3. Victor Moses
Daniel Hambury/PA Archive/Press Association ImagesIn contrast to many of the other ex-academy players mentioned on this list who were tempted away from Selhurst Park by the might of Premier League giants, Victor Moses made the more prudent decision to move to the Premier League with a rather more humble club Wigan Athletic and in so doing guaranteed that he would garner a decent amount of game time in the top flight. This worked initially as Moses with his exceptional pace, dribbling skills and bags of tricks was a vital cog in the Wigan team which surprised fans and pundits alike for all those years. However, Victor fell into the trap he had avoided when leaving Palace and made the move to Chelsea. The talent-rich squad at Stamford Bridge meant that Moses was a bench warmer and despite scoring a few impressive goals for them in the 2012/13 season was loaned out to Liverpool when Jose Mourinho took charge of the south London behemoths. Even at Liverpool Moses seemed to often be surplus to requirements. With Moses' future unclear going into the 2014/15 season and Palace looking stronger than ever, the Nigerian winger will probably wish he just stayed at Selhurst Park.