Palace 0-0 Norwich, 29/1/11Norwich travelled to South London today in confident mood. Being in the po se sion of the most superior away league record in the division, a trip toCrystal Palace, struggling at the alternate end of the table, slipping and sliding like a cat on a frozen lake, on paper appeared to be a walkover for the Canaries. But on 4th round day in the FA Cup, Palace produced a minor shock of their ownto not only keep a point, but feel hard done by not to have snatched all 3.Unified and determined, a stark contrast to the previous few games, Freedman has obviously fired up the boys or just given them a ma sivekick up the Arsenal because based on the performance given hours earlier, it was as though Palace were fighting to grab second place instead of Norwich.New additions to the starting line up; James Vaughan, Sean Scannell and Matthew Parsons lit up Selhurst with exciting, attacking football, bombarding the Norwich penalty area for sustained periods. At just 19, Melker Karlsson Jersey Parsons was making his first start for the club andportrayed skills of a player withfar moreexperience than his ownand excited with his lung-busting sprints from full-back, similar to how Nathaniel Clyne plays hisgame. Brent Burns Women Jersey Palace looked lively with David Wright and AlexMarrow switched to defensive midfield, allowing Neil Danns the freedom to roam and create with Scannell and Ambrose occupying the wings. A greater balance to the side helped and Palace looked organised and solid for once.Scannell Useful and DangerousBut it was Norwich who threatened first through their recent arrival, Henri Lansbury, following a loan move from Arsenal. His header whizzed just wide early after the kick off, as did Andrew Crofts glancing effort. The ball remainedunder Norwich controlforan age afterwardsbut to little effect as chances proved rare. However, Wes Hoolahan did trouble landmark man,Julian Speroni, on his 200th appearance for the club with a dipping shot from 20 yards but he foundthe legendary Argentine alert and willing to tip it over for a corner.Another loanee, James Vaughan, could also have marked his debut with a goal after returning to the club from Everton a few days earlier. Frustratingly for Eagles fans, the toe-end of his bootcame within nanometres ofconnecting with Scannells cro s as he looked seemingly certain to break the deadlock. Neil Danns then smashed a shot straight at John Ruddy from outside the area after a Martin Jones Kids Jersey neat backheel from Scannell.Dangerous on the break, Palace grew in confidence. Scannell whizzed past defenders like a Ferarri circling traffic cones through the static Norwich defence. His return from a long-term injury feels like a new signing as he continued to cause problems. One such chance, clean through on the angle with space ahead came to an abrupt end when the referee blew for a foul on him, refusing to play the advantage. Neverthele s, the free-kick almost found the net via Paddy McCarthys head and Norwich survived.The half time whistle came with Palace on top, as some real talent tookto the pitch in the form of the stunning Crystal cheerleaders. Clad in merely bikinis and mini-skirts during close to freezing conditions, some sympathetic thoughts did entera coupleof themale onlookersminds. Briefly though.It has become increasingly difficult to score at Selhurst these daysAhem. Anyway, Palace pre sure continued; Vaughan failed to control a loose ball in the area soon after the break andDanns tried again from outside the box but Ruddy stopped easily. It looked like being yet another one of those despairing days at Selhurst for the home team.Norwichrelented however, Grant Holtfired a free header just over the bar ascornersinto the area caused greater havoc than a student protest.Luckily for Palace, Speroni eithergathered or punched the ball to safety each time. With promotion ambitions of their own, Norwich refused to give up, despairingly shooting from distance with the hope of any deflection off of a clumsy red and blue. Anthony Gardner felt the temptation oncebut withdrew just in time.Palaces box wasn Brent Burns Jersey t the only one to suffer a Blitz; Norwich dallied and gifted the ball to Palace countle s times in an open, end to end encounter. Darren Ambrose, Vaughan and Danns pre sed but could create little. Scannell managed to work Ruddy again before being substituted to astirring applause from impre sed supporters. His replacement, Wilfried Zaha, who made little impact and frequently had the ball dislodged from his feet, nearly stole the match after smashing a shot from inside the area straight at Ruddy. Tomas Hertl Men Jersey One final chance for Norwich came late on, during the painstaking final 10 minutes of each Saturday for every Palace man and woman, but thankfully for them Holt hopele sly found row Z from 8 yards out.A pleasing and exciting match which could only have been bettered by one team leaving with all 3 points but nonethele s, Norwich will benot overjoyed but thankfulto have ended their awful recent record against Palace as they jump above Cardiff into second place, while the hosts can dwell and plan on reproducing a similar performance which will only win them games so they canscale the league ladder away from relegation. Another home clean sheet means its 6 consecutively for Palace as their defence strives to improve and become watertight. They just need the strikers to begin bludgeoning the goalsin and Dougies mencan read the Sunday papers with a little more ease each week.