Crystal Palace midfielder Will Hughes happy reaching 50 games

Crystal Palace midfielder Will Hughes is delighted to have reached 50 games for the club.

The former Watford man is establishing himself in the Palace midfield.

It's a nice stat I didn't know until you just told me before the interview!" he told Palace's website.

It's nice. It's a unique club. I've loved every minute of it. I've not played as much as I wanted to, but we've got such a strong team here. You've seen it in the last few seasons, so everyone's got to earn their place in the team and long may it continue.

I'm enjoying it. Every player wants to play. At the same time, you have to understand different situations in football. The squad is [around] 25, so not everyone's going to play every game.

It's something I've dealt with quite well over my career I think. You've just got to bide your time, work hard to get in the team and when you get in there, try and stay in there. It's as simple as that.

We've got such a good group here of players. We've not got the biggest of squads, which can help towards more game time, but especially in the midfield, it's such a strong area of ours, so to get on the team sheet is difficult. Once you are on there, you have to try and remain there."