Adam Wharton might hardly have picked a harder second to make his Premier League debut at the beginning of February. With Crystal Palace trailing 1-0 towards their arch-rivals Brighton, a knee harm to the captain, Marc Guéhi, compelled Roy Hodgson to throw within the 19-year-old, who had signed 48 hours earlier from Blackburn.
Roberto De Zerbi’s aspect doubled their lead inside 5 minutes, and 7 seconds after Palace kicked off once more a second arrived that will need to have been replayed in Wharton’s thoughts numerous occasions. Receiving the ball halfway in his personal half, he turned and tried to…