Palace boss Hodgson reveals Zaha return

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29 Apr 2023 • 1:35 AM MYT
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Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha will be back with the first-team squad this weekend.

The winger has been absent since coming off during an April 1 game against Leicester City.

However, he has now recovered and will be in the squad to take on West Ham United at home on Saturday.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference, manager Roy Hodgson stated on the team: "It's pretty much the same squad as we've had [recently].

Wilf Zaha has trained for a few days this week so we can add him to the squad, which is good, but otherwise it's fortunately the same group that has been playing these last four or five games.

We're delighted to see him back on the training field doing the sessions and exercises we've been doing because, for the last couple of weeks, we've seen him running around, trying to bring his fitness up to the level which will enable him to take part in a Premier League match.

The need in our next five matches is to give good performances, and of course we don't want to lose our best players going into them. I'm certain he'll give everyone a boost and make our team stronger, due to the fact he's now back with us, able to play."