Crystal Palace striker Ayew happy defeating Brentford

Crystal Palace striker Jordan Ayew was happy with victory over Brentford.

It marked his last game before joining Ghana's AFCON squad.

It was a big game for us," Ayew told Palace's website. We hadn't won for two months and it was important to win.

It was my last game before I'm off to the Africa Cup of Nations, and I wanted to go away with a win.

Obviously it was the last game of the year [2023] as well, at home, so it was important to win and give the supporters something to cheer about.

The win was massive; massive for our confidence, and for our belief as well. To end the year like that was perfect."

He added: When you keep on working and keep on pushing, you get rewarded, so I want to congratulate the boys, the team, the squad, the staff, and the medical team for this year as well, because they've been brilliant."