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title: "Crystal Palace: Fans shower Will Hughes with praise"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
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published: "2021-12-28T16:47:37Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Fans shower Will Hughes with praise

**Many Crystal Palace fans were delighted with Will Hughes’ performance in their Premier League meeting with Norwich.**

Palace entered the game in the midst of a tricky run, having one only won one of their seven games since the November international break.

Norwich, meanwhile, were looking to halt a run of four straight defeats that’s left them bottom of the Premier League table.

There were four changes to The Eagles [side that lost 3-0 against Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.sofascore.com/crystal-palace-tottenham/hI) on Boxing Day. Wilfried Zaha was suspended, Conor Gallagher dropped out of the matchday squad entirely and Jack Butland and James Tomkins were benched.

Jean-Phillipe Mateta, Jeffrey Schlupp, Vicente Guaita and Marc Guehi replaced them.

### Recapping Hughes’ performance vs Norwich

Hughes kept his place in midfield, lining up alongside Kouyate and Schlupp.

It was [just his fourth start](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/will-hughes/leistungsdaten/spieler/207014) for Patrick Vieira’s side since his summer move from Watford.

And the 26-year-old shone, earning a superb match rating of 8.1 from [SofaScore](https://www.sofascore.com/crystal-palace-norwich-city/hnf).

Hughes won a penalty in the early stages, with Odsonne Edouard stepping up to convert.

He also created three chances, made a game-high five tackles and won six out of eight ground duels overall.

### Fans gush at Hughes display

**“71% of the earth is covered by water. The remaining 29% is covered by Will Hughes”**

Credit: [@hollaatmefelix](https://twitter.com/hollaatmefelix/status/1475854940660772866)

**“Will Hughes!!!!!!!!! He’s just everywhere he needs to be all the time!!!! He just appears!”**

Credit: [@milliebruv](https://twitter.com/milliebruv/status/1475854904874917892)

**“Will Hughes my Lord. Got a bit of baller there me thinks.”**

Credit: [@threluja](https://twitter.com/threluja/status/1475853137126830082)

**“Will Hughes is some player isn’t he?”**

Credit: [@samuelpjordan](https://twitter.com/samuelpjordan/status/1475849617262665730)

**“Will Hughes is incredible”**

Credit: [@miniaturelob](https://twitter.com/MiniatureLob/status/1475849224680005635)

**“Will Hughes oozes class. He’s going to turn out to be a great signing”**

Credit: [@ryanhirons](https://twitter.com/ryanhirons/status/1475849142765334540)

**“Will Hughes is the best acquisition this club has ever made.”**

Credit: [@BDCPFC](https://twitter.com/BDCPFC/status/1475864464394235906)

**In other news, [fans offered their reaction to this dressing room revelation](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-news/zaha-red-card-spurs-gallagher-revelation/).**