It is time for some cup action as the Eagles welcome the Canaries to Selhurst Park with the hope that this game signals the start of a welcome journey in the tournament this season.
MATCH INFORMATION
| 27 August 2024 – 8pm |
| Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU |
PREVIOUS MEETING
| 28/12/2021 – It has been well over two years since these two sides last met at Selhurst Park and it was the Eagles that took a 3-0 Premier League win thanks to first half goals from Odsonne Edouard, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jeffrey Schlupp |
| WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Jeffrey Schlupp (8.4) |
MATCH OFFICIALS
| Referee | Matthew Donohue |
| Assistant | Paul Hodgkinson |
| Assistant | Blake Antrobus |
| Fourth Official | Gavin Ward |
| VAR | Not required |
| Assistant VAR | Not required |
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Matheus Franca is expected to miss out again while Will Hughes may be fit again after missing the West ham game due to illness. It is likely that those players that played international football during the summer may be rested if of course there is enough personnel in the squad.
NORWICH – The visitors will be smarting from losing the exciting Jonathan Rowe to Marseille in lead up to the game with Sheffield United at the weekend. Onel Hernandez could be recalled to the side after his brace in the first round against Stevenage. Ashley Barnes, Jacob Sorensen and Christain Fassnacht are long term absentees. New signing Ante Crnac could make his debut.
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
This is the section of our match preview that highlights those that have not been the best of friends with match officials as the season goes on. Of course, they all begin with a clean slate, but we will start to see those that will be heading for a ban or two as the campaign progresses.
| RED CARDS – None |
| YELLOW CARDS – Marc Guehi (1), Daichi Kamada (1), Lucas Paqueta (1), Chris Richards (1), Joachim Andersen (1), Jefferson Lerma (1), Gabriel Forsyth (1), George Long (1) |
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
| 09/02/2022 | Norwich 1-1 Palace |
| 28/12/2021 | Palace 3-0 Norwich |
| 01/01/2020 | Norwich 1-1 Palace |
| 28/09/2019 | Palace 2-0 Norwich |
| 09/04/2016 | Palace 1-0 Norwich |
Last FIVE results for Palace:
| 24/08/2024 | Palace 0-2 West Ham |
| 18/08/2024 | Brentford 2-1 Palace |
| 11/08/2024 | Palace 1-1 Nantes |
| 04/08/2024 | Palace 3-1 West Ham |
| 01/08/2024 | Palace 3-1 Wolves |
Last FIVE results for Norwich;
| 24/08/2024 | Norwich 1-1 Sheffield United |
| 17/08/2024 | Norwich 2-2 Blackburn |
| 13/08/2024 | Norwich 4-3 Stevenage |
| 10/08/2024 | Oxford 2-0 Norwich |
| 03/08/2024 | Norwich 1-3 St Pauli |
EFL CUP FORM
Last season Palace got through the Second Round with a 4-2 victory at Plymouth Argyle but exited in the Third Round after a 3-0 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Norwich safely navigated the First Round with a 1-0 win at QPR, and managed the same score line at Bristol City in the Second Round. They eventually succumbed to Fulham at Craven Cottage after a 2-1 defeat.
You have to go back quite some time to find the last time these two sides met in a cup competition – over 30 years ago in fact when in March 1991 Palace won a two legged Zenith Data Systems Southern Area final 3-1 on aggregate. Obviously, the rest is history as the Eagles went on to beat Everton in the final and lift their only trophy.
Norwich reached the Second Round this season after a 4-3 home win against League 1 side Stevenage who pushed them all the way in what was an exciting cup tie.
RECORD AGAINST NORWICH
| Played | 116 |
| Won | 50 |
| Drawn | 22 |
| Lost | 44 |
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
This is the section of our match preview where we list two players from each side that are top of the ratings by our friends over at Who Scored. Obviously, there are no ratings to share at the moment but that will soon change!
| Josh Sargent | 7.22 |
| Ebere Eze | 7.00 |
| Callum Doyle | 6.89 |
| Adam Wharton | 6.75 |
ONE TO WATCH
| JOSH SARGENT |
| FORMER CLUBS – St Louis Scott Gallagher, IMG Academy, Werder Bremen |
| It remains to be seen if the American striker starts or even features for the visitors but he would be a dangerous proposition for the hosts having scored 2 goals in 3 games so far this season. |
KEY CLASH
| PALACE v NORWICH |
| Considering how teams approach this competition, it has been harder and harder to select a key clash for this cup tie. |
PRE-MATCH STATS
This is the section of our match preview where we keep a tally on the statistics for Palace players as the campaign continues and how they compare to other Premier League players.
| Goals | 0 |
| Assists | 0 |
| Passes | Marc GUEHI 129 (20th in PL) |
| Tackles | Daniel MUNOZ 7 (13th in PL) |
| Touches | Marc GUEHI 157 (22nd in PL) |
| Shots | Ebere EZE 12 (1st in PL) |
| Fouls | Daichi KAMADA 4 (19th in PL) |
| Dispossessed | Ebere EZE 3 (32nd in PL) |
| Saves | Dean HENDERSON 4 (12th in PL) |
| Clearances | Marc GUEHI 12 (7th in PL) |
| Big Chances Missed | Ebere EZE, Jean-Philippe MATETA 1 (10th in PL) |
TEB PREDICTION
Who knows how this is going to go especially where the line ups are concerned let alone the actual result. Makes predictions pretty difficult but this is the first cup tie as manager of Palace for Oliver Glasner and he has had success previously in Germany in such competitions so it will be interesting to see how the Eagles approach the game. We are in an upbeat mood and going for a victory in normal time to help kick start our season.
