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Crystal Palace News: Zaha frustrated by Everton draw; Loftus-Cheek allays injury doubts

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha admitted frustration after their 2-2 draw with Everton.

Zaha scored his fourth goal in five home games as Palace drew 2-2 with Everton at a wet and windy Selhurst Park.

He said, “I feel like we battered them but we just have to be clinical. You can't play that well and not finish teams off. It feels like a game lost to me to be honest, but we will take a point.

"The main thing is that we didn't lose because that would have killed a lot of people's confidence today. So picking up points every game is going to be a big thing for us. We just need to move on to the next game."

Meanwhile, Ruben Loftus-Cheek allayed fears over a long standing back injury after he featured.

He told cpfc.co.uk: "I am have a number of problems with my lower back since I was 16 and it's about managing that longer term but as I haven't been playing on a regular basis it gives me problems now and again but last Tuesday it was also fatigue issue as I had played against Tottenham and then the England game on the Friday before again starting five days after against Brazil, I never done that type of run of games in my life.

"So it was difficult and I started to feel pain and muscle seized up so it was just about resting it and getting ready for today.

“Personally I feel the more I am playing the better I am getting with each week and I am working hard on my fitness. I feel really good though and I am just trying to do my best every week."

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