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Oliver Glasner thanked Crystal Palace’s loyal fanbase for sticking with the team during their “bad start” to the season, declaring the 3-1 win away against rivals Brighton as “a chance for us to give them a first Christmas gift”.
While much of the acclaim naturally landed at the door of Ismaila Sarr for scoring twice to seal a deserved victory for the Eagles, just as pleasing to the manager and his backroom staff was another astute defensive display (Marc Guehi’s freakish late own goal aside).