Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson was delighted with star pair Ebere Eze and Michael Olise for victory over Sheffield United.

Eze struck twice and Olise also scored as Palace won 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Hodgson later said: "I'm very pleased. I thought our first half performance attacking was outstanding. It was an exciting game, I thought Sheffield United certainly played their part.

"We've said all along that we think we have very good attacking potential. We don't think our defending is bad either. With Michael Olise and Eberechi Eze on the field, Jordan Ayew back and Jean-Philippe Mateta playing well, suddenly we're creating opportunities.

"Both Eze and Olise suffered very serious injuries that kept them out for a long period of time. For both, when they do come back to playing with the team, there's always a risk you will reactivate that injury. I'm hoping now we will keep those two fit and on the field.

"They're not lacking robustness, they're just two players who have had very serious injuries. With Michael Olise, we're happy he started the game. We were always going to take him off at a point.

"With Eberechi [Eze] he scored the goal and just before the goal he made a very strong run and felt his hamstring. It has not been assessed yet, but speaking to him he hasn't felt like he's pulled something"