Hughes got Palace off to a flyer inside five minutes, threading a delightful through-ball for Daniel Muñoz to slam home his second goal in as many Selhurst matches.
City hit back before the whistle but shortly after half-time, Hughes' brilliant corner-kick delivery teed up Maxence Lacroix to head home and restore Palace's lead.
The game eventually finished 2-2, but Hughes was ubiquitous about the turf, snapping into challenges, spraying passes around the park and teeing up three chances for his teammates.
Defensively, he also contributed three successful tackles and an interception, as well as enjoying 31 touches – the third-highest total amongst his teammates.
As a result, you awarded Hughes a whopping 79.6% of your Player of the Match votes – a fine reflection on his influential performance.
See full results from the Player of the Match poll below!