Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward says Jeffrey Schlupp can be proud of his performance in defeat to Chelsea.
Asked to elaborate on the impact Schlupp had when substituted on by Roy Hodgson - the Ghanaian assisted Christian Benteke's goal just minutes after taking to the pitch - Ward was keen to praise his teammate:
"Jeff's got an enormous amount of gifts. He's a tremendous player and a joy to play with and I think when he comes on and gets direct and starts to drive at players you see his quality shine through.
"On the ball and his final balls were on the money today and were against Everton as well. The depth of the squad is strong and when players like Jeff come onto the pitch you know he's going to have an impact and that's what he did at times to give the team a lift."
