Neil Warnock picked right-back up front based on wife's dream - and he bagged a hat-trick

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Crystal Palace midfielder Darren Ambrose said the blunt-talking boss turned up before an FA Cup replay against Wolves and revealed his missus Sharon had seen the club’s right-back scoring the winner in her sleep.

Warnock, 73, then announced Danny Butterfield - who normally played in the defensive position - would start the match as a striker.The rest of the team thought it was a joke - until Butterfield scored a hat-trick in just six minutes.

The 2010 feat - which helped Palace win 3-1 - is still a club record for the fastest three-goal brace in its history.READ MORE: Jimmy Bullard admits he smashed up ex-manager's car - but his best mate took the blameIt was a rare so-called 'perfect’ hat-trick with Butterfield, who is now 42 and works for Southampton’s academy, netting one goal with his left foot, another with his right and the third with his head.Ambrose, 38, told talkSPORT Warnock was 'insane'.

The ex-England U21 midfielder said: "We were playing Wolves."He said, 'My wife Sharon, she had a dream last night. She dreamt that my right back scores the winning goal today.