Dwight Gayle agrees new contract with Crystal Palace

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(Reuters) - Crystal Palace striker Dwight Gayle has agreed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2019, manager Alan Pardew has said.

The 25-year-old was Palace's top scorer in the past two seasons but has spent much of the current campaign troubled by hamstring problems that have restricted him to one Premier League goal -- scored in the 2-2 draw with West Ham United on April 2 -- in 12 appearances so far.