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Bill Leslie recalls ‘Zaha, oh yes!’ eight years on

On this day in 2013, Wilfried Zaha scored two goals against Brighton & Hove Albion in the second-leg of the play-off semi-final to win the game for Crystal Palace, accompanied by the iconic ‘Zaha, oh yes’ line of commentary.

Eight years on, we gained an insight into the goals, occasion, other iconic Palace moments and football as a whole from Bill Leslie, the voice behind that famous line.

To understand the significance of that 2-0 victory, Leslie takes us back to the first-leg: “Thinking back to the semi-finals, Brighton were the overwhelming favourites going into it, particularly after the goalless draw at Selhurst Park in the first leg.