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Just when the Portuguese coach must have thought the team's momentum would never turn, his side delivered the home side's opening Selhurst Park setback in the Premier League since February.

The Austrian coach's team dominated early and deservedly took the lead by way of their forward's second penalty attempt. However they failed to make their dominance count following earlier difficulties to score against Palace, Amorim's team countered with a rapid double via their summer signing plus the former Chelsea player.

Difficult Encounter against The Eagles

This represented a difficult encounter finishing of a long week for the home manager, who observed the Senegalese international leave injured with a serious problem before half-time.

His Portuguese counterpart may have kept his reactions subdued when proceeding down the tunnel right after the final whistle.

Lineup Modifications

The Portuguese coach dismissed similarities regarding the two coaches' game philosophy during preparation, though recognizing that Palace "currently execute things better than us|aspects superior to ours|elements more effectively".

His response to the disappointing loss against 10-man Everton was to change the flank players, with Amad Diallo occupying the right wing with the full-back assumed Dorgu's position.

Initial Chances

Amorim's team probably recognized an opportunity to profit considering they enjoyed additional preparation time and came close to leading inside the opening minute.

A long throw caused chaos in the Palace area yet remarkably the former United goalkeeper executed a reflex block on his goalline to prevent the midfielder.

Palace's Dominance

The near miss acted as an alert for Glasner's men after the early kick-off which was determined by the television schedulers.

Quickly opportunities started arriving thick and fast. Following wasted multiple opportunities in midweek, it seemed like could potentially not become Mateta's day as he pulled attempts off target inside the opening 15 minutes.

Opening Goal

However during a period during discussions about Mateta's contract extension faced delays, it was the France international who provided the first goal.

A further accurate delivery from the England international enticed the young Frenchman into the challenge and, having just made excellent defensive stop to prevent the Spaniard, the 20-year-old could only bring down his fellow Frenchman within the 18-yard area.

After Break Recovery

Palace's shot-stopper came out in a baseball cap to block the sun from the low sun yet he'll feel regret for permitting the visitors to equalise eight minutes following halftime.

Glasner's team was unprepared from a rapid Fernandes set-piece enabling the Dutchman to bring under control and swivel in the same movement to unleash an attempt that flew into the net.

Winning Goal

After enduring a chaotic situation as the forward came close again at the wrong end, their afternoon got even better moments after as the Dutch attacker was brought down outside the penalty area by Marc Guéhi.

There was a moment's hesitation in the defensive wall during Fernandes' delivery the dead ball to the midfielder permitting Mount to score past the keeper using a fierce strike.

Vital Victory

Lacking the winger's speed to utilize, Palace could barely muster additional opportunities while the visitors managed to complete an important win which moves the Red Devils climb above Palace up to sixth spot.