(Reuters) - The debate that has raged all season over Wilfried Zaha's penalty area antics flared again at Watford when Crystal Palace's flying winger had two appeals turned down, one of which led to a booking for simulation.
Palace felt they were particularly unlucky not to be awarded a spot-kick for his second shout in the goalless draw at Vicarage Road when Watford defender Adrian Mariappa appeared to upend him, and manager Roy Hodgson said that the Ivorian was being unfairly labelled a diver.
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