Crystal Palace fans react as Christian Benteke scores his first goal since April

Lots of Crystal Palace fans have taken to Twitter to react after they heard that Christian Benteke had scored his first goal since April.

The 6 foot 3 striker found the back of the net just three minutes after coming on for Belgium against San Marino, as Roberto Martinez’s side recorded a 9-0 victory.

It was Benteke’s first strike since his headed effort against Arsenal back in April, his one and only goal from the 2018/19 campaign.

In total, the 28-year-old has netted just four goals in his last 58 games for the Eagles across all competitions – you could say that it is a surprise to even see him in the Belgium squad, let alone scoring.

One would presume that Palace fans are hoping this goal will give their £27m forward a bit of much-needed confidence in front of goal, although the quality of the opposition – and the fact that goalkeeper Simone Benedettini didn’t even dive – somewhat reduces the validity of the strike.

Let’s see how the Eagles supporters on Twitter reacted to the shock event…