Speaking at his press conference ahead of the trip to Watford on Saturday, Roy Hodgson reflected on events that happened less than 48 hours previously, with the Eagles rising to fifth at the time with a 10-man victory over Bournemouth.
Hodgson was full of praise for the famous Selhurst Park atmosphere that had SE25 rocking, no more so than when the Eagles needed it most when Mamadou Sakho was sent-off early on in the first-half: "It ranks very highly [in terms of games during my time at Palace], partly because of the atmosphere in the stadium.