Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce was full of praise for his team as they registered their “biggest win” of the season against fellow relegation rivals Middlesbrough.
Patrick Van Aanholt’s first half goal ensured that Palace got the 1-0 win, which saw them move out of the Premier League relegation zone.
Allardyce talked about the importance of the three points: “The three points are important as it puts us in among the pack and out of the bottom three,” Allardyce, said.
“It’s a great victory. I think the two-week break helped us refocus and that showed – they made a lot of very good decisions.”
“I see the bottom seven as the Premier League table we need to try and win. There’s never been a bigger win than this all season.”
Allardyce also paid homage to the Palace fans: “Selhurst Park was rocking today. It felt like they really enjoyed the commitment from the players and really got behind us.”
“If we can achieve more then that would be great but we need to make next week’s game against West Brom a game to win.”
He also talked about the quality of Palace’s play during the match: “For me it was all about the quality in the first half we continued to pepper Middlesbrough’s box with crosses and shots and it came to Patrick van Aanholt and he scored with his weaker foot.
“We need that sort of quality if we are going to stay up and he has proved himself with four goals this season now – three for Sunderland, one for us.”
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