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Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish tells Alan Shearer to 'try watching some whole games' after criticism of Wilfried Zaha on Match of the Day

Crystal Palace head man Steve Parish has told BBC pundit Alan Shearer to take it easy on the Eagles' winger Wilfried Zaha.

Shearer had taken Zaha to task on Match of the Day on Saturday following a 2-1 win over Middlesbrough in which the South London native scored a goal and set up another.

'His stats are not good enough for a guy of his ability,' said Shearer.

Wilfried Zaha hopes to strike up a fruitful understanding with new forward Christian Benteke
Wilfried Zaha hopes to strike up a fruitful understanding with new forward Christian Benteke
Zaha scored the winner after setting up Benteke's opener in a 2-1 victory in Middlesbrough
Zaha scored the winner after setting up Benteke's opener in a 2-1 victory in Middlesbrough

'He is 23-years-old and has scored seven goals and got five assists in 83 games and he has to do better than that.