Joe Ledley is eager to see Alan Pardew put pen to paper on a new deal at Crystal Palace despite the club's recent league struggles, reports the London Evening Standard.

Ledley has urged the club to back Pardew, who has two and a half years left on his current contract, with a new deal and allow him to build on the success his side enjoyed in the first half of the season.

"You can see the club starting to move to the next level with the players we've brought in: Yohan Cabaye, [Emmanuel] Adebayor, we've still got Yannick and Wilfried Zaha," Ledley said.

"It is going in the right direction but we need to get better with our league form. We're in a good position in the cup and I think that's something the club needs."