Sunday, 19 March 2017

Sam Allardyce looks to Crystal Palace chairman to keep Wilfried Zaha

• Winger has not agreed new contract, with Tottenham believed interested
• Manager describes his Ivory Coast winger as ‘genius’

Sam Allardyce is hopeful the Crystal Palace chairman, Steve Parish, can persuade Wilfried Zaha to stay at Selhurst Park next season after his “genius” winger inspired a third successive victory for the former England manager.

An own goal from the Watford captain, Troy Deeney, put the seal on another resilient defensive display led by the resurgent Mamadou Sakho as Palace eased their relegation worries before a treacherous run-in that includes matches against all of the top six. But, while they won without mustering a single shot on target in a game that was desperately low on quality, Zaha was by far the most potent attacking force on show.

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