Gary Cahill made a timely return to Crystal Palace's backline and reminded the Eagles just how well-stocked they're in the heart of the defence despite Mamadou Sakho's suspension and the need for Martin Kelly at right-back.
Cahill was delighted to be back playing, and speaking to Palace TV post-match, he revealed he's feeling fully fit: "Feeling alright. Feeling good. Good to get back out there. I had a couple of days training, so fitness-wise I felt alright."
Although Cahill had missed the previous clean sheets over Burnley and Bournemouth, the centre-back was still proud of the collective unit's achievement of seven points and no goals conceded in three games, he said: "That’s seven points in three games and three clean sheets and that’s something to be proud of.