Wilfried Zaha stays sharp with extra training sessions in road to recovery

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha stays sharp with extra one-on training sessions as he continues his road to recovery.

The 24-year-old has not featured for Palace since sustaining an injury to his knee in the opening-day 3-0 defeat to Premier League new boys Huddersfield Town.

Zaha posted a video of himself being put through his paces on Instagram and showed a few fancy touches as he trained alone at their Beckenham Training Ground on Wednesday.

The Ivory Coast international netted eight goals in 38 appearances last season and is the Eagles' star man.

Had he have been fit for their first four Premier League fixtures perhaps Frank de Beor would have had a glimmer of hope before his untimely dismissal.

With their Premier League fortunes seemingly set to continue down the same path under new boss Roy Hodgson, and with a run of tricky fixtures, Palace will be desperate for Zaha to return to the side as soon as possible.

After their 1-0 Carabao Cup victory over Huddersfield Hodgson confirmed he is 'progressing well' and could return to the first-team for their match against Chelsea in three weeks' time.

He said: 'Wilf [Zaha] is progressing well and is in training every day and doing the work.

'The sports science medical people are hoping by the time the international break comes around he will be fit to join in training and have a week's training, and then we will see if he is fit enough to play against Chelsea when the break is over.

'That is our hope and that is the goal we are working towards, but with injured players we have to be careful and patient, and take advice from the medical people and Wilf himself, because he is a good player and we want him on the field.'

Hodgson's side have a difficult run of games and face two difficult trips to Manchester to face inform side's City and then United before Zaha will be fit to play.