Wolves v Crystal Palace injury news - as 5 ruled out and 2 doubts for Premier League fixture

Wolverhampton Wanderers play host to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Tuesday evening knowing a win would all but secure survival from relegation. Although it wouldn’t mathematically confirm Wolves’ top-flight status, getting to 37 points would make it incredibly unlikely for those in the bottom three to catch up.

It was a disappointing result last time out, though, as Wanderers were beaten 2-1 away at Leicester City. Matheus Cunha gave Julen Lopetegui’s side the lead on the day but a fresh injury concern forced a substitution at half time, changing the direction of the encounter entirely.

That worry was of course for Mario Lemina, who went off because of a tight hamstring. There aren’t many better replacements than Ruben Neves, but the intensity certainly decreased from the moment Lemina left the field and Leicester capitalised, scoring late on through full-back Timothy Castagne.

Lopetegui has since confirmed the Gabon international will have a scan and, although he was seen without a limp post-match, he’s a major doubt. Meanwhile, fellow midfielder Boubacar Traore is still lacking match fitness and will be assessed whereas long-term absentees Sasa Kalajdzic and Chiquinho remain sidelined until pre-season.

Crystal Palace have a handful of players unavailable, including star man Wilfried Zaha. The winger is expected back in training this week following a groin issue but the trip to Molineux comes too soon. Elsewhere, right-back Nathaniel Clyne is in a similar situation with a knee injury and fellow defender Nathan Ferguson is out until July.

Ruled out: Kalajdzic, Chiquinho (WOL); Zaha, Clyne, Ferguson (CRY).

Doubts: Lemina, B. Traore (WOL).