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Crystal Palace boss Hodgson: Good to win without Zaha

Crystal Palace earned a signficant win over Leicester City on Saturday.

Palace secured their first Premier League victory without Wilfried Zaha in over two years as Luka Milivojevic's outstanding finish inspired them to overcome Leicester City 1-0.

Without their most influential player they followed successive defeats to end the wider run of 13 league defeats that had come when Zaha was unavailable.

Palace boss Roy Hodgson stated: “It was a fact, but like all facts there's often a story behind them.

"I think there's been a lot of occasions that we've done more than enough to win games when he's not playing, and we've played very well without him, but if it then turns out that good performance was a draw or an unfortunate defeat, the stark fact remains that we played, he didn't and we lost.

“It's nice we've managed to put that one to bed, but to be honest it's something that's got people talking and writing more than it's actually got us thinking too much about because we've always known this day would come. It'll be nice that there will be a different press conference next Friday, or maybe not because it will still be Wilf dominated because people will be telling me that we can win without him!"

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