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Ward: We've missed being able to salute fans

Reacting to Crystal Palace's victory over West Bromwich Albion, Joel Ward expressed his satisfaction with the Eagles' recent performances and explained exactly why he wants fans to return to Selhurst this season.

Playing potentially just the fourth-last behind closed doors game in SE25 with the Premier League contemplating fixture rearrangements for the season's penultimate round, Ward revealed a personal reason for getting crowds into Selhurst again.

"It would be nice to do that," he said in an interview with Palace TV. "It would be nice personally for me to get my little boy to a game, really nice to have him come along - not that he’d know too much about what’s going on but it would be a nice feeling.