Having entered the fray in the 76th minute for his first Premier League appearance of the season, França made it a hat-trick of memorable occasions with his first senior goal for Palace: a well-placed header in injury time.
The young Brazilian two weeks ago became a father for the first time, and earlier this week celebrated his 21st birthday – so França was understandably jubilant when the ball hit the back of the Southampton net.
You awarded him a whopping 66.7% of your votes on Wednesday night, with Jefferson Lerma also scoring highly on 10.7%.
You can see the full Player of the Match poll results below.