Saints Keep Marching on

Southampton played a blinder on Tuesday night making sure of a good victory that was well deserved because they played very well for a change and life continues as normal for their top men like Saido Mane which was their first goal in six hours and twenty seven minutes as Pardew won his first five away matches but just could not cope with Southampton’s strongest attack because they knew the ability to keep going would help in the end because the striker from Senegal beat his man perfectly to set up a chip over Speroni to help the Saints after James Ward Prowse had his shot palmed back into play by Speroni.

Before this Palace had the majority of the play through the wonders of Wilfried Zaha speedy heroics meant that Palace were doing the best they could under extremely difficult circumstances. This happened almost by accident as the attack was quick, speedy wingers like Zaha and Bolasie tried very hard because they knew pace mattered and they could utilise the spare man in attack to pressurise Southampton’s defence. Indeed it was a close call but fortunately the team played well and did not deserve to lose.

Unfortunately we did not have luck on our side like we did at West Ham or Leicester City and Pardew lost to a former employee for the first time. The saints were just too good which meant the chances of Palace getting complete satisfaction from their performance were somewhat limited.

Palace’s next performance sees the visit of QPR to Selhurst Park. This London derby involves taking on a struggling side that looks destined for relegation. However they are yet to reach full potential under their new manager which makes them tough opponents for Pardew’s XI.