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Hodgson relieved as Crystal Palace end Zaha curse

Roy Hodgson has expressed relief after Crystal Palace secured a win over Leicester City without the services of star man Wilfried Zaha.

The Eagles have lost their last 13 outings that had the Cote d'Ivoire international missing but won Saturday's Premier League encounter against Claude Puel's side, courtesy Luka Milivojevic's goal.

Zaha missed out on the clash due to the accumulation of yellow cards. In his absence, Palace have struggled, leading to Hodgson's heightened worries. However, the three points claimed against the Foxes at Selhurst Park ‘put that one to bed’.

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"It is nice to put that one to bed," he said at his post-match media conference.