Crystal Palace injury news: Latest on 'struggling' star as Pierre Sage delivers triple update before Fulham EFL Cup tie

Crystal Palace caput manager Pierre Sage has delivered a caller update connected the fittingness of his squad up of Wednesday’s EFL Cup fourth-round necktie against Fulham astatine Craven Cottage.

Sage finds himself nether aggravated unit to support his occupation pursuing a disappointing commencement to the caller season, with lone 4 wins posted successful 12 games crossed each competitions since his assignment successful June.

A ‘crucial’ decision is said to person been made connected the Frenchman’s contiguous aboriginal astatine Selhurst Park pursuing past weekend’s 2-0 location decision to Newcastle successful the Premier League, leaving the Eagles 17th successful the table.

Sage has not been helped by the lack of cardinal players astatine antithetic stages passim this season, with skipper Dean Henderson, past season’s apical scorer Ismaila Sarr and striker Jorgen Strand Larsen each missing the decision to Newcastle.

First-choice goalkeeper Henderson has missed each of Palace’s past 9 matches crossed each tournaments with an ankle injury.

However, erstwhile providing an update connected Henderson’s fittingness astatine a pre-match property conference, Sage told reporters: “I deliberation helium volition play connected Wednesday.”

Sarr 'struggling' arsenic Sage issues Strand Larsen update

A precocious telephone is acceptable to beryllium made connected Strand Larsen’s availability, with the striker nursing an ankle problem, but determination is much interest astir Sarr’s groin injury.

“We volition spot connected Wednesday for Strand Larsen, due to the fact that helium received, arsenic you saw, a tackle [against Besiktaș], and his ankle twisted.

“For Ismaila Sarr, it's difficult, due to the fact that his groin is truly making him struggle. He was capable to play 15-30 minutes. We tried to propulsion much successful Lyon. He played 60, but it's truly hard for him, and I deliberation you saw successful his performance, helium ran less, particularly with high-speed runs.

“We spoke unneurotic yesterday, and we took the determination to permission him out, due to the fact that helium needs attraction to travel and assistance the squad with 100% of his capacity.”

Meanwhile, Chadi Riad (knee), Takehiro Tomiyasu (calf) and Quinten Timber (thigh) each stay sidelined arsenic they proceed to retrieve from injury.

Sage confirms rotation for Fulham vs. Palace EFL Cup tie

Asked whether helium volition see rotating his squad against Fulham amid a engaged tally of fixtures, Sage said: “We person to woody with that, due to the fact that we request to bash immoderate rotations. A batch of players play a batch of minutes successful a row, and present we person to fto them recover.

“But you know, successful a week, with a crippled connected Sunday, a crippled connected Saturday, and with a crippled connected Wednesday… it’s a large session.

“And I had the acquisition [when managing] Lyon, particularly erstwhile we play successful the Europa League, erstwhile you fto excessively galore players retrieve connected the crippled during the week, they suffer their rhythm.

“That's why, for immoderate of them, they request recovery, but others request to play to person the bushed for Saturday successful Tottenham. It depends connected their profile.”

Palace question to Craven Cottage this week having already beaten Fulham distant from location this season, securing a 3-2 Premier League triumph successful September.