Premier League - Aston Villa v Crystal Palace - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - July 12, 2020 Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha with Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz after the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) [Catherine Ivill/Pool via REUTERS]West Midlands Police have confirmed a 12-year-old boy has been arrested over the racist abuse sent to Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha. Zaha took to Twitter on Sunday morning to share the abuse sent to him on Instagram the previous day, with one message reading: "You better not score tomorrow you black ****." SEE ALSO: Tottenham star's brother shot dead outside nightclub in FranceBoth Villa and Palace condemned the abuse prior to Dean Smith's side's 2-0 win at Villa Park. Villa vowed to ban the perpetrator for life, and West Midlands Police have now confirmed an arrest. "It is very saddening on the day of a game that a player wakes up to this cowardly and despicable abuse.

Source: Standard Digital July 13, 2020 08:01 UTC