Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira is happy counting on teen Joe Whitworth.
On the bench last week, in the absence of the injured Sam Johnstone, was Whitworth, for whom Vieira reserved words of praise.
The manager said: He is used to being around the first-team. He is developing and progressing. He was on the bench, and he is somebody that we believe has strong potential.
It's important for him to see how Vince [Vincent Guaita] prepares himself for games and to learn about the atmosphere during games in the dressing room.
He is 18, but he's a really strong character. He knows himself really well his strengths and weaknesses and he is quite mature as an 18-year-old."