PHIL Parkinson is positive that James Henry will be all-right in the end at Wanderers.

The on-loan Wolves midfielder celebrated his loan extension at the Macron with his best Bolton performance to date in the 0-0 FA Cup draw with Crystal Palace.

Henry had struggled to win over the Whites fans at first, missing some big chances in defeats against Walsall and Rochdale earlier this season.

But a late winner against Scunthorpe was backed up with another all-action display on the right wing against Palace. And having restored the former Millwall man to his more natural position, Parkinson reckons Henry can go on and fill the hole left by Sammy Ameobi’s departure.

“I’m pleased for James,” the manager said. “When he first came in we were playing a diamond and played him out of position. He hasn’t had many opportunities to play in his favoured role on the right because Sammy has been playing well.

“I felt that he deserved that chance, and he took it. He played well, looked really fit, and created chances and could have had a goal himself.”

Wanderers may have given away two divisions to Palace but the class gap failed to materialise in what was a close fought third round clash.

Parkinson has recently voiced his happiness with his squad’s fitness, which is meticulously planned by head of sports science, Nick Allamby.

But the Whites boss was also pleased to see his players got their tactical approach spot on against a Palace side containing seven changes from their previous Premier League game – but still boasting a multi-million pound line-up.

“The energy levels were great,” Parkinson said. “Nick looks at us physically when we’re playing against a top team like that and how we compare, and I think we’ve come up looking good.

“We’ve come up against the power and pace of the Premier League and coped extremely well. When you play higher league opposition it’s all about the detail and positions without the ball. Everything has to be spot on.”

A replay at Selhurst Park is likely to be held a week tomorrow (January 17) and Parkinson thinks his side has still got every chance of progressing to round four.

“We’ll go down there and give another good account of ourselves again with no real pressure on us,” he said.