Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson was delighted with victory at Stoke City.
The Eagles boss saw his team recover from Xherdan Shaqiri's opener by levelling through James McArthur following a swift counter-attack, and then five minutes from time Patrick van Aanholt pounced on an error from Ryan Shawcross to snatch the three points that mathematically secured Palace's top-flight status.
Hodgson said afterwards: “It's a tale of three teams The important team is the one that got out on the field and played, and with all the injury problems we've had, we've used quite a few as at one stage we had 10 in the treatment room. The players deserve all the credit for producing the football necessary to keep us in the league.
“I would also like to pay tribute to the medical and sports science team. We've had problems with injury this year that I've never experienced in my management career, but we've overcome them. They've done well to get them back on the field again, often much quicker than was suggested.
“The final tribute I would like to pay is to my own team – Ray Lewington, Steven Reid, Dean Kiely and Martyn Margetson before him. I think they've done a good job trying to ensure that the players go onto the field each week prepared for the match they're going to play."