Dann: We gave ourselves mountain to climb

Scott Dann says conceding early was crucial in the defeat to Leeds United at Elland Road, but that there remain plenty of positives to take from Palace’s recent form.

“It’s tough to take. We got off to a difficult start as we did against Newcastle last week, which was obviously disappointing,” he said after the match. “You give yourself a bit of a mountain to climb. We struggled to get into the flow of things after that.

“The Premier League is difficult enough week in, week out. They’re goals that we don’t want to concede and that we shouldn’t concede. Last week we got ourselves back into the game and managed to get the three points.

“Unfortunately today losing that goal gave us an even bigger…