"I was thinking about the Galatasaray goal when I struck it and it was nice to prove that was no fluke," said Crouch.
"It was a good ball in and it was an instinctive strike. That's just what we needed, because the game opened up then to allow us to get three.
"We've got ourselves back in a good position again. There are some difficult games to come, but there's a lot to play for and it's up to us what we get out of the season."