Crystal Palace have made representations to the Premier League about the continued rough treatment Wilfried Zaha has received from opponents.

Zaha claimed after Palace’s away win at Huddersfield Town at the weekend that “opponents are out to hurt me” and there is a frustration at the club at the perceived lack of protection the forward is receiving from referees.

Zaha, who scored the winning goal in the game, has been fouled 11 times so far this season and was the victim of two cynical challenges – from Huddersfield defender Mathias Jorgensen and, last week, from Watford midfielder Etienne Capoue that provoked his anger.

Zaha feels that he is not treated the same as other players and, such is his frustration, that he even felt moved to claim that he would need to suffer a broken leg before an opponent was sent off for fouling him.

Since Aug 2013 Eden Hazard is the only Premier League player who has been fouled more often than Zaha and his club, Chelsea, have also complained in the past about the treatment meted out to their star forward.