On his 94th appearance for Palace, and shooting for the 81st time in the Premier League – having hit the woodwork on two previous occasions in the Premier League, and again earlier this season in the UEFA Conference League – the England international's moment finally arrived.
Collecting Daniel Muñoz's pull-back, Wharton let fly with a low rocket from range which flew beneath Caoimhin Kelleher and restored Palace's lead in West London.
With raucous celebrations in the away end being matched by the 22-year-old's acrobatic celebration, it was a moment which capped another influential performance from Wharton, who also completed the most passes (42) of any Palace player, as well as creating an astonishing four goalscoring opportunities for his teammates.