This interview was initially published in the Crystal Palace v Manchester City programme in December 2025 - you can buy issues of the matchday programme by clicking HERE. Dean Henderson’s reaction saves are up there with the very best in the Premier League. Midway through the second-half, forward Jacob Bruun Larsen fired home a shot from close range, but the Palace No. Henderson was a promising wicketkeeper as a youth cricketer and believes the skills he picked up there have continued to benefit him in his football career. “I think the wicket-keeping has actually set me in good stead for life as a goalkeeper,” he told the matchday programme.