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Dom Smith

Eberechi Eze returns to haunt QPR as Crystal Palace show Carabao Cup intent

Presented before kick-off with a commemorative shirt celebrating his 112 appearances across four years at Queens Park Rangers, Eberechi Eze gladly accepted the gift - and then took a little bit more.

The mercurial playmaker was given a career lifeline by QPR after a handful of rejections at academy level and has since gone on to become an England international and, since Michael Olise left for Bayern Munich in the summer, Crystal Palace’s finest player.

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