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Gary Cahill Says Crystal Palace Could Have Beaten Arsenal But for 'Rugby Tackle' Incident

Gary Cahill has claimed that Crystal Palace might have pulled off a shock victory over Arsenal on Sunday if it wasn't for the 'rugby tackle' on Wilfried Zaha as the Eagles launched a late breakaway.

With the game finely poised at 2-2, Zaha knocked the ball past Matteo Guendouzi late-on before the Frenchman took the winger out with a tackle that wouldn't have looked out of place in England's victory over New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup.

Palace had stunned the Emirates with an astonishing come back after the Gunners had gone 2-0 up inside the opening ten minutes.