Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha said he "will continue to stand tall" after becoming the first Premier League player to refuse to take a knee in the league's pre-match demonstration against racism.
"My decision to stand at kick-off has been public knowledge for a couple of weeks now," Zaha said in a statement released before a 1–0 win over West Bromwich Albion. "There is no right or wrong decision, but for me personally I feel kneeling has just become a part of the pre-match routine and at the moment it doesn’t matter whether we kneel or stand, some of us still continue to receive abuse.