Alan Pardew has revealed that Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley was the first person to text him after his Crystal Palace side beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 on Saturday.

Pardew left Newcastle after four years to return to Palace, where he spent four years as a player, and his former boss was the first to congratulate him on his first Premier League win at Selhurst Park.

The 53-year-old also said that it was nice to see the crowd on his side after a difficult end to his time at St James' Park.

He told reporters: "I have missed it in the last 18 months. I remember we won at Man United away last year, that was a proper team, we had Cabaye, Remy, a proper team, and I never got that since.

"So it was good to get back to that and the first person to text me after the game was Mike Ashley, a nice touch."

Jason Puncheon and Dwight Gayle scored the goals as Palace came from behind against Spurs.