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Plenty of praise for Albion on MOTD. Lineker: "We certainly saw their good side tonight." Richards: "The link-up play with Pedro and Lamptey was outstanding....he (Lamptey) played an absolute blinder." "The intelligence of Pedro and the work-rate of Lamptey worked so well today." The only...

Yes, I picked that up back when it happened (post 176). A trap which eliminated so many Palace players and created the pressure that led to the 2nd.

Good news - we're 2nd match on. :)

The running order of MOTD is going to be very interesting this evening. Currently 26 goals so far in 5 games with 40 minutes of the Sheffield United v Villa game to go. With the Newcastle v Luton 8 goal thriller and two 90+ minute equalisers, we might well end up being 4th or even last on!

Roberto de Zerbi, speaking to MOTD: "We played very well, we played with pride. We suffered a lot after the Luton game and we showed our quality, our human qualities." "I knew before the game after Luton it would be like today. I know my players, I know their human qualities. I am proud when...

Roy Hodgson, speaking to MOTD: "A very bad result. In the first half we were comprehensively outplayed. They played extremely well." "I thought in the second half the players did the best they could to stay in the game to give ourselves a chance. It is a derby game, a game that is important to...

Lewis Dunk, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "We had to react after Tuesday night where we were nowhere near it. We started on the front foot and it paid off." "We killed the game off in the first half. A top performance from everyone. It is always nice to score a goal and especially in a...

That's how to answer your critics. And doing it in a derby makes it all the more convincing. Hopefully RDZ's celebration after the 3rd goal will allay a few fears as to whether or not he's happy here. Bragging rights comfortably secured for another season. Game as a contest was over by half...

The consolation for Palace this afternoon is that finally the age-old question of who ate all the pies can be answered.

Well, that's right up there with my favourite goal celebrations. 1, 2, 3, 4, Game Over. Worth a GIF.

Over 30 minutes to play and the Olés have already started.

Roy's probably saving Olise for the next game. He'll probably take his replacement off with 20 minutes to go as well.

Lovely touch from Will Hughes passing the ball off the pitch 3 feet over the head of the intended player. One for the highlights reel and hopefully tonight's MOTD.

A couple more without reply would help to exorcise a few ghosts of the past.

Well that was all rather enjoyable, wasn't it?

Days like these are when I don't mind Palace being first on MOTD.

The Palace banner gets a first viewing before half time. :)

RDZ ending up in the crowd again! I think he's enjoying his time at the Albion.

Brilliantly placed header across goal. But what a passage of play from the back originally with that precision pass which took out 4-5 Palace players.

Clever play by Ferguson to roll Guehi who's now on a yellow card already. Edit - injured and subbed now anyway.