That tactic has not always proven successful as the quality has sometimes been limited, but there have been improvements and it appears to be reaping rewards this season. Long throws do not need to be perfect in order to be threatening and Palace now have diversification in their goalscoring.

Crystal Palace secured a 2-0 victory over Brentford, extending their unbeaten English Premier League run at Selhurst Park to 11 matches

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Jordan Henderson’s lofted pass was flicked on by Igor Thiago, releasing Dango Ouattara down the right. The forward reached the edge of the area before seeing his low drive blocked by Chris Richards.

Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards has returned to training ahead of their showdown with Brentford this weekend.

Brentford head coach Keith Andrews has been speaking to BBC Match of the Day following the defeat at Selhurst Park: "If we're really honest, we weren't at our absolute best. This match was always going to be niggly, tight and edgy. Some of our quality wasn't what it has been over the last few weeks.

Crystal Palace will aim to build on their impressive midweek win when they welcome Brentford to Selhurst Park in Saturday’s Premier League encounter.Both sides head into the fixture level on points