Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew has warned Wilfried Zaha he faces a battle for his place against Bakary Sako.

Sako — signed from Wolves in the summer — starred in their win against Aston Villa where he scored a late winner with a curler into the left corner.

"Wilf is under pressure," Pardew said. "Sako is going to put him under pressure, so will Bolasie when he returns. It's a real nice problem there.

"We haven't seen Chungy [Lee Chung-Yong] yet, and Chungy has been training really well so we have nice options in all areas. That's our strength.

"We've stepped up a level this team, and he has step up with us. He needs to contribute regardless. He scored at Norwich and I thought he was one of our best payers at Norwich, okay against Arsenal and not so good against Villa."