Pressure eased off Premier League boss ahead of Aston Villa clash after 'brave' performance

Aston Villa’s upcoming opponents Crystal Palace won for the first time in the Premier League this season on Sunday afternoon as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at Selhurst Park. Striker Jean-Philippe Mateta scored their winner against Ange Postecoglou’s side.

The Eagles are sat in 17th place in the table and have risen out of the drop zone. They have six points on the board from their first nine fixtures.

Aston Villa lock horns with the South London outfit in the Round of 16 of the Carabao Cup. A place in the quarter-final awaits the winner at Villa Park.

Speaking after their win over Spurs, Glasner has said: “Congrats to the team. It was a great performance today in our situation, playing brave and with courage, pressing and giving Tottenham lots of challenges.

“We scored an amazing goal. I am very proud of the team and players with how they played today. All the credit to the players.”

Meanwhile, their defender Maxence Lacroix has said: "It feels unbelievable. I'm so happy. I'm so happy for the team, I'm so happy for the fans, for this character. We trained a lot, we showed a lot today and this is what the fans and the people want to see. This win, I think we deserve it.

"I think it's not only defensive, I think it's all the team. Today we played well. We had a clean sheet, so a clean sheet for a defender and a goalkeeper is always good. But today I just want to say thanks to our strikers because they scored."

He added: "Right now [the dressing room] is crazy. Everyone is happy because I think we worked hard to have this win. All the players know we have the quality to compete against this type of teams. Today we showed and we could score like three or four, but maybe next time."

Crystal Palace will want to hit some form now as they look to climb up the table after their tricky start. Their trip to Aston Villa is a chance to play some fringe players or youngsters in the cup should they wish to.

Pressure was starting to mount on Glasner so he will be relieved to have got his first win. That should give his team confidence as they prepare to head to the Midlands. Prior to his switch to London, he worked with Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany.