CRYSTAL Palace striker Dwight Gayle paid tribute to the club's fans for their excellent backing at Leicester City on Saturday and insists the whole club is "buzzing" right now.
After five wins in six in all competitions since Alan Pardew's arrival as manager, Palace have managed to get away from the relegation zone and make the fifth round of the FA Cup.
And as well as looking for another win at home to Newcastle United on Wednesday, Gayle highlighted Julian Speroni for making sure of the points at the King Power Stadium with some stunning saves.
"Each player takes their turn in helping the team out massively and Jules was that guy this time," he told the Advertiser.
"He kept us in it when perhaps he shouldn't have been, but we're very thankful to him.
"We now move on to Newcastle, which is the gaffer's old team and hopefully we can get a result for him, which would be nice for him.
"The fans were like our 12th man again (at Leicester). Every week they turn in in their great numbers and obviously out-singing the home fans – it feels like a home game for us.
"Everyone is buzzing with the results at the moment. It may not have been our best performance at Leicester but the sign of a good team is sometimes when you don't play so well.
"That is a good sign. Against Everton I thought we played better and didn't get a result, so it was good to react to that loss and just keep pushing forward really."
By Mark Ritson (Twitter @MR_LWMedia)
