Darren Ambrose's fifth goal in five games gave Neil Warnock's side a lead at the interval which could have been more had a penalty decision gone the visitors way. The boss gave his thoughts to the official website after the match.

"I am pleased with a point but disappointed in certain respects. I felt we should have had a penalty in the first half and if we had gone in 2-0 up then I don't think they would have come back from that.

"We shot ourselves in the foot giving them a goal at the start of the second half and took a lot of pressure of them. All I ask of my lads is that they work hard and that is what they have done. At the end of the day it is another point at a very difficult place.

"We just need that bit of extra quality to finish teams off, we have been having a lot of the ball in games with a number of chances but not been taking them.  The squad is limited in certain aspects but the lads are working their socks off for me."

Another goal from Ambrose just continued to please Warnock as the winger's run continues.

"Darren is in good form and the goal he scored today is one of the most difficult because it was about anticipation. Who else would be thinking that Freddie Sears would hit his shot like that? But I think there is even more to come from him. The hardest goals are like the one Darren scored today and at the minute you want him on the end of any half chances which come about."

A surprise inclusion in the squad was Calvin Andrew who has not long returned from an injury nightmare.

"Calvin Andrew has been out since the end of last season with a knee injury but has come back two months earlier than expected and has been on fire in training.  I thought let's give him a chance for 20 minutes to batter Coventry and I think you could see what he did. There is a lot to come from him and he is a smashing lad to work with."

A video of the after match press conference featuring Neil and Chris Coleman will be on Palace Player on Monday.

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