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Crystal Palace 3-0 Burnley: Oliver Glasner kicks off his reign as Eagles boss in style against 10-man Clarets at Selhurst Park

As first impressions go, Oliver Glasner could hardly have had a better one in the eyes of Crystal Palace supporters.

A 3-0 victory over Burnley thanks to goals from Chris Richards, Jordan Ayew and Jean-Phillippe Mateta from the penalty spot kick-started the Austrian’s regime in style.

Yet for long periods you wondered whether that some old problem - a lack of goals - would see three points elude Glasner.

But on an afternoon where it felt as though the thick fog of gloom that has engulfed Selhurst Park in recent months finally lifted, defender Richards was the man to come up with the goods just over 20 minutes from time.