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Crystal Palace star Eze hails Edouard, Mateta after defeating Wolves

Crystal Palace star Ebere Eze lavished praise on his teammates after a win over Wolves.

The London club were at their entertaining best at home, winning a thrilling contest 3-2 on Sunday.

While Eze put in a great display, he chose to praise teammates Odsonne Edouard and Jean-Philippe Mateta, along with the Palace fans.

Eze said post-game of Edouard: “You can see how good he is. You can see he can finish and he's got goals in him.

“We're not worried about goals – we know we can create chances. It's just about putting it in every single game and putting in the work. We know we're working on it, so we're not worried."

On his team's second goal of the game, Eze said: “I just saw JP get behind them and I knew what I had to do. In those areas you get as much on it as you can, and to put it in the corner, it was perfect.

“He [Mateta] told me he did it [flicked the ball off his back] on purpose, so respect to him!"

“We wanted to put in a good performance for the fans. We showed that today, what we're capable of, and playing at home, it's a fortress, so we know we can do it.

“I'm always confident and always believe in myself. Of course, it's always nice to score and it gives you a boost, so I hope it continues.

“I think it's a good start [to the season]. There's always improvements and things we want to work on, but we'll take it and build on it going forward."

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