Crystal Palace forward, Jordan Ayew scored his first Premier League goal in over a year as he rescued a 2-2 draw for his side against Southampton on Wednesday night.

Ayew ended his long run without finding the back of the net with an important finish for The Eagles with a close-range effort to salvage a point for The Eagles in the matchday 17 fixture at Selhurst Park.

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira, in a post match interview expressed his delight on Jordan’s effort and work rate for the Eagles.

“I think it is massively important [for Ayew’s confidence] because with forwards, the more goals you score, the more confident you are about yourself,” Patrick Vieira said.

But the message has always been clear with Jordan – what we want from him is to keep playing the way he’s been playing lately because his work ethic for the team is what we need and what we want. I’m really happy he scored that goal… Hopefully there is more to come from him.”

The Eagles draw means they leapfrogged Brighton and Brentford into 11th place with 20 points