Team News: guéhi, Nketiah & Mateta Available for palace’s Clash with Wolves
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has confirmed a fully fit squad is available for Saturday’s Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.The positive update comes after the November international break, during which 11 Palace players represented their countries.
Captain Marc Guéhi returns to contention after missing the previous league fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion. Glasner stated Guéhi began training on Wednesday and has completed three sessions. Forward Eddie nketiah, who also missed the Brighton game, has been training all week since Monday and will be included in the squad.
“All players are fit,” Glasner said in his pre-match press conference. “Fortunately, Marc started training with on Wednesday, so he did now three sessions. it’s good. Eddie Nketiah trained the whole week, starting on Monday, so he’s fine and will be in the squad.”
Jean-Philippe Mateta also overcame a minor knee issue sustained while on international duty with France, participating in training today without issue. “JP [Mateta] came back with a minor knee issue from [playing with] France, but trained today with no issues, so he’s also fit, so all good news,” Glasner added.
Palace face a demanding schedule of 11 matches in the next five weeks. Glasner expressed optimism, noting the team’s positive mood and sharpness in training. ”It’s the first time now all the players in training on Thursday [after an international break],” he said. “Usually it’s the Friday training with them. The players looked very good, very sharp today. The players are fit. We have a great mood, a great energy in the group, so I don’t see any reason why we shouldn’t continue this success. It’s up to us, it’s our responsibility.”
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