Sub Franca heads home at the near post as Saints fail to clear a long throw. Disappointment at St Mary's. Can Palace now find a winner with six minutes of stoppage time to go? Probably...Triple sub for PalaceKamada,

John: Crystal Palace did not perform as they have done of late but Southampton must be given credit to turn on a performance like they did. As a CPFC supporter for over 70 years, I can say that if there was a team that was going to help them out it would be Palace. Every other team gives them a beating but not good old CPFC.

Substitute Matheus Franca struck in stoppage time to deny Premier League bottom side Southampton a rare victory, as Crystal Palace snatched a 1-1 draw at St Mary's Stadium on Wednesday.

It looked as though Crystal Palace were having a rare off night until substitute Matheus Franca popped up with a header in the second minute of added time, his first goal for the club after an injury-hit 20 months.

The board will need to buy players regardless as a result of the competitive nature of the Premier League, but the level of backing really depends on how Palace end the season. If they qualify for Europe somehow,

Southampton boss Ivan Juric vowed to keep fighting as relegation moved sharply into focus after Crystal Palace denied them only a third Premier League win of the season. Substitute Matheus Franca’s stoppage-time header,

Matheus França’s stoppage-time goal for Crystal Palace denied Southampton only a third Premier League win of the season and left them on the brink of an unwanted record.