Crystal Palace fans are loving the impact of defender Joel Ward, and are impressed by a particular stat about the long-time Eagles full-back.
Ward netted a rare goal for Palace against Wolves at the weekend but was unable to help Palace maintain their lead with Nuno Espirito Santos’ side netting a late equaliser.
Twitter: Joel Ward has the best tackle success [85%] out of the teams considered to be outside the top 6
Consistency from W… https://t.co/jdjeT7udXU (@PalaceEaglesc0m)
Ward has shown his defensive abilities for Palace, and some Eagles fans have made their opinions of the defender very clear on Twitter.
Twitter: @PalaceEaglesc0m Still some will say we need a RB! (@jelthecaddy)
Twitter: @PalaceEaglesc0m He was excellent against Wolves. Kumbaya Joel Ward! (@CroydonLuke)
Twitter: @PalaceEaglesc0m WHO NEEDS WAN-BISSAKA ????? (@jbcpfc2004)
Twitter: @PalaceEaglesc0m @iancnoble He’s been quality (@sean_collard)
However, some Palace fans still doubt Ward and reckon Palace could do with a new right-back.
Twitter: @PalaceEaglesc0m Wait till Arsenal city and Chelsea play is, he was destroyed against spurs (@Hape9999)
Twitter: @PalaceEaglesc0m That diving header attempt undone all his decent work. I miss AWB (@xbmcpimp_g)
Twitter: @PalaceEaglesc0m Bet hes got the best ball watching state aswell (@graham_brooksy)
Read Crystal Palace’s verdict
The Eagles were hugely weakened when Aaron Wan Bissaka moved to Manchester United, but you can’t fault Ward for his effort.
He scored a good goal at the weekend, but he will need to improve at the back, especially after Palace conceded a late equaliser against Wolves.
The clash with Norwich will be huge for the Eagles season, as the Canaries have struggled on the road so far this season.
