Is a 'formidable' defensive line forming?
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Crystal Palace's win against Tottenham was a huge moment in their season.
Going into the game without a win in eight Premier League matches, the pressure was starting to build on manager Oliver Glasner and around the club.
Glasner put Jean-Philippe Mateta back into the starting line-up and that decision paid off with the Frenchman scoring the only goal of the game.
The Palace boss looks to finally have found a starting XI that gives him a platform to work from.
Glasner said himself that his team's build-up had not been ideal with "late signings" who had "no pre-season together".
That is true of two members of Palace's back three in Trevoh Chalobah and Maxence Lacroix.
Chalobah and Lacroix have been named alongside Marc Guehi in Palace's back three for the past three matches and they seem to be forming a formidable partnership.
Lacroix in particular got many plaudits after the win against Spurs and it will be a big boost for the centre-back, who had a tricky start to life at Selhurst Park.
Palace have what can be billed as "winnable games" against Wolves and Fulham and the outlook on their season could be very different by the time the next international break comes around in a couple of weeks.
