As the first-half ticked into the seventh minute of stoppage time, with Wharton having already assisted Jørgen Strand Larsen moments earlier to complete the Eagles' turnaround, a moment of sheer genius.
The England international collected Jaydee Canvot's low ball into feet, spun on a dime and – in a moment of instinctive genius – lofted the most delightful of passes over the Spurs defence for Ismaïla Sarr to race onto and prod home beyond the goalkeeper.
The assist was imaginative, audacious and delightful – and teed up a 3-1 lead which secured Palace back-to-back away wins at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the first time.
Wharton’s brace of assists saw him become the first Palace player to assist twice in the first-half of a Premier League game since Michael Olise against Sheffield United in January 2024 – and, away from home, since Olise at Bournemouth in December 2022.
> It was literally just touch and pass!
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> —Adam Wharton
“It was literally just touch and pass," Wharton later said about the assist. "I didn't really… I don't know!
"When you're playing, yeah, you're thinking about what to do, but you just do it. You don't really have time to think too much.
"I always say if there's a forward pass, then I'll try and make it, because this is what helps the team score goals, create chances and get in good positions.
“I don't really overthink it. If I take a touch and someone's running in behind, I'll try and play them in so we can score goals.”
Wharton is up against creative moments from Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes; Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White; Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori; and Brentford's Keane Lewis-Potter.
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