Crystal Palace attacker suffers hamstring injury blow – a major doubt for Fulham clash.
Crystal Palace striker Eddie Nketiah has picked up a hamstring injury, the South London Press understands.
The 25-year-old – signed from Arsenal in a deal worth up to £30million this summer – is now a major doubt for Palace’s final game before the November international break against Fulham.
Nketiah, born in Lewisham, has featured nine times this season and scored his first goal in the EFL Cup win over QPR earlier in the season.
Eberechi Eze, Jefferson Lerma, Chadi Riad, Adam Wharton, Franco Umeh and Matheus Franca are all unavailable for Saturday’s Premier League outing at Selhurst Park.
Eze, Lerma, Umeh and now Nketiah have all suffered hamstring injuries.
Ismaila Sarr, Jeffrey Schlupp and Jean-Philippe Mateta look set to be the only senior attacking options Glasner will have at his disposal for Saturday.
Winger Asher Agbinone, 19, made his debut in the 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest as a late substitute.
Eze, Richards, Lerma: Crystal Palace injury news and latest expected return dates ahead of Fulham.
Crystal Palace have an injury crisis going into the the weekend’s game against Fulham- below is the latest list and possible return dates.
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last three games, having recorded a win against Tottenham when their backs were against the wall. They then defeated Aston Villa in the league, although it was a heavily rotated Villa side, before earning a gutsy draw against Wolves last weekend. However, the wins have come at a cost. The team has had to navigate these results without some of their key players, while others were forced out during the matches. For example, Eberechi Eze came off during the Wolves League Cup game.
So, ahead of what should be a very close encounter between two teams that typically play out an entertaining game, here is the list of injured players that Oliver Glasner is dealing with, along with their possible return dates:
Eberechi Eze
Eze won’t be back in time for the weekend game in London, but we’ve been told he is likely to return just after the international break.Manager Glasner said: “He has a hamstring injury, and we will miss him for at least the Wolves and Fulham games. Then we have the break, and after that, let’s see. There is hope he will return, but it will be very ambitious.”
