At 23:00 on December 28, the 20th round of the Premier League was fully launched, and Crystal Palace played at home against Norwich. In the first half, Edward contributed 1 goal and 2 assists, Mattta extended the score, Schlupp killed the game, and Crystal Palace scored 3 goals in a row. In the second half, the game went into garbage time, and Crystal Palace won 3-0 against the opponent.
In the last round, Vieira was unable to lead the team because of the new crown, Crystal Palace lost 3-0 away to Tottenham Hotspur, and the top player Zaha was suspended for one game for receiving a red card. However, they are still at ease against Norwich, who are no.1 from the bottom.
Just seven minutes into the opening, Will Hughes made a sharp stop in the penalty area to change direction, forcing McLean to foul and Crystal Palace received a penalty. With Zaha sidelined, Edward took his place as chief penalty shootout, calmly darting into the bottom left corner to give Crystal Palace a 1-0 lead.
In the 37th minute, Crystal Palace continued to work hard, Mitchell's long pass from the left directly penetrated the opposing defense, Edward calmly crossed, Matta scored a low shot, the score came to 2-0!
In the 41st minute, Edward broke free from the box and accidentally hit the ball to the feet of teammate Schlupp, who shot from a small angle and then went down to seal the victory 3-0.
In the first minute of stoppage time, Norwich's corner kick was crossed, and Byram flicked his head inside the penalty area to attack the goal, only to hit the crossbar and pop up, and the canary had bad luck and failed to pull back a city.
In the 59th minute, Schlup's low left-footed shot from inside the penalty area was blocked, and Materta followed up, but was still ruthlessly blocked. In the remaining matches, the two sides did not achieve anything, and Crystal Palace won 3-0 against the opponent.
After 1 round of matches, Crystal Palace won again and returned to the winning track. Moreover, Crystal Palace have not lost to Norwich at home in the Premier League for 27 years. The last time they lost at home was in December 1994, when they lost 1-0.
Counting this game, Crystal Palace has faced Norwich at home five times, with a record of 3 wins and 2 draws to remain unbeaten. Currently, Crystal Palace is ranked 9th, 12 points ahead of the relegation zone, and the prospects for relegation are very optimistic.
As the saying goes, some people rejoice and some people are sad, the Crystal Palace team feels happy, while Norwich only has pain. After beating Southampton 2-1, they suffered a seven-game winless run and the last five rounds were all defeated, conceding 14 goals during the period but not scoring a single goal.
Now, Norwich are still in the bottom 1 with 10 points, but thanks to relegation rivals Watford also lost this round, Ranieri's side lost 1-4 to West Ham United, also suffering a five-round winless. So, Norwich are three points away from relegation zone, and it's still not time to lose hope.