Eberechi Eze had waited a long time for this moment. More than 18 months after his last goal here, the Crystal Palace midfielder’s late winner ensured Patrick Vieira’s side picked up only their second Premier League win of the campaign after a spirited comeback against Leeds.
Eze missed the majority of last season as he recovered from the ruptured achilles tendon sustained in May 2021 but has shown signs of being back to the form that almost earned him an England call-up for Euro 2020. But while this was by no means a vintage performance from the 24-year-old and his Palace teammates after they fell behind to Pascal Struijk’s goal, Vieira was rightly delighted with the response to their early setback.
