Roberto Martinez
We perhaps started a little too well, things became too easy and we lost our concentration and there wasn't enough intensity in our defending which was punished.
The two first-half goals changed the game completely and credit must go to Crystal Palace who were focused and surprised us in the first 45 minutes.
In this competition if you are to progress you need to do so as a squad and at times tonight we seemed rusty and didn't have the relationship between players that was to be expected with players playing together for the first time.
The second-half was more positive however, played mainly in their half and we were able to create some good chances eventually scoring late on.
It came too late on unfortunately but the attitude from the players was very good; finding spaces and producing good combination play but ultimately the defensive lapses in the first half cost us as we seemed desperate to go forward.
Dougie Freedman
I'm very pleased with the performance of the lads. I mixed the team up with some young lads and some experience and to beat a Premier League side of the quality of Wigan is very pleasing.
We put a lot of work in and got the rewards at the end. Jon and Stuart O'Keefe came into the team and they were fantastic.
I can remember Ben Watson, at 17, playing in the first team here, and the progression he's made I am looking forward to seeing players like Jon doing the same, up to the Premier League - hopefully with us.
I'm not surprised by him at all. I've seen him training with the first team, and he's a very good prospect for us. I hope the fans enjoy these young players.
If I didn't think they were ready I wouldn't play them. It's good for the club. Physically he's got a long way to go, but he's got a football brain.
