article_snippet: And then after Wilfried Zaha had put the visitors ahead, Diouf's goalbound shot in the second half was blocked two-handed by Joel Ward with Palace getting way with it.
article_snippet: I know Julian Speroni did well in the Palace goal but arguably that was the best save of the match.
article_snippet: It was just a long ball, if you don't clear the first ball, you have to deal with the ball.
article_snippet: Stoke slipped to ninth while Palace are now 11 points above the bottom three and Alan Pardew is above Alan Pardew former club Newcastle United in the table. '
article_snippet: It was a cracking game particularly if you were a neutral or a Palace fan,' said Alan Pardew.
article_snippet: I think Stoke were unhappy about us penalty.
article_snippet: I haven't seen our penalty back but our penalty was a turning point.'