Oliver Glasner, manager of Crystal Palace, spoke to BBC Match of the Day: “In the end, yes. The first half wasn’t great, but we were very competitive in our duels and took our opportunity. They had their chances too, but we kept a clean sheet, secured a victory after several months without one, and did it all away against Brighton, which means a lot to our fans. It was a fantastic Sunday afternoon.”
“It’s such a relief. We can analyze everything, but nothing compares to a win. We truly earned it. While we couldn’t expect to play our best football, we were compact and aggressive in our approach.”
“I must commend our defenders. Jeff Lerma had six or seven clearances, and we were never caught off guard; we knew how they intended to play. We restricted their crossing opportunities and didn’t allow any second chances. Everyone performed their role excellently.”
On debutant Jorgen Strand Larsen: “He put in a tremendous effort and was a constant threat. His work with the smaller details was impressive, and he defended set pieces very well. I did tell him it wasn’t perfect afterwards, but I believe things will come together for him in a few weeks.”
Did you know?
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Crystal Palace has earned 63% of their points in the Premier League this season away from home (20 out of 32). Only Tottenham, with 66%, have a higher percentage of points earned on the road. All four of Palace’s last league wins have come away from home.
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Palace has now emerged victorious in three of their last four Premier League encounters with Brighton (D1) — matching the number of wins from their first 18 top-flight meetings with the Seagulls (W3 D8 L7).