Show caption Wilfried Zaha revealed in a post on Instagram that he was subjected to racist abuse after the Arsenal match. Photograph: Michael Zemanek/BPI/REX/Shutterstock Wilfried Zaha Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha reveals racist abuse over penalty • Palace forward responds to threats on social media

• Zaha awarded penalty in 2-2 draw against Arsenal Press Association Tue 30 Oct 2018 15.42 EDT Share on Facebook

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Wilfried Zaha has said he suffered racist abuse and threats to his family on social media after being awarded a late penalty during Crystal Palace’s 2-2 home draw against Arsenal on Sunday.

Zaha was caught by Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka towards the end of the Premier League match, with Luka Milivojevic converting the penalty to earn Palace a point.

Xhaka said in a television interview he thought the incident had been a “clear penalty”.

Nevertheless, Zaha again found himself in the spotlight, with accusations he had gone to ground after a delayed reaction. Zaha took to social media to stand up for himself following the match and subsequently revealed in a post on his Instagram story on Tuesday that the abuse had escalated.

He wrote: “For all the people taking it one step further and being racist and wishing death on my family I wish you and your families the best too x p.s my life is still very good despite your hate.”