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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Simon Burnton

Oliver Glasner toasts impact of Crystal Palace matchwinner Eberechi Eze

Eddie Nketiah (centre) celebrates with teammate Eberechi Eze
Eddie Nketiah (centre) celebrates with teammate Eberechi Eze after scoring their third goal in the win at Fulham. Photograph: Alex Davidson/Getty Images

Oliver Glasner praised the impact of Eberechi Eze after the Crystal Palace forward transformed a tie Fulham had initially dominated with two moments of skill to tilt it in his side’s favour. Eze opened the scoring in the 34th minute and created a second goal four minutes later to leave Fulham deflated and all but seal Palace’s place in the FA Cup semi-finals.

“The first 15, 20 minutes we had no structure in our game,” Glasner said. “We lost almost every single ball, we lost almost every single duel and we really struggled. We lost the ball too easily, too quickly. We were too long on the ball.

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