February 7 2013

Kevin Phillips

New boy Kevin Phillips believes he can fire Crystal Palace to promotion.

The 39-year-old striker joined on transfer deadline day on loan from Blackpool until the end of the season to be reunited with former boss Ian Holloway.

Phillips made an instant impact on his debut as a second half substitute against Charlton and helped the Eagles come from behind to claim a much-needed win.

The veteran forward went close to opening his Palace account in that game and is looking forward to being part of Holloway's attack-minded ethos.

He said: "Being Blackpool’s top goalscorer last year, while touching 38 years of age, and scoring 17 in this league, which is a tough league, I believe I can score goals.

"I came close a couple of times against Charlton. Ian knows what I can do and if I’m used right then I’ll certainly and hopefully reward him.

"The attacking options here do excite me, that was one of the reasons I went to Blackpool. When you looked at Blackpool’s attacking style of play, they created tons of chances when they were in the Premier League and last season.

"When you look at [Wilfried] Zaha and [Yannick] Bolasie, [Stephen] Dobbie, [Jonathan] Williams and Murray, there’s going to be chances."