Wolves v Crystal Palace injury news as 9 out and 5 doubts for Premier League clash

Wolves came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Brighton & Hove Albion as Rayan Ait-Nouri and Matheus Cunha inspired a comeback.

The draw moved Gary O'Neil's side above Southampton, but they are still without a league victory this season, and even a win wouldn't get them out of the bottom three this weekend.

Palace come in to the game on the back of a 2-1 win against Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup. Eberechi Eze opened the scoring before his replacement Daichi Kamada restored their lead in the second-half. Will Wolves be the fresher of the two sides with no midweek fixture to worry about or will the Eagles have that match fitness over them? Here’s the latest injury news prior to each manager’s pre-match press conference.

Wolves team news

Wolves have long-term absentees in Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez, and Sasa Kalajdzic. All three are dealing with ACL injuries, with Mosquera, and Gonzalez not expected to play any part in the remainder of the campaign. Kalajdzic suffered his injury in February whilst on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt, and is expected to return in the New Year.

Boubacar Traore is out until Christmas. He had to have a procedure to fix a knee injury. Hwang hee-Chan has ligament damage on his ankle, and is out for a couple of weeks.

Sam Johnstone and Mario Lemina are both doubts. Johnstone trained last week but then wasn't involved against Brighton & Hove Albion, meanwhile Mario Lemina has a slight issue with his calf, but Gary O'Neil believes he should be okay.

Out: Boubacar Traore, Hwang hee-Chan, Yerson Mosquera, Enso Gonzalez, and Sasa Kalajdzic. Doubt: Sam Johnstone, and Mario Lemina.

Crystal Palace team news

The visitors suffered a double injury blow in their 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Wednesday night as two players were withdrawn from the action early. Eberechi Eze came off after just 18 minutes after opening the scoring with a suspected hamstring injury.

Oliver Glasner believed it was too early to say whether he would be unavailable for the weekend, but it was Eze who made the decision to come off, after telling the coaching and medical staff that he was unable to continue.

Centre midfielder Adam Wharton also came off in the first half. He's been nursing a groin problem and has been playing through the pain barrier. It's left Palace wondering whether he should have surgery to address the issue, and now after coming off early, he might not make it to Saturday.

Jefferson Lerma has also been ruled out of action with a hamstring injury. He sustained his injury against Spurs, and won't play until after the international break. The Colombian international has played seven times in the league this season, earning five starts.

Similar to Lerma, Chadi Riad isn't expected to feature in the next two matches. He's got a knee injury, and should return after the last round of international fixtures of 2024. Matheus Franca is a long-term absentee. He's not expected to return to action until the New Year, having been sidelined since early March.

Chris Richards is working towards a return, but won't play this side of the international break. He's been dealing with a muscle injury, and Palace are being cautious about not rushing him back too quickly. Cheick Doucoure only participated in one training session last week, and as a result wasn't involved at the weekend. Doucoure didn't make the game against Villa either, and so he remains a doubt.

Doubt: Eberechi Eze, Adam Wharton, and Cheick Doucoure. Out: Jefferson Lerma, Chadi Riad, Chris Richards, and Matheus Franca.