Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha reached a new landmark after notching a goal in the 2-1 Premier League defeat against Leicester City on Sunday.
The Ivory Coast international reduced the deficit from the penalty spot in the 65th minute after the Foxes had taken a 2-0 lead courtesy of Ademola Lookman in the 39th minute and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in the 45th minute.
Despite the defeat at King Power Stadium, the 29-year-old, who had also scored in his last match from the penalty spot against Arsenal, wrote history as having scored more top-flight goals against Leicester than he has versus any other side in the competition (seven).
His effort against Leicester was full of drama as he had to retake the penalty. In his first effort, Leicester’s Kasper Schmeichel dived the right way to punch out the ball.
However, the referee ordered a retake since Schmeichel had encroached on Zaha’s spot-kick and he was handed another chance to score, this time his effort was saved again but he pounced on the rebound to head home.
Zaha has now scored 11 Premier League so far in this campaign from 26 appearances.
Speaking after the game, Palace manager Patrick Vieira was not happy with the performance of his side.
“We are not too low. We weren’t too high after Arsenal. It’s important for us to find consistency game after game, that will allow us to be an improved team,” Vieira told the club’s official website.
