Steve Parish is continuing to lavish praise on defender Joel Ward.

The fullback played his 200th game for the club against West Ham United in the Premier League recently.

He has been ever present for the club this term after the departure of Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

There were times where it felt as though he may move on to get regular playing time, but Ward remained loyal to the club.

"Joel Ward to me epitomises everything we have got in the football club. You can spend £45m on a striker, or £42m on a left-sided player, or £27m on a right-sided player, as it was at the weekend [against West Ham], but Joel Ward was £400,000 from Portsmouth," chairman Parish told reporters.

"And is there a better servant to the club at the moment?

"People talk about giving 100 per cent, and has anyone ever seen Joel Ward give anything other than everything?

"To me, he is absolutely everything about Crystal Palace."