Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner reiterated that Justin Devenny remains “pretty close to the starting eleven”. 

Devenny, 21, made his Crystal Palace debut against Fulham in November and has since made two more appearances for the Eagles.

He was awarded his second Palace start away to Aston Villa, where the Northern Ireland international netted his first goal for the South London club, putting Glasner's side 2-1 ahead at Villa Park. 

Following his goal at Villa, Devenny was dropped for Eberechi Eze against Newcastle after the Englishman recovered from a hamstring injury which kept him sidelined for a month.

However, Glasner was keen to point out the midfielder remains in his thoughts ahead of Tuesday’s six-pointer with Ipswich. 

“He didn’t expect to start every game until the start of the season,” Glasner shared. 

“I spoke to him before Newcastle, and everyone could see he was our first sub. He deserves it, and he had a good impact because he understands the game and has a good feeling for the spaces. 

“He’s very hard working too, he runs a lot, high intensity in defending. He’s doing well, he will get his minutes and he will get his starts as well. 

“In the last three games, he’s started twice and was the first sub, so he’s pretty close to the starting eleven. 

“He’s a very humble guy. He works hard and focuses in training. He’s at the beginning of his career.

"It’s always about hard work and not to be a one-hit wonder. With his character, he will be a good Premier League player.”