Crystal Palace

Wilfried Zaha assisted but could not help Joe Aribo's Southampton from claiming a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace in FA Cup tie at Selhurst Park.

ALL EYES ON: Super Eagle Joe Aribo will need to up his game to command a regular berth in the team. Against Southampton, Zaha attempted six shots but none hit the target. Zaha is yet to score since the return of competitive club football owing to the conclusion of the World Cup in Qatar.

Crystal Palace are out of the FA Cup with a loss 2-1 to Southampton and manager Patrick Vieira said there were similarities with the 4-0 Premier League ...

“We had some really good periods during the game, managed to score the first goal and had the opportunities to hurt them a little bit more. “I see that at times we can play some really good football and create chances,” he noted. “Today we created opportunities and chances, but when you don’t score, you leave yourself open. “Maturity is important. Experience is important. Odsonne Edouard’s early opener was cancelled out by a James Ward-Prowse free-kick before Adam Armstrong capitalised on a Palace mistake to seal the game.

An Adam Armstrong strike gave struggling Southampton a morale-boosting place in the FA Cup fourth round after a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst ...

But Palace were not able to capitalise on the two set pieces that followed, nor five minutes of added time as any chance of an equaliser slipped away. Ward-Prowse sent what looked to be an innocuous free-kick into the area but Joel Ward mistimed his effort to head clear. The ball pinged around the area before a deflection landed at the feet of Olise, who drilled an effort straight at Bazunu, then sent a free-kick straight at the Saints keeper who leapt up to make the straightforward stop.