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title: "Crystal Palace: Fans unimpressed with Joel Ward v Liverpool"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2022-01-23T16:04:48Z"
modified: "2022-01-23T16:13:45Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Fans unimpressed with Joel Ward v Liverpool

**A number of Crystal Palace supporters were left unimpressed with Joel Ward’s display against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.**

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Patrick Vieira made [two](https://www.skysports.com/football/c-palace-vs-liverpool/live/446511) changes from the side which drew with Brighton last time out, with Vicente Guaita and Jean-Philippe Mateta coming in for Jack Butland and Eberechi Eze.

However, plenty of Palace fans didn’t like what they saw from the 32-year-old defender in the 3-1 defeat and duly vented their frustration on social media.

Ward was making his [21st](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joel-ward/leistungsdaten/spieler/92572) appearance of the season in the Premier League and lined up alongside Joachim Andersen, Marc Guehi and Tyrick Mitchell in a back four.

Statistically, he had an afternoon to forget at Selhurst Park. As per [SofaScore](https://www.sofascore.com/crystal-palace-liverpool/hsU), Ward lost the ball on 21 occasions and failed to make an interception or block a shot all game, ending with a match rating of 6.1/10 – the lowest out of the Palace back four.

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### Palace fans react

Here is what these Palace fans had to say about their captain on social media, with a few wanting him to go and another labelling him as ‘useless’.

**“Joel Ward is useless”**

[Credit: @D\_ROBBO12](https://twitter.com/D_ROBBO12/status/1485259391095947266)

**“It’s so unfair that we have to watch Joel Ward every single game. Why is he untouchable? If our forwards don’t score they get dropped. I’m sick of him.”**

[Credit: @Jack73851420](https://twitter.com/Jack73851420/status/1485263442864975878)

**“If Fergie’s fit why ain’t he playing over Ward”**

[Credit: @cpfc\_sean](https://twitter.com/cpfc_sean/status/1485271933075656705)

**“Still done with Ward.”**

[Credit: @CPFCDetroit](https://twitter.com/CPFCDetroit/status/1485262443748245513)

**“WARD GO”**

[Credit: @CPFC\_Trigs](https://twitter.com/CPFC_Trigs/status/1485254663045791750)

**“Constantly overwhelmed on the right side, Joel Ward is getting dragged all over the place”**

[Credit: @Danny\_DNB](https://twitter.com/Danny_DNB/status/1485259894647398402)

***In other news: [‘We’re big time’ – Many Palace fans erupt at ‘class’ transfer news emerges](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-transfer-rumours/edson-alvarez-palace-transfer-update/)***