Crystal Palace have kicked off the 2024/25 Carabao Cup run with a win.
The Eagles bounced back from back-to-back Premier League defeats, with Daichi Kamada scoring his first goal for Crystal Palace.
After the goal, the Eagles failed to take hold of the game but did then double the advantage as Jean-Philippe Mateta made it 2-0 with an absolute dime of an overhead kick.
Mateta grabbed a second before Ebere Eze rounded out the scoring with a fourth to complete the 4-0 rout over Norwich.
Here are the Crystal Palace player ratings for the game.
Crystal Palace player ratings vs Norwich City
On a cold night at Selhurst Park where the stands were half empty, Crystal Palace won their first game of the season.
The Eagles ended up comfortable victors in the game, here are the player ratings for each Crystal Palace player.
Dean Henderson – 8
Dean Henderson had a very impressive game, keeping a clean sheet, and making some strong saves in the process.
Daniel Munoz – 6
On the right, Daniel Munoz was solid yet unremarkable however he barely put a foot wrong.
Nathaniel Clyne – 6
Like Munoz, Nathaniel Clyne didn’t really put a foot wrong in the game so gets a solid rating.
Marc Guehi – 7
Looked assured in defence at all times, and didn’t look like conceding, hopefully, Marc Guehi stays at the club this week.
Chadi Riad – 6
Chadi Riad saw his evening cut short as he picked up a painful first-half injury that left him limping off. Prior to this, he barely put a foot wrong.
Tyrick Mitchell – 6
Tyrick Mitchell like much of the defence was quiet yet solid, giving nothing to Norwich and in total should be very happy with his outing.
Will Hughes – 7
Will Hughes put in a solid performance once again as he continues to improve under Oliver Glasner.
Cheick Doucoure – 6
Cheick Doucoure got some vital minutes in his legs here and looked very solid in midfield, although a bit rusty which is to be expected.
Ebere Eze – 8
Ebere Eze played some excellent football in this game, assisting one goal and also scoring one. A confidence builder for the front three.
Jean-Philippe Mateta – 9
Mateta looked back to his emphatic best, clearly spurred on by the potential arrival of Eddie Nketiah and scored a brace with an assist too. Excellent performance from our man of the match.
Daichi Kamada – 8
Grabbed his first goal for Crystal Palace since joining for free from Lazio with an excellent finish after rounding the goalkeeper. He also added an assist for Jean-Philippe Mateta.
Chris Richards – 6
Replaced Riad in defence after his injury, and was pretty solid but did nothing too special.
Adam Wharton – 7
Adam Wharton emerged from the bench and put in a class performance, providing an assist in the process.
Jefferson Lerma – 6
Jefferson Lerma got some valuable minutes in the win but did not make much of an impact.
Ismaila Sarr – 5
Ismaila Sarr let one chance he had go to waste, after Eze’s excellent creativity.
Joel Ward – 5
Joel Ward had an alright game but did not do enough to score higher.
