“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 saw off competition from creative moments by Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes; Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White; Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori; and Brentford's Keane Lewis-Potter to win March's prize.
His brace of assists at Spurs also 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.