Jeffrey Schlupp admitted that today’s impressive result and performance “was massive for us,” with the Eagles ending the run of seven straight defeats.
Despite the run, Schlupp and his teammates knew that the performances had been there: “We’ve been safe quite early on," he said. "Since the restart, results haven’t been what we wanted but we wanted to finish off the season well and I think we’ve done that today.”
Goalscorer Schlupp has missed parts of the season, therefore, given long-term absences like his own, the versatile Palace man is happy the Eagles can, yet again, prepare for Premier League football next season:
“We’ve had some key injuries.