Tonight, Crystal Palace welcomed League Two side Blackpool to Selhurst Park for their second round clash in the EFL Cup.

The Eagles have lost their opening two Premier League games to West Brom and Tottenham respectively and hope a cup run could offer them some rest-bite.

Alan Pardew handed out three full debuts tonight, with former Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda making his first start for the club since joining on a free transfer last month.

A £10m arrival from West Ham, James Tomkins was also handed his first start for the club having made his debut last week off the bench against Tottenham.

And finally, £32m club-record signing Christian Benteke made his maiden appearance following his arrival from Liverpool.

Looking to make a smooth transition into the side, a goal for Benteke would do wonders for his confidence. However, it was Scott Dann who gave the Eagles a first-half lead.

Benteke was replaced by Wickham at half-time, I’m sure with an eye on the weekend’s visit of Bournemouth, and Wickham doubled Palace’s lead just minutes after the re-start.

Here are our player ratings from tonight’s win over Blackpool.