sport news Without Wilfried Zaha Crystal Palace are not the same creative force

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Unfortunately for all those present for a wind-affected quarter-final at Vicarage Road, the latest instalment of Wilf and Harry’s amusing sideshow which has provided this fixture with a slightly surreal dimension ever since Watford’s mischievous mascot clashed with Crystal Palace’s best player was postponed.

Unfortunately for Palace, the absence of Wilfried Zaha who picked up a calf injury in training ahead of the game, came with deeper repercussions. 

Zaha is such an integral part of Roy Hodgson’s attacking plans and still carries a talismanic quality for the supporters.

Without him, they are never quite the same creative force. There were bursts of promise from Andros Townsend and another goal for Michy Batshuayi.

On loan from Chelsea, Batshuayi scored for the third time in his last five appearances to wipe out Etienne Capoue’s

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