Pepe on free-kicks, confidence, Auba and Laca

There were plenty of questions for Nicolas Pepe following his match-winning performance against Vitoria on Thursday night.

The Ivory Coast international stopped in the mixed zone after the game to speak to the gathered press - and this is what he said.

GROWING IN CONFIDENCE

"Scoring two goals is good for the confidence. The most important though is that there is a win at the end. It shows our mental strength and our character. We had already done it against Aston Villa where we were behind and came back. Now, we can focus on the Crystal Palace game which will arrive very quickly.

"We had a tough start to the game, conceding early. It was not easy for us. We reacted quickly but unfortunately we…