How we rated the Irons against Palace

Hugh hands out the marks on another disappointing afternoon

Hart: A series of remarkable saves made him the man of the match which really tells you all you need to know about the Irons performance 8

Zabaleta: Had his toughest examination of the season against  Zaha and failed it. Forgiven on the back of his previous excellence but an unhappy outing 4

Fonte:  Hung in there but lack of pace against a sprightly second half Palacedisplay was worrying and also missed a couple of chances from set pieces 5 

Ogbonna: Awful display – gave away the penalty and was always stretched. Poor display 4

Noble: He is what he is and it was another of those five performances on a  day when only the keeper shone 5

Cresswell: Ditto – withdrawn at half time after offering little despite Arnautovic’s absence 5

Kouyate: Not the high energy performer he once was and perhaps being wasted in being given some defensive futies to attend to.  5

Fernandes: Neat and tidy but once again failing to make a serious impact out of midfield 5

Ayew: Worked hard and scored our best goal of the season so far but unseen as the team went into that second half shell 6

Chicharito: Typical goal which really should have set us off on a comfortable victory journey but little beyond that 5

Lanzini: The one player who showed genuine quality on the ball but the supporting cast weren’t on the same wavelength 7

Subs:

Rice: On for Fonte and is to the manner born. One remarkable intervention close to goal and always looking to find a get out ball to ease pressure. Love him 7 

Masuaku: Mistake followed mistake and no impact going forward 4

Antonio: Awful decision making at the end effectively cost us the game. Until then the usual energetic performance 4