Oliver Glasner is confident Crystal Palace are "going in the right direction" after coming from behind to earn a stunning 3-1 victory over 10-man Tottenham.
Ismaila Sarr had a goal ruled out for a marginal offside before Dominic Solanke put Spurs in front.
However, things soon unravelled for the hosts as Micky van de Ven received a straight red card for pulling back Sarr, who converted the resulting spot-kick before getting his second deep in first-half stoppage time after Jorgen Strand Larsen had flipped the script.
Palace have now won three of their last five Premier League games (L2), as many as in their previous 14 matches in the competition.
It is a big step for Palace after their miserable run through December and January, and Glasner is thrilled with the recent improvement he has seen from his side.
"I am very happy with the first-half performance," he told TNT Sports.
"Even before we conceded the goal, we played well, and then I really loved the reaction because it was only one or two minutes before with the disallowed goal. It was a very tight offside decision.
"The reaction was great, scoring three goals before half-time and controlling the game. It was really nice to watch, but we have to be self-critical. In the second half, we did not control the game how we wanted to.
"We gave them too many set plays around the box. We were talking about it at half-time, and we lost a little bit of aggression out of possession. We passed the ball and passed the ball, but were not sharp enough on second balls, because they went long.
"In the last weeks, I was asked about relegation, and now it's Europe. We will focus now on gaining momentum. We are going in the right direction and are back on track."
Palace have now moved up to 13th on 38 points, and are just six behind Brentford in seventh place, meaning a late push for a European place is still on the table.
Adam Wharton provided the assists for Strand Larsen and Sarr, setting up his second goal with a sublime pass to break open Spurs' backline.
Wharton is the first Palace player to record at least two assists in the first half of a top-flight game since Michael Olise against Sheffield United in January 2024.
And Wharton still has the belief that Palace can secure another European campaign next season.
"The target is to aim as high as possible, the gaffer has been saying it," he told TNT Sports.
"The league is crazy this year. If we take each game as it comes, we have a good chance of climbing the table.
"There is a lot of room for improvement [in my game], and I'm the first to critique myself. It's never going to be perfect; I'm just trying to work hard every day with the gaffer and with my team to keep improving."