge, to have the FA Cup badge [on our sleeve].
“It's such a historic tournament, something that we follow closely back in the States as well.
“I think that this next round, round four, would be my seventh-ever FA Cup game. That's pretty good numbers having only been here [in the UK] for three years – so hopefully, hopefully [there are] many, many more.”
