Henderson on Palace playing return: I'm devastated for Johnstone

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson admits his playing return brings mixed emotions.

Henderson was back for their 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest with Sam Johnstone out for the season due to an elbow injury. It also means Johnstone is out of England's Euros squad.

Henderson said: Obviously, firstly, I'm devastated for my mate Sam.

For me, personally, it's nice to be back out there. Obviously that's where I want to be. I've had a really difficult year everyone knows that through injuries, getting going, not quite getting going I just want to play football and enjoy it, with a smile on my face.

Any point away in the Premier League is obviously a good point. I thought we maybe deserved more maybe if that [last-minute corner] goes [off the] post and in on another day but I thought the lads played really well in spells.

We've just got to get that consistency throughout the game. We're showing good signs of improvement.

[We wanted] to get the next goal and put the game to bed, but obviously we couldn't do that. We missed some chances, they hit us with the sucker punch, and I thought we played some really good stuff after that. It was a bit of basketball it went either way at the end but we did alright."

On new manager Oliver Glasner, Henderson also told the club's website: I think we're showing signs of improvement weekly, so we've just got to keep doing that, keep trusting the gaffer's messages, and I believe we'll do well."