Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson admits he was pleased with Jesurun Rak-Sakyi for their 0-0 draw against Nottingham Forest.

Rak-Sakyi was a first-half substitute and impressed on the day.

Hodgson said: “I was delighted for him. He came back from a very successful loan spell. There were a lot of clubs interested in taking him again.

“I had to fight with him a little bit to persuade him that if he really wants to be a Premier League player he is in the best place and chances will come, and today he got that chance and I think he took it extremely well.

“He didn't just do well on the ball, he also did his defensive work. Of course when you've got wingers, talented wingers, that is one of the things you ask questions about: is he going to be good on the ball for those few moments he's got it, but also what is he going to be like when we're working hard to stop them doing something with it?"