Ryan Inniss was delighted to be back for Crystal Palace in last night's Carabao Cup defeat to Bournemouth.

Palace were bundled out on penalties, but was a landmark match for defender Innis.

"It was a big game for me, Woodsy and Jarosław especially," he admitted. "Getting a opportunity to play against good opposition against a team with pretty much the same nucleus of a side they had in the Premier League last year."

Inniss' start comes after spending most of last season on loan at Newport County. However, back amongst the first-team squad, the centre-back is delighted to be back amongst it all in south London.

He told the club's website: "It has been a long road for me. I want to thank the club and the manager for showing faith in me; I know I've been around a long time but with my injuries, I feel like, in a football sense, I'm younger than I am."