Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward says he and his teammates want to put Sunday’s Premier League defeat to Leicester firmly behind them so they can put all their focus into Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.
First-half goals from Ademola Lookman and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall handed Brendan Rodgers’ side a 2-1 win over the Eagles at the King Power Stadium, with Palace looking underwhelming despite coming into the game off the back of a seven-game unbeaten run. Wilfried Zaha managed to claw a goal back in the second half but the visitors never truly looked like they would threaten the scoreline after that as the Foxes held on for all three points in the Midlands.
Ward, who came on to replace the injured Tyrick Mitchell after half an hour, said he was disappointed to see the team’s unbeaten run come to an abrupt end against a strong Leicester side, with attention now turning to the trip to Wembley on the weekend.
