Wilfried Zaha has claimed West Ham fans 'made up lies' about him allegedly spitting at Declan Rice during Crystal Palace's Saturday win at the London Stadium.

Angry Hammers fans condemned the winger on social media after video footage emerged of him appearing to spit in Rice's direction after the ball runs out of play.

It prompted a response from Zaha on his Instagram account on Sunday morning denying that he did anything wrong.

Wilfried Zaha was accused by West Ham fans of 'spitting' at Declan Rice after the pair chased the ball near the touchline during Crystal Palace's 2-1 win at the London Stadium on Saturday

Zaha (pictured) later responded to the spitting claims from his bed in an Instagram video, saying the West Ham supporters 'made up lies' and that he would never spit at anyone

Lying in bed as he filmed the clip, Zaha said: 'Let me clear up something that the West Ham fans are trying to make up.

'On your own video, you can see that Declan runs in front of me and I spit to the right.

'So please don't make up lies that I spat at someone. I have never done it and I never will.

'So please, let's just accept that we won the game and move on.'

Roy Hodgson's side moved up to fourth after coming from behind to win at West Ham - a Patrick van Aanholt penalty and Jordan Ayew's late winner earning the win after Sebastian Haller's opener.

Zaha tries to get away from Rice and Aaron Cresswell during Palace's 2-1 win on Saturday

Rice watches on as Zaha tries to break clear of the West Ham defence at the London Stadium

Fans of the two sides argued back and forth on Twitter over the 'spitting' incident after the final whistle.

Palace fans pointed out that Rice was some distance away from Zaha when he spat and that it was aimed at the floor rather than the player.

Some West Ham fans called for the Football Association to investigate Zaha's actions.

Palace have now won four of their last six Premier League matches but face a tricky test against Manchester City at Selhurst Park on October 19.

Mind you, the prospect of facing Pep Guardiola's side shouldn't hold any fear after they won 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium last season.