Alan Pardew believes that Patrick Bamford handled his departure from Crystal Palace badly when he cut short his loan spell at the club.

Bamford was on a season-long deal from Chelsea at Selhurst Park but walked away at the turn of the year and described his spell at the club as “terrible”. Bamford, who is in the Norwich squad that face Palace on Saturday in a key match at the foot of the table, has since apologised for his behaviour.

“He probably could have handled that better,” Pardew said. “Me and Patrick spoke about it. He knows there were a couple of errors. But that happens with young players. He wants to be a success instantly. But sometimes you need patience. You can get injured, lose form or not get in the team. He’s a young player who was Championship Player of the Year [the previous season with Middlesbrough], scoring a lot of goals. Then he found himself not in a team.”

West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Show all 24 1 /24 West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 <b>West Ham:</b> Adrian: 6 out of 10 Made a hash of the opening goal after misreading Sako's cross but was rarely called into action. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Michail Antonio: 7 out of 10 The midfielder come full back is brimming with confidence and was a constant menace in attack. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Winston Reid: 6 out of 10 Booked for stopping Bolasie's surge forward in a calculated move but coped well against a pacey and tricky Palace front line. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Angelo Ogbonna: 6 out of 10 Committed a couple of needless fouls but gobbled up everything in the air. At fault for Gayle's equaliser. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Aaron Cresswell: 7 out of 10 Relished the chance to push forward and ensured Zaha was forced back rather than allowed to operate on the front foot. Made a crucial goal line clearance. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Mark Noble: 6 out of 10 An unassuming performance. The Hammers skipper was solid but not spectacular. Booked for a cynical challenge on Zaha. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Cheikhou Kouyate: 5 out of 10 Fortunate not to let Palace in with a sloppy backpass and perhaps unfortunate to receive a straight red card for a challenge on Dwight Gayle. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Manuel Lanzini: 7 out of 10 The Argentine glides across the turf and fired home a first-half equaliser courtesy of a cracking finish from just inside the penalty area. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Dimitri Payet: 7 out of 10 The Frenchman endured a somewhat quiet first half but burst into life with a remarkable free kick which was arguably his best goal in a claret and blue shirt. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Emmanuel Emenike: 6 out of 10 Made a nuisance of himself and refused to give the Palace backline a minute's peace. Worked tirelessly. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Diafra Sakho: 6 out of 10 Troubled the Palace defence in the air time and again. Misdirected a header on the stroke of half time but rarely had a sight of goal. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 <b>Best off the bench:</b> Andy Carroll: 6 out of 10 Did not make a significant impact but made sure Palace's defence had to battle for every ball during the closing stages. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 <b>Crystal Palace:</b> Wayne Hennessey: 6 out of 10 Was little more than a spectator for Payet's free-kick but produced a couple of smart stops. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Joel Ward: 5 out of 10 The full back's ill-advised tackle on the edge of the area gave Payet a chance to find the net. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Scott Dann: 6 out of 10 Should have done better in the build up to Lanzini's equaliser when he only managed to scoop the ball half clear. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Damien Delaney: 6 out of 10 Popped up to head home early on and had a real battle on his hands against first Sakho and then Carroll. Getty West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Pape Souare: 5 out of 10 Not the full back's best afternoon. Pushed forward when he could but was anything but solid when in his own third. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Wilfried Zaha: 5 out of 10 Threatened whenever he had the space to drive at West Ham's defence but was withdrawn for Dwight Gayle at half time. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Jason Puncheon: 5 out of 10 The midfielder did not dazzle in attack but defended resolutely. Struggled to get going in truth. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Mile Jedinak: 6 Made to look immobile in the centre of the park on occasion, but helped to ensure West Ham could not control the game. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Joe Ledley: 6 out of 10 A solid performance from the Welshman, who was lucky not to go into the book, much to the home crowd's annoyance. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Yannick Bolasie: 6 out of 10 Cut an isolated figure up top and saw little of the ball. Had no chance in the air against the home side's central defenders. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 Bakary Sako: 6 out of 10 The forward's teasing free kick led to the opening goal and would have got on the scoresheet himself were in not for Cresswell's heroics. 2016 Getty Images West Ham 2 Crystal Palace 2 <b>Best off the bench:</b> Dwight Gayle: 7 out of 10 On the receiving end of Kouyate's challenge, which resulted in a red card. Popped up to sweep home a crucial equaliser. 2016 Getty Images