Alan Pardew found 'beauty' in a more workman-like performance from his Crystal Palace side at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday. The Eagles came away from Staffordshire with three points following a 2-1 victory over Stoke that was secured through substitute Lee Chung-yong's 88th-minute winner from 30 yards out. Despite taking the lead through Connor Wickham's first-half penalty, the visitors had to weather plenty of second-half pressure that eventually told when Bojan Krkic converted from the spot himself with 14 minutes remaining. Lee's goal then earned Palace a fifth away victory on the road this term and manager Pardew hailed his men's battling qualities against a Potters team that had torn apart Manchester City in their previous home fixture.Connor Wickham and Lee Chung-yong scored as Crystal Palace beat StokeEagles have now won five on the road this season and sit sixth in the tableAlan Pardew praised the 'spirit and determination' of his Palace teamMark Hughes picked out Palace keeper Wayne Hennessey for praise
'Although the first half was tight, the second half, after we got the lead, _ really showed their flair and we had to really dig in at that point.