Oliver Glasner issues update on fresh Crystal Palace injury scare ahead of Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Sunderland clashes

Crystal Palace suffered an injury scare during their draw with Fulham on New Year’s Day. The Eagles snapped their losing streak but extended their winless run across all competitions to six games with the draw, which saw Tom Cairney cancel out Jean-Philippe Mateta’s first league goal since the end of November.

The draw leaves Palace in 10th and three points behind sixth placed Manchester United, but Glasner will be acutely aware of the tricky games his side have coming up in the relentless New Year schedule.

Palace next head to Newcastle United on Sunday before facing an Aston Villa side that has been in excellent form with the exception of that heavy defeat to Arsenal to end the year. Palace then have an FA Cup date with Macclesfield Town before another tricky league tie, this time with Sunderland, and they then face Chelsea.

Ahead of those fixtures, Palace could do with getting some of their injured stars back amid an unfortunate run of injuries of late, but it instead, the Eagles picked up a fresh scare in the Fulham game when Will Hughes was forced off just before the hour-mark.

Providing an update after the game, Glasner said: “Let’s see. He just felt fatigue everywhere around the hip and once it was the hamstring, then it was the adductor, then it was the thighs…

"We have to assess him further, but of course we hope that we won't miss him in the next game, because I think nobody will return for the Newcastle game and we need him.”

Glasner on the draw

Speaking about game specifically, Glasner seemed to speak from a place of relief following a run of defeats. He told PalaceTV: “First of all, for me, it's a good point today. It was important now, after three defeats, to cut this downwards spiral and get a point.At the end, we were maybe a little bit lucky with an incredible save from Dean Henderson, but before, I think as long as the legs were fresh, we played absolutely okay. We know that, with everything, the amount of games and the number of fit players we have, that we're a little bit in a survival mode. The players gave everything right until the end, and that's why it's a very good point for me.

“Everybody could see and feel it, that the legs are getting fatigued and the mind is getting fatigued. We had great support from the stands again and yes, you need in one or two moments your keeper. We wouldn't have won the FA Cup without him, and Dean was here today and now we needed it.

“We have three more games to play in the next nine days, and I can promise we will give our best in every single game. I think this is what everybody is appreciating, and I'm really proud of my side and have massive appreciation for every single player.”

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