club's unbeaten run to ten. However, during a 2–2 draw against Reading on 21 April 2012, Speroni suffered an injury in the 25th minute and was substituted, in what turned out to be his last appearance of the season. At the end of the 2011–12 season, he went on to make forty–four appearances in all competitions. At the start of the 2012–13 season, Speroni continued to regain his first team place, as Crystal Palace's first choice goalkeeper role. Once again, he helped the club go on a fourteen matches unbeaten run between 1 September 2012 and 17 November 2012, resulting in them being placed at the top of the table at one point. In a match against Huddersfield Town on 22 December 2012, Speroni performed well throughout the match and saved a penalty from Adam Clayton but he conceded the equaliser goal, in a 1–1 draw. After the match, manager Ian Holloway defended Speroni's performance and said if it weren't for him, Crystal Palace would have lost the match. He then made his 300th appearance for the club, in a 4–1 loss against Birmingham City on 29 March 2013. Speroni helped Crystal Palace qualify for the Championship play–offs after beating Peterborough United in the last game of the season. He played in both legs of the play–offs semi–final against Brighton & Hove Albion and kept a clean sheet, as the club won 2–0 on aggregate. In the Football League Championship play-off Final, Speroni started in goal throughout the match and played 120 minutes, as Crystal Palace beat Watford 1–0 to seal their promotion return to the English top tier after an eight-year absence. At the end of the 2012–13 season, he went on to make forty–nine appearances in all competitions. In opening game of the 2013–14 season, Speroni made his first Premier League appearance in nine years, in a 1–0 loss against Tottenham Hotspur. Despite the club's poor start with just three points from the first eight games, he continued to regain his first team place, as Crystal Palace's first choice goalkeeper role. Under the new management of Tony Pulis, the club's results soon improved in the league as the 2013–14 season progressed. His performance was praised by manager Pulis, saying: "Speroni made some good saves and in particular one outstanding one but that is what you are hoping you are paying him to do, overall it was a great