Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita feels hard work is paying off for his side this week.

The London club have put in two spirited displays against top four sides to earn two points in the Premier League.

First they drew 1-1 with Manchester United, and then Palace managed a 0-0 draw with Newcastle United.

The goalkeeper said to the club website: “It was a good week. It was a difficult week when it started against Chelsea, and we were unlucky against them [in a 1-0 defeat].

“I think the team played with passion, and against Manchester United we picked up one point and [against Newcastle] another point. It was a very good week.

“It was an important point [against Newcastle]. It was important not to concede, but the most important thing was the whole team's work… it was not just the goalkeeper, but the defence, the attack, all the players were amazing defensively."