Neil Warnock has certainly got his second spell at the club off to a flyer - eight points from his first four games and it arguably could have been more. We have seen the style of play become slightly more expansive this season because we are seeing a lot of goals, both scored and in our net.

To see us scoring a lot more goals is refreshing to say the least. Palace have scored 10 goals in their opening six games, on top of the five goals in our short Capital One Cup stint.

It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what the reason for this is.

We have the same spine of players, we play the same formation and we haven’t exactly changed our approach to every game this season either. Perhaps the fact it’s Palace’s second successive season in the top flight that the squad are benefitting from a sense of confidence and familiarity in the Premier League, allowing individuals to excel.

Yannick Bolasie has epitomised this point. He finally netted his first Premier League goal in a scintillating individual and team performance in a 3-2 away win at Everton and then followed that up by an impressive display against Leicester.

Another factor could be down to our new and improved midfield.  Warnock has not only performed wonders so far this season on the pitch, but off it too. The club record signing of James McArthur was a masterstroke by the Palace boss. The Scotsman has been the difference in recent weeks - he is composed on the ball, intelligent with possession and will run all day long in the heart of the midfield.

McArthur slotting in alongside Joe Ledley and in front of Mile Jedinak has seen a whole new beast formed in the Palace midfield. Fans have taken to online forums to creatively christen the tenacious trio as ‘McJedLey’. An Aussie, a Welshman and a Scot has the foundations to the start of a good joke but these men are certainly no joke.

Never have I seen a Crystal Palace midfield operate so much like clockwork. They have it all - each player shares the same basic attributes but all three specialise in one particular area. Jedinak offers the grit in the middle, he will stick his head where no one else will. Ledley offers that creative spark to help link defence to attack, and McArthur offers that calmness all good midfields need in order to keep possession and ease the pressure.

The three work like clockwork and it would be tough going to find a midfield combination as fluent as this one. Against Everton we had a solid resistance while always maintaining the threat on the counter attack. Against Leicester we witnessed one of the most commanding Crystal Palace Premier League displays of all time, we dominated and controlled the game from start to finish.

The fitness of these three is integral to Palace’s survival. Providing they stay clear of the physio’s room, we could be watching Premier League football for many years to come.

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