Eberichi Eze was delighted with his double in Crystal Palace's win against Southampton.

The midfielder struck both goals for the 2-0 win.

Eze later said: “As long as I'm affecting the game, scoring goals, it doesn't matter how it goes in, to be honest!

“I'm just happy to be contributing, helping the team and doing what I can to influence the game, because it's been a tough period. To come out of it the way that we have is big for us.

“I'll keep on doing what I can, keep on working hard, applying myself, and whatever happens, happens.

“That was a big game for us. We wanted to come here and win. We've been putting in good performances, working hard and it's paid off today, so it's a big one for us.

“I think [in the first-half] they [Southampton] were faster, they were sharper, and we weren't getting onto the second balls as well as we have been.

“We knew what we had to do, we knew that the energy would come, and it's paid off.

“I think he [Roy Hodgson] has just given us the confidence in what we're good at. We know what we can do. We know what we're capable of, and he's given us the licence to go and do that.

“We're playing with a lot more freedom, more energy, and we're so much more positive, which is a huge credit to the gaffer coming in and helping us with that."