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'They Need Him': BBC Pundit Says Crystal Palace Must Keep Wilfried Zaha Fit to Avoid Relegation

Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson has said that Crystal Palace must keep talisman Wilfried Zaha fit, if they are to avoid relegation from the Premier League.

The Palace winger made his first appearance in over a month as a half time substitute the Eagles suffered a 2-1 defeat to defending Premier League Champions Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening.

Speaking about Palace's survival hopes on the BBC programme Football Focus this weekend, the Croydon Advertiser quotes Lawrenson as saying: "It is doubly hard [for Palace].

"The manager [Roy Hodgson] has got the experience.