Kudus opened the scoring within the thirteenth minute, making use of a first-time end to Vladimir Coufal’s chic cutback.
However, West Ham couldn’t maintain on to their lead, with Odsonne Edouard grabbing the equaliser for Crystal Palace early within the second half.
Speaking within the aftermath of the sport, Kudus revelled in his aim and stated there was extra to return from him.
“Credit to all my teammates, the staff, everyone around the club helped me to settle in well. I believe a lot in myself and I’m putting in the effort every single day to be the best I can be,” he stated.
“It’s still the beginning for me and I feel there’s a lot more I can offer, so I just keep working day in, day out to be the best for everyone.”
Kudus additionally mentioned the result of the sport and stated West Ham ought to have defended higher after taking the lead.
“It was a really tight sport. In video games like this the place there’s not many probabilities, we might nonetheless be extra compact and defend higher. We might nonetheless win the sport with one aim however we take the purpose and we transfer on to [the next]. It’s at all times good to attain early within the sport and to offer the staff the momentum and the vitality.
“It was time for me to attain and it was a good looking help from Vladimir Coufal. When you’ve got the primary aim, it’s only one aim, so that you don’t accept that.
“We were pushing for the second goal but it was a very tight game so we just take the point and focus on the next game,” Kudus added.
Kudus has now been concerned in 11 objectives this season, with 9 objectives and two assists.