Crystal Palace forward Ismaila Sarr says he scored his side’s winning goal against Ipswich Town for injured teammate Jean Philippe-Mateta. The Eagles struggled to break down the visitor’s

Phillipe Mateta's signature goal celebration after netting the winner against Ipswich, paying homage to the Frenchman after his horror injury against Millwall

Mateta was given oxygen on the pitch following the challenge before being stretchered off in a neck brace and taken to hospital.

The striker has been in imperious form since the beginning of last season and is attracting attention from across the league.

Manchester United have spent big money on Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee in recent summers but neither has quite satisfied their No.9 desire - so they're now looking at the Crystal Palace hitman

Ruben Amorim’s time at Sporting CP was underpinned by the prolific scoring of Viktor Gyokeres, and now at Manchester United, the Portuguese is hoping the Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta can fulfil that role.

Sarr is having an excellent season for Palace and has now scored seven goals and registered three assists in 28 league games. The Senegalese international was moved into a central striking role when Eddie Nketiah was withdrawn and his chipped winning goal was an excellent piece of skill.

A beautiful chipped finish from Ismaila Sarr late in the second half gave Crystal Palace a 1-0 home win over relegation-threatened Ipswich Town on Saturday, with the visitors left to rue a slew of missed chances in a lively Premier League game.