Mateta was aided by Ebere Eze’s glorious cameo, the England international finishing second in the voting after setting up two goals and transforming Palace’s attacking prowess going forwards.
Odsonne Edouard got Palace back into the game with his close-range finish, while Jordan Ayew was a constant source of threat on and off the ball after coming on and picked up an assist alongside fellow substitute Jeffrey Schlupp.
But it was Mateta's hat-trick heroics – Palace's first since Dwight Gayle's against Charlton in September 2015 in the same competition – which won him your Man of the Match vote by an impressive majority.
You can see the full results below.