Watch: Wilfried Zaha takes Boxing Day seriously as the player gets sent off in the first half
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It is the Boxing Day in the Premier League and only four out of seven games are happening due to COVID 19. The teams that are featuring are struggling and reeling with COVID and injuries. Despite the pleading of the clubs, Premier League ruled out any postponement of the fixtures. Amidst all these, Wilfried Zaha took the “Boxing Day” seriously. He did not had the gloves but had the same spirit of boxing. The player was shown red card for the same foul and was sent off.
It was the game happening between Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tottenham Hotspur were leading the game by 2-0 with the help of Lucas Moura’s Salmon Fish header and Harry Kane’s strike at the stroke of the half an hour mark. In a bid to reduce the deficit, Zaha tried to win the ball in the final third, entering to a scuffle. The player was already on yellow card and was shown the second.
Watch: Wilfried Zaha gets sent off
Along with this red card, Wilfried Zaha has accumulated an infamous record to his name. According to Opta Statistics:
5 - Wilfried Zaha has been sent off five times in all competitions for Crystal Palace, at least three more than any other player for the club since his debut in 2010, while he's the first player to receive a Premier League red card on Boxing Day for the Eagles. Mist.
The former Manchester United player has failed to live up the hype. In the last few games, his record is indecent and has accumulated a lot of fouls to his name. In the last seven games, Zaha has four yellow cards to his name along with a red in the current game. Also, he has just one goal in the Premier League and it does not define his talent and caliber.
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Varun Aithal
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