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Warnock hails in-form Watson

19 Oct 2008 - 10:37:13

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Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock picked out midfielder Ben Watson for special praise after the Eagles had thrashed Barnsley 3-0.

Watson opened the scoring with a 25th-minute penalty and added a second goal on the hour, to Warnock's delight.

He said: "The three forwards were superb and without their movement Ben couldn't do what he did.

"Ben is Ben - a top-class player at any level - and because the front three are playing well it's given him a new lease of life.

"We've been saying he can score goals if he believes in himself and with Shaun Derry back to form he and Nick Carle have been getting in the box. It was good to see him get a couple today."