Palace boss Hodgson finds Wharton, Munoz positives in Brighton defeat

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson was happy with his debutants in their thrashing at Brighton.

Adam Wharton and Daniel Munoz made their debuts in the 4-1 loss after arriving during the week.

Hodgson said of Wharton: He showed why we've bought him.

"It was a baptism of fire. He lost the ball in midfield trying to turn with it which led to a third goal, but apart from that, the rest of his performance was good I thought, and he will get better and better.

The right-back Munoz I thought was excellent. I thought he was really, really good, and I thought we saw a wonderful second-half performance from Jefferson Lerma as well."