Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace early injury news as 10 ruled out and 1 doubt for Boxing Day

Crystal Palace will quickly be turning their focus to Boxing Day after being thumped at home by an Arsenal side that showed no mercy at Selhurst Park. That result aside, the Eagles are on a good recovery path, although it will be tested again on Boxing Day.

Boxing Day brings a trip South to face a Bournemouth side in superb form, with the Cherries thrashing Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. Here we round up all the latest injury news surrounding both sides ahead of this one.

Marcos Baron - Out

Baron is sidelined until the spring with a hamstring injury. Andoni Iraola has said: “Marcos' injury is a surgery. When you have a muscle injury, and they take the decision to go to the surgeon, it’s because it’s a big one. It’s his quad, but in the end 3-4 months normally is what it takes... it’s difficult to be less than this.”

Julian Araujo - Out

Araujo will be out until February time with a thigh injury.

Alex Scott - Out

Scott is expected to be out until some time in January. Iraola said: “He trained [after Arsenal], but after training, he was feeling pain. He went [for] the MRI, and we could see a meniscus [tear]. The doctors decided [it] could be repaired. [It will be] definitely more than six weeks, but I don’t know how much.”

Luis Sinisterra - Out

Sinisterra is likely to return from his hamstring injury early in the new year. Iraola has said: “Sinisterra continues his rehab, and we have one or two players with small things, but I hope they are available for tomorrow.”

Marcus Tavernier - Out

Tavernier is out, and it’s unclear when he will return. Iraola said: “Tav is different. It’s another muscle injury, and he will be out for some weeks. I don’t know how long, but it’s not a big one in Marcos' case.”

Matheus Franca - Out

Franca is out until around February time with a groin injury. Oliver Glasner has said: “If a player is injured for eight months, he needs one month/six weeks to train constantly with the team. He also needs a few games with the U21s to get in shape. There’s no chance of seeing him until the middle or end of Feb.”

Adam Wharton - Out

Wharton is likely to return in mid-January, with Glasner saying: “There are so many muscles there, and we haven’t been able to get them under control at the moment so that he is pain-free. This is what we are trying. It’s difficult to say it's 'two weeks', it's 'four weeks'. But we need him back.”

Eberechi Eze - Doubt

Eze is a doubt but he should be back after missing the Arsenal game. Glasner has said: “So, Ebs is unavailable. He played with quite a swollen foot at the Emirates and also got [a] kick there. So, he is not 100 per cent. It makes sense that he gets a rest and hopefully will be available for Bournemouth.”

Chadi Riad - Out

Riad is close to returning but will need some minutes in his legs both in training and in under-21s games before he is ready after a long layoff.

Umeh-Chibueze is out with what is believed to be a hamstring injury.

Holding is not being considered for selection by Glasner.