west ham shirt Roy Hodgson has said that Wifried Zahaonly played against Norwich City on Wednesday because of his “big heart for the club.”
Despite not training all week, the Crystal Palace talismanplayed as his team secured a 1-1 draw with the Canaries on New Year’s Day.
The Eagles are in the midst of an injury crisis, worsened when Mamadou Sakho was forced off at half-time at Carrow Road.
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Zaha provided the assist for Connor Wickham’s first Premier League goal since 2016 in the last five minutes to cancel out Todd Cantwell’s opener and guarantee Palace a share of the spoils.
Hodgson said he wasn’t sure if Zahawould be fit to play against the Canaries, but that the Ivorian pushed through to ensure he’d be ready to play.
“Wilf was another one today that until this morning cheap personalised football shirts we weren’t certain he’d be able to play – he hasn’t trained since the last game,” the former England manager told a press conference after the match.