Crystal Palace injury news for Liverpool in full including Wilfried Zaha latest
Liverpool meet Crystal Palace in their next Premier League game tonight.
The Reds travel to Selhurst Park to take on Palace as they continue their fight for a place in the top four. Liverpool are currently eighth in the table, seven points adrift of Champions League qualifying spots.
Jurgen Klopp has to deal with several injured players for the trip to south London. Luis Diaz, Calvin Ramsay and Thiago Alcantara are injured on the sidelines.
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Ibrahima Konate has returned to team training after recovering from a muscle injury. However, Klopp faces a decision on whether to include the defender in his matchday squad against Palace.
Here’s a look at Crystal Palace’s full injury list and suspensions ahead of Liverpool game.
Wilfried Zaha’s latest injury – is he fit for Liverpool?
Wilfried Zaha is expected to be available for the Liverpool game after recovering from injury. Zaha is out with a hamstring injury and has missed Crystal Palace’s last three games.
Patrick Viira hopes to have the striker available for Liverpool. Zaha attended team training with his teammates on Friday.
Vieira said: “Both (Tyrick Mitchell and Wilfried Zaha) have been training with the team and Wilfried is getting better and better, he had the last training session this morning. We’ll have to wait until tomorrow to see if there’s a response.”
More injury reports from Crystal Palace
Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is currently suffering from a calf injury. Vieira has confirmed the stopper will not be involved against Liverpool.
“Sam won’t be involved tomorrow,” Vieira said. “He will be out for the next few weeks with a calf injury.
Tyrick Mitchell was withdrawn as a precaution during Palace’s draw against Brentford last weekend. Vieira hopes the left-back is available for the Reds.
Nathan Ferguson will not be available against Liverpool. The full-back is out with a long-term injury and recently played for Crystal Palace U21s while building his recovery.
James McArthur has not played for Palace all season after suffering from a protracted hip injury. Viira says the midfielder will be in the squad to face Liverpool.
“Nathan has played 45 minutes with the U21s and has been training with the team this week so he’s making progress which is really good for us.
“James McArthur has been in full training with the team this week. We will be part of the squad tomorrow.”
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Crystal Palace don’t currently have a player suspended for the Premier League clash with Liverpool.
Liverpool also don’t have any players who are currently unavailable due to suspension. In Champions League terms, however, Trent Alexander-Arnold is just one yellow card away from a one-game ban.
Darwin Nunez was shown a red card in the second leg between Liverpool and Crystal Palace in August. The striker was sent off for headbutting Joachim Andersen in the 1-1 draw at Anfield.
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