Crystal Palace manager boss Roy Hodgson was happy with Jordan Ayew's debut in their 2-0 defeat to Southampton over the weekend.
Goals from England international Danny Ings and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg condemned the Eagles to their second home defeat of the season.
It was Jordan's first appearance for Palace after joining them a season-long loan.
Hodgson said, “He did very well because it was his first game and he came to us very late without a particularly strong pre-season, so I thought he worked really hard for his 65 minutes."
"The main reason for taking him off was because he was tiring which is understandable, and with fresh legs on the bench I thought it was the right moment to introduce players into the game."
The Ghanaian striker was dropped by coach Kwesi Appiah from his 21-man squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Kenya on September 8.