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Crystal Palace boss Hodgson expects January offers for Zaha

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson expects January offers for Wilfried Zaha.

Zaha netted Palace's opener just before half-time in the 2-0 victory at Burnley yesterday.

“He's a good player isn't he? He's capable of causing problems to any defence anywhere in the world," Hodgson said. "When he's in good form like he is, when he's as concentrated as he was today - because his performance wasn't only good going forward, it was also good defensively.

“And, of course, the goal that he scored and one or two chances that he helped set up, that's what we need from him. Good for Wilf, that's two goals in two games and, if he can keep that up, it will help us enormously to climb the table.

"We've never wanted to lose him," Hodgson added. "But, when you're Crystal Palace, and I think Burnley would regard themselves in the same situation, when a player does exceptionally well and there's lots of clubs after them and prepared to pay big money, it's not always that easy to keep hold of them."

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