James Scowcroft was Palace’s hero yesterday, scoring a hat-trick as we began the season with a 4-1 win at Southampton.

Our second and third goals rank among the most amusing goals I’ve seen Palace score. The second came almost straight from Southampton’s kick-off, while the third was almost scored directly from Julian Speroni’s kick. Saints goalie Bartosz Bialkowski could only prevent the ball bouncing over him by palming it straight onto Scowcroft’s head.

The other scorer for Palace was Clinton Morrison, who now has 98 goals in a Palace shirt.

Southampton 1-4 Crystal Palace [BBC Sport]
Clinton’s 100 Goal Countdown [cpfc.org]