Crystal Palace v Norwich City, 28 December 2021

Score3-0 to Crystal Palace
RefereePaul Tierney
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Attendance24,433
Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Crystal Palace won: 4 Drawn: 5 Norwich City won: 4 Crystal Palace scored: 18 Norwich City scored: 15 Norwich City remained without a win in their last 17 league visits to Crystal Palace (lost 12).

3 Crystal Palace

Manager: Patrick Vieira

0 Norwich City

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Odsonne Edouard penalty 8 P
Jean-Philippe Mateta 38 G
Jeffrey Schlupp 42 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vicente Guaita
Defender Marc Guehi
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Will Hughes
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Odsonne Edouard

Starting lineup:

Angus Gunn Goalkeeper
Ben Gibson Defender
Sam Byram Defender/Midfielder
Przemysław Placheta Defender/Midfielder
Billy Gilmour Midfielder
Pierre Lees-Melou Midfielder
Kenny McLean Midfielder
Jacob Sörensen Midfielder
Christos Tzolis Midfielder/Forward
Adam Idah Forward

Substitutions:

Luka Milivojević for Will Hughes 73
Christian Benteke for Jean-Philippe Mateta 81
James Tomkins for Joachim Andersen 83

Substitutions:

Brandon Williams for Dimitris Giannoulis 46
Jonathan Rowe for Christos Tzolis 68
Josh Sargent for Przemysław Placheta 81

Cards:

Odsonne Edouard 22 Y

Cards:

Ben Gibson 10 Y
Sam Byram 29 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Goalkeeper Remi Matthews
Defender Nathan Ferguson
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender James Tomkins
Midfielder Luka Milivojević

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jon McCracken
Goalkeeper Michael McGovern
Defender Ozan Kabak
Defender Brandon Williams
Midfielder Bali Mumba
Midfielder/Forward Kieran Dowell
Midfielder/Forward Jonathan Rowe
Forward Josh Sargent

Comments:

League position: 10th Crystal Palace scored three or more goals in the first-half of a home game for the first time since a 4-1 win against Leeds United in the Premier League on 7 November 2020. Palace won their final league game of a year for the first time since 2011 at Millwall in the League Championship (lost two). Odsonne Edouard had now scored four goals in the Premier League; all in games played in London. Crystal Palace named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

Comments:

League position: 20th Norwich City had now lost their last five games in the Premier League by an aggregate score of 14 goals to nil. 50 goals had now been scored in the Canaries' 19 games so far in this Premier League season (for eight, against 42). Goalkeeper Angus Gunn had now conceded 17 goals in his last three appearances in the Premier League. Norwich City named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

3 Crystal Palace

Manager: Patrick Vieira

Goals:

Odsonne Edouard penalty 8 P
Jean-Philippe Mateta 38 G
Jeffrey Schlupp 42 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Vicente Guaita
Defender Marc Guehi
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Will Hughes
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Odsonne Edouard

Substitutions:

Luka Milivojević for Will Hughes 73
Christian Benteke for Jean-Philippe Mateta 81
James Tomkins for Joachim Andersen 83

Cards:

Odsonne Edouard 22 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Goalkeeper Remi Matthews
Defender Nathan Ferguson
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender James Tomkins
Midfielder Luka Milivojević

Comments:

League position: 10th Crystal Palace scored three or more goals in the first-half of a home game for the first time since a 4-1 win against Leeds United in the Premier League on 7 November 2020. Palace won their final league game of a year for the first time since 2011 at Millwall in the League Championship (lost two). Odsonne Edouard had now scored four goals in the Premier League; all in games played in London. Crystal Palace named eight of a possible nine substitutes.

0 Norwich City

Manager: Dean Smith

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Angus Gunn Goalkeeper
Ben Gibson Defender
Sam Byram Defender/Midfielder
Przemysław Placheta Defender/Midfielder
Billy Gilmour Midfielder
Pierre Lees-Melou Midfielder
Kenny McLean Midfielder
Jacob Sörensen Midfielder
Christos Tzolis Midfielder/Forward
Adam Idah Forward

Substitutions:

Brandon Williams for Dimitris Giannoulis 46
Jonathan Rowe for Christos Tzolis 68
Josh Sargent for Przemysław Placheta 81

Cards:

Ben Gibson 10 Y
Sam Byram 29 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jon McCracken
Goalkeeper Michael McGovern
Defender Ozan Kabak
Defender Brandon Williams
Midfielder Bali Mumba
Midfielder/Forward Kieran Dowell
Midfielder/Forward Jonathan Rowe
Forward Josh Sargent

Comments:

League position: 20th Norwich City had now lost their last five games in the Premier League by an aggregate score of 14 goals to nil. 50 goals had now been scored in the Canaries' 19 games so far in this Premier League season (for eight, against 42). Goalkeeper Angus Gunn had now conceded 17 goals in his last three appearances in the Premier League. Norwich City named eight of a possible nine substitutes.