Wilfried Zaha has said he suffered racist abuse and threats to his family on social media after being awarded a late penalty during Crystal Palace’s 2-2 home draw against Arsenal on Sunday.
Zaha was caught by Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka towards the end of the Premier League match, with Luka Milivojevic converting the penalty to earn Palace a point.
Xhaka said in a television interview he thought the incident had been a “clear penalty”.
Nevertheless, Zaha again found himself in the spotlight, with accusations he had gone to ground after a delayed reaction. Zaha took to social media to stand up for himself following the match and subsequently revealed in a post on his Instagram story on Tuesday that the abuse had escalated.
He wrote: “For all the people taking it one step further and being racist and wishing death on my family I wish you and your families the best too x p.s my life is still very good despite your hate.”
Zaha could be back in action when Palace travel to Championship side Middlesbrough for a Carabao Cup fourth-round tie on Wednesday.