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Wilfried Zaha absolutely rattled Emiliano Martinez by staring him down after scoring rebound from penalty miss
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Updated 18:44 20 Aug 2022 GMT+1Published 18:30 20 Aug 2022 GMT+1

Wilfried Zaha absolutely rattled Emiliano Martinez by staring him down after scoring rebound from penalty miss

Wilfried Zaha had Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez fuming following his goal in his side's 3-1 defeat.

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Crystal Palace talisman Wilfried Zaha absolutely rattled Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez after scoring the rebound from his penalty miss at Selhurst Park.

Zaha bagged a brace and Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the other as Palace came from a goal down to pick up their first win of the season.

Ollie Watkins had put Villa ahead early on, only for Zaha to reply instantly with his second strike of the season.

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The Ivory Coast international then had the chance to make it 2-1 in the 58th minute when Lucas Digne was penalised for handball and a penalty was awarded.

Martinez, who is known for going to extreme lengths in a bid to put off the taker, guessed right and made a save with his left-hand.

However, he parried it back into the path of Zaha, who smashed home at the second attempt. He then stared out Martinez, before laughing and cupping his ears as he celebrated with teammates.

Wilfred Zaha teasing Martinez 😂 pic.twitter.com/e8slkqh8u7

— afc (@afcxman_) August 20, 2022

Zaha laughing in Emi Martinez’s face as he scores the rebound after missing the original penalty…😭

— now.arsenal (@now_arsenaI) August 20, 2022

Hahahaha! Zaha just gave Emi Martinez a dose of his own medicine! Love it! Wolf should be playing at a bigger club than @CPFC (No offence)!

— The Crimson Cannon (@isayaknaha) August 20, 2022

Love that from Zaha on Martinez. Very unlikeable goalkeeper.

— Liam Green (@LG261290) August 20, 2022

Zaha telling Martinez to sit down 🔥🔥🔥

— Aubameyang The 🐐 (@AFC_Yusuf) August 20, 2022

My respect for Wilfred Zaha has gone right up. He’s just laughed in Emi Martinez’s face after scoring the rebound which Martinez saved😂😂😂😂

— The Gun 1886 (@Tbisson01) August 20, 2022

Not Zaha eyeballing martinez after the goal 😂😂😂

— DR* (@donramzy) August 20, 2022

Zaha scoreson the rebound from his penalty and then stares down Martinez.

How can you not like Zaha he’s such a joy to watch. pic.twitter.com/qE0oAoUjLe

— Jason Pacheco🇵🇹 (@JasonPachecoo) August 20, 2022


Martinez was furious and tried to go over to Zaha, though Tyrone Mings intervened and stopped that from happening.

Mateta sealed the win in the second half by stabbing home from Tyrick Mitchell's pinpoint cross from the left.

Last season, when Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes skied a 92nd minute penalty over the bar against Martinez at Old Trafford, the former Arsenal man celebrated by performing a humping dance in front of the Stretford End.

Emiliano. Martinez. That's the tweet. pic.twitter.com/471dzOupbX

— Jasper (@MCFC_Jas) September 25, 2021

He had earlier called for Cristiano Ronaldo to take the spot-kick. There was none of this time around though as Martinez received a taste of his own medicine.

Featured Image Credit: Image: Sky Sports

Topics: Wilfried Zaha, Emiliano Martinez, Aston Villa, Premier League

Josh Lawless
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Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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