Oliver Glasner thanked Crystal Palace’s loyal fanbase for sticking with the team during their “bad start” to the season, declaring the 3-1 win away against rivals Brighton as “a chance for us to give them a first Christmas gift”.

Oliver Glasner tries to avoid looking at the Premier League table, but concedes Crystal Palace's prevail over Brighton was key to closing the gap to the top half.

If Devenny’s move to the first team was unforeseen, as were several injuries that have tested the limits of Glasner’s squad.

Oliver Glasner hailed Ismaila Sarr ’s two-goal display against Brighton — but insisted the Crystal Palace man was not signed as a replacement for Michael Olise. Palace sold Olise to Bayern Munich for around £51million in the summer after the French international took his game to new heights for the Eagles last season.

Oliver Glasner's first taste of Crystal Palace's rivalry with Brighton ended in victory on the South Coast as the Eagles put three past the South Coast side

Although former Eintracht Frankfurt boss Glasner believes Brighton counterpart Fabian Hurzeler has done a "fantastic job" since joining the Seagulls from St Pauli in the summer, he insisted Sunday's clash is a good opportunity to showcase Palace's improvements in recent weeks.

Crystal Palace winger Ismaila Sarr scored a brace as his side beat arch-rivals Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 at the Amex Stadium on Sunday, handing the Seagulls their first home defeat in the Premier League this season.

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