REACTION: ‘IT WAS A VERY GOOD ENDING TO THE YEAR’ – PALACE BOSS GLASNER ON WIN OVER SAINTS

Crystal Palace ended 2024 on a high as they continued their impressive form of just one defeat in eight league games, with a 2-1 victory over Southampton.

“[Winning] was the most important thing today – we were speaking about it before,” boss Oliver Glasner told Palace TV. “You know in these games, everybody is expecting a win. You play Southampton, a team that got promoted, at home, and they had a very difficult start in the Premier League.

“But it’s a new manager, they have new energy. And then, [we were] starting well into the game, and all of a sudden, we were 1-0 down with their first situation in our box.

“Then, the reaction was really great. We played forwards, created chances, scored goals from set-plays – we were really dangerous today with our set-plays – and then coming back and winning, so it was a very important win.

“Especially now we wanted to have a win at the end of 2024 for our fans, for the club, for us, and so we did it.

“The way we played, the belief, even when we were down, was great – so I think, overall, it was a very good ending to the year.”