Former Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce says Wilfried Zaha should not be played through the middle.

With Conor Wickham and Christian Benteke out and £9million January signing Alexander Sorloth yet to score in the Premier League, Wilf Zaha has been deployed as a central striker.

“He can play down the middle – Richarlison has done it for Everton and he is scoring goals," Allardyce told talkSPORT.

“But Wilf's not a natural front man I don't think. I don't think he is going to get 15-18 goals and he is better out wide and gets involved in the game more. I still think they have got enough but they still someone to score a few more goals."