Crystal Palace star Odsonne Edouard is finally coming good for Patrick Vieira right now, according to insider Dean Jones.

Edouard has generally struggled since making the switch to the Premier League last year, but he's slowly starting to find his form in front of goal.

What's the latest news involving Edouard?

Edouard made the £15m switch from Celtic in the summer of 2021 and hit the ground running by scoring twice on his debut against Tottenham.

He continued his bright start by netting against Arsenal a couple of games later, but the remainder of the season would be a struggle.

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That's because the £95,000 per-week star would find the net just three times from then on in and none from February onwards, highlighting his testing first season in the Premier League.

Regardless, Vieira decided against signing a striker in the summer transfer window, and after a slow start to this season, things are finally starting to fall into place for the frontman.

As a result, Edouard has scored three goals in his last six league outings, including the winner against Southampton last weekend.

What did Jones say about Edouard?

Jones believes that following some frustrating times, things are finally starting to take shape for Edouard, who looks to be relishing being the club's number one striker right now.

The transfer insider highlighted the fact that Edouard needed time to adapt to English football and believes that Vieira is now reaping the rewards having been forced to remain patient with the ex-Celtic man.

He told GIVEMESPORT: "Sometimes you have just got to take time to let players acclimatise to what they're becoming part of and understand the league better and also to find form and that seems to be happening right now, and hopefully from a Palace point of view, it can continue."

Is Edouard Palace' first choice striker?

Edouard was down the pecking order at the beginning of the campaign, starting just two of the first six Premier League games.

As a result, Vieira was preferring Jean-Philippe Mateta, while Wilfried Zaha was also getting the nine as a false nine on the odd occasion.

But Edouard got his chance against Chelsea after the international break and has not looked back since, starting the last six top-flight games on the bounce.

And with Edouard now having the goals to match, he's firmly Vieira's best option through the middle right now.