Crystal Palace 1-0 Tottenham: Eze shines
After scoring 11 goals in 27 league games last season, Eberechi Eze was tipped to be one of the star performers in the Premier League this time around. In fact, Palace chairman Steve Parish said he was "astounded" at the lack of interest in Eze during the summer transfer window. Since scoring a stunning goal against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to earn Palace a point, Eze has benefited from rather quiet while his side have remained in the bottom three. However, there was a shift in performance from Eze and Palace at Selhurst Park and Tottenham could not live with either.
Eddie Nketiah on his Crystal Palace bromance, playing No 10 and why he left Arsenal: ‘It was time to go’
Eberechi Eze ambles over to take the free-kick and as he does so, Eddie Nketiah scans his surroundings. It is still early in this Carabao Cup third-round tie and QPR’s defenders are busy getting organised. Eze and Nketiah make the briefest eye contact and the grift is on: Eze quickly slides the ball into a vacant channel down the right side of the box, and before a defender can react, Nketiah peels into space before unleashing a first-time shot through the goalkeeper’s legs.It is Crystal Palace’s first glimpse of what to expect from their £25m summer signing, the second...