Four Academy players on the bench and an injury at half-time to Mamadou Sakho highlighted the gargantuan effort Crystal Palace have put in over this festive period, a period they've now closed out with a hard-fought 1-1 draw away at Norwich City.
In summary
- Hodgson names unchanged starting XI from Southampton draw
- Luka Milivojeviu0107 goes close with deflected long-ranger inside first minute
- Todd Cantwell fires home from close range on five minutes to give the Canaries the lead
- Tim Krul saves Palace’s best effort of the first 45: a header from Jordan Ayew
- Norwich go close to doubling lead through Emiliano Buendía, Max Aarons and Cantwell
- HT: 1-0
- Cheikhou Kouyaté replaces Mamadou Sakho at half-time – Connor Wickham comes on for Max Meyer on 60 minutes
- Kenny McLean rattles crossbar from close range on 73 minutes
- Brandon Pierrick becomes the second youngest Palace debutant in the Premier League when he replaced Martin Kelly on 82 minutes
- Connor Wickham turns home Zaha's cross on 86 minutes
- FT: 1-1
Crystal Palace started the game at Carrow Road like the home team, dominating possession and patiently waiting to find a way through the Canaries’ banks.