Crystal Palace defender Cahill: Beating West Brom was about digging in

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14 Mar 2021 • 7:03 AM MYT
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Crystal Palace defender Gary Cahill says they'll take the three points for victory over West Brom.

Focusing closely on the West Brom result, Cahill analysed a tactic teammate Luka Milivojevic also drew upon.

He said: "We knew we were coming up against a team who are fighting for their lives and are very direct in terms of dead-ball situations and throw-ins and they kept the ball in our box regularly.

"Thirty-seven points is a decent return for us so we're pleased with that going in to the international break. At times it's not going to be pretty – it was very windy and anywhere from the halfway line, their dead-ball situations are very dangerous and organised and they put the ball in the box and make it difficult for you.

"[It was] one game where we needed to dig in and defend well. We tried to create our own chances on the break but the main thing for us today certainly was getting back to winning ways and getting three points. We're delighted with the result."

Fortunately, the Eagles took and kept the lead through Milivojevic's first-half penalty. The captain came close to scoring seconds before with a well-struck volley too but, as ever, made no mistake from the spot.

Cahill explained how he feels when Milivojevic steps-up from 12 yards: "I always feel confident when he's on the ball for a penalty, definitely. He's got a good conversion rate so thankfully we got the pen and he put it away and gave us a platform to go on and get the result."