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Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha claims there is an agenda against him after receiving another booking for simulation

Wilfried Zaha has responded to being involved in another diving controversy by claiming there is an agenda against him and that people want him banned.

The Crystal Palace forward had already seen a penalty appeal turned down in the 0-0 Premier League draw at Watford on Saturday when he fell under Adrian Mariappa's second-half challenge.

Replays suggested Mariappa had brought Zaha to the ground, but referee Chris Kavanagh opted to show a yellow card to the 25-year-old for simulation.

"It was definitely a penalty. I was so shocked when the ref told me it was a dive," Zaha told Sky Sports' Goals on Sunday programme.