Eberechi Eze announced himself to a wider audience with a fantastic performance as Crystal Palace ran Leeds ragged.
The English midfielder scored a stunning free-kick and also provided an assist for Scott Dann.
The win now moves the London side up to sixth place in the Premier League table.
📷 Eze: Match Snapshot
⚽ ⏱️ 12' Provided an assist for Scott Dann to open the scoring after fine work. It was Dann's first goal for Palace since 2017.
⚽ ⏱️ 22' Eze arcs a wonderful free-kick over the Leeds wall and into the top corner of Illan Meslier's goal to give Palace a two-goal lead. It really is worth watching for the execution.
〽️ Eze : Rating Week-on-Week
✔️ IMPROVEMENT
A marked improvement in the youngsters performance, compared to his last full game, which earned him a 5.9 FC Rating against Chelsea back in early October.
However, his scintillating performance today for The Eagles saw him warrant a 8.5 FC Rating.
🗝️ Key Stats
Eze match stats
Statistic | Value | Notes |
FC Rating | 8.5 | |
Mins Played | 90 | |
Touches | 59 | |
Crosses | 4 | |
Shots | 2 | |
On Target | 1 | |
Goals | 1 | |
Assists | 1 |
Eze: What Next?
The young midfielder needs to build on this performance, and hold down a regular place in the Palace starting XI, as the talent is unquestionably there.