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Neil Warnock hails Julian Speroni for penalty save in 0-0 draw

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Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock hailed Julian Speroni for saving his side's blushes after his side's 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Palace wasted a glut of chances before Mile Jedinak wrestled Lukas Jutkiewicz to the ground in the box, gifting Burnley a clear opportunity for victory. Scott Arfield missed as Speroni pulled off a fine save though.

"He does them every week, that's why he's been here so long,'' said Warnock. "I think they broke the mould when he came, he's a one off.

"I don't think I've ever heard him shout; he's a gem of a person as well. He trains like that every day. He didn't have a lot to do today and then he pulls off something like that.''

Warnock said he expects Jedinak and midfielder Joe Ledley, who picked up a knock in the warm-up but still sat on the bench, to recover quickly from niggles.

Wilfried Zaha played despite turning his ankle in training on Thursday, and Warnock expects him to continue his recovery to boot.

"If we'd have got a goal in the first half it would have opened up,'' he said. "Wilfried came off injured in training on Thursday after he went over on his ankle.

"All credit to him because I never thought he would make it. You could see that Jedinak wasn't himself in the second half, but that's the typical Australian in him. He knew Ledley was struggling so he stayed on, but he'll be all right for next week.''