Crystal Palace edged another London thriller against West Ham on Saturday.
Palace won 4-3 to reach the 40 point mark under manager Roy Hodgson.
West Ham took an early lead through Tomas Soucek before Palace struck three unanswered goals in an impressive 15-minute spell via Jordan Ayew, Wilfried Zaha and Jeffrey Schlupp.
Michail Antonio reduced the deficit to 3-2, but then Eberichi Eze struck from the spot after being fouled by Hammers defender Nayef Aguerd. Aguerd then struck later, but Palace held on for the 4-3 win.
Hodgson said, "It was a wonderful first half from our point of view, we played really well, did all the things we hoped we could do and our quality players produced.
"Quality to West Ham to keep coming down from 2 goals behind, they've had a hectic schedule and it was incredible what they were able to do from set pieces, keeping the game alive.
"Sometimes there's one or two too many flicks, but they were good today, the goals we scored today were good goals. We kept sustaining attackers and then winning the all back so well when they cleared it.
If you're going to become a good attacking team you can do you work and get the patterns of play how you want but without the quality of the players nobody notices it. The way we've worked here is exactly the same as we did four years ago, but now the club is set up with a more potent set up than before."
Asked about Palace's chances of survival, Hodgson added: "Its true, we quite frankly were looking at two of the last three games being in the relegation battle, that I won't say with us because we aren't in it anymore, as being the games that we would need to produce something against to stay up.
"Now it's up to the players, wer'e going to keep working as staff so it will be up to them to see if they can keep producing the performances they have in the last six in the last four."
