Crystal Palace vs Southampton Player Ratings – Palace turn it around as Southampton winless streak goes to ten

Crystal Palace end their three game winless streak as they won 2-1 after going down early in the first half, thanks to goals from Chalobah and Eze. Palace dominated the game throughout despite conceding early and this result puts them back into winning ways just before the year ends and they steer six points clear of the dropzone. The nightmare streak continues for Southampton, despite showing an improvement from their previous outings. This result ensured their winless streak go on, as they are craving for a win since the last ten games, with a last win coming in early November.

Crystal Palace started strongly and had an early chance when Eze hit his shot straight to Ramsdale. Despite the dominance of the home side, it was the visitors who broke the deadlock after Dibling scored against the run of play. Palace continued to play good football, and were rewarded with a goal when Chalobah headed one in from a corner routine. Crystal Palace continued the efforts, but the score remained level after half-time.

Palace continued the momentum and on the 52nd minute, Eze fired Palace into the lead after a messy build-up play from his teammates. The dominance continued, despite Southampton making tactical changes. While it was surprising that Glasner did not make substitutions until the final few minutes, it did not affect the team that much as Palace looked comfortable in retaining the lead.

Crystal Palace Player Ratings vs Southampton

Goalkeeper

Henderson: 6.5/10 – A solid performance from him but he was not tested, despite conceding an early goal.

Defenders

Chalobah: 8/10 – He scored a vital header from set-piece, which gave a new life to the team.

Richards: 7/10 – A strong and reliable performance from him, especially dealing with the late pressure applied by Southampton.

Lacroix: 6/10 – A decent effort but was not particularly impressive in winning duels and making clearances.

Mitchell: 6.5/10 – He provided an attacking outlet to this side on the left flank. He could have done better to set a chance up to Ismail Sarr

Munoz: 5/10 – A disappointing performance from the wingback, who struggled defensively and was not effective in attack too.

Midfielders

Lerma: 6.5/10 – An energetic display from the defensive midfielder who should have been on the scoresheet tonight.

Hughes: 7.5/10 – His corner resulted in the opening goal but other than that, he controlled the midfield, despite conceding a tactial foul that got him a yellow card.

Forwards

Eze: 9/10 – He was the most dangerous player for Palace tonight. He got back his mojo tonight, scoring the second goal, being a continuous threat throughout the game

Sarr: 6/10 – Despite showing some flashes of his best self, he had a disappointing outing.

Mateta: 7/10 – He was crucial for Palace in his link-up play, often stringing up passes.

Substitutes

Doucoure: NA

Kamada: NA

Nketiah: NA

Manager

Oliver Glasner: 7.5/10 – A good result for the club tonight, his team responded well after going a goal down at home. He could have been a little bit proactive with his substitutions but it did not affect the game that much.

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Southampton Player Ratings vs Crystal Palace

Goalkeeper

Ramsdale: 8/10 – Despite being on the losing side, Ramsdale made some fantastic saves in the game and was unlucky to concede twice.

Defenders

Wood: 6/10 – An average display from the centreback, failing to marshall the defence.

Bednarek: 5/10 – He got booked for a clumsy foul, which handicapped him to make an impact.

Harwood-Bellis: 4.5/10 – A bad outing for the young centreback, often getting caught out of position and also giving away silly free-kicks.

Walker-Peters: 7/10 – A tireless display, working incredibly hard and played a crucial goal in creating the opening goal.

Bree: 6/10 – A decent defensive display but was ineffective going forward.

Midfielders

Dibling: 7.5/10 – The shining light of Southampton’s season, he took his goal well but was subbed off early, thereby was unable to have a bigger say in the game.

Aribo: 5/10 – He was largely ineffective, often invisible and got subbed off early.

Fernandes: 6/10 – Another energetic display from the midfielder, but his over enthusiasm and over commitment resulted in a booking.

Forwards

Onuachu: 5/10 – An anonymous performance from the attacker, who failed to trouble the Palace defence.

Armstrong: 6.5/10 – He assisted the opener but was invisible after that.

Substitutes

Ugochukwu: 6/10

Archer: 5.5/10

Sulemana: 6/10

Manning: NA

Lallana: NA

Manager

Ivan Juric: 6/10 – The new manager is still working out the kinks, trying to instill his philosophy. The team looks better than they did under the previous manager, but unfortunately, the hosts were too hot for them to handle.

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