The United States international played a monumental role in helping Palace keep a third clean sheet in five competitive matches this season.
Richards won header after header on a night where Fredrikstad piled on the aerial pressure – and you rewarded Richards with 33.3% of your votes as a result.
The American's two fellow centre-backs also scored highly in your voting, with Marc Guéhi winning 23.5% and Maxence Lacroix getting 12.3%. Daichi Kamada also impressed you in midfield, with 10.8%.
Check out the full Player of the Match poll results below!