Leeds United host Crystal Palace at Elland Road in their final game ahead of the international break. Pierre Sage has delivered some unfortunate injury news ahead of Sunday’s game.
Palace won their Europa League game against Lech Poznan at Selhurst Park; recording just their third win this season.
Daniel Farke’s men will be full of confidence after their win over Newcastle on Monday night; which is the best performance the team have had so far.
Sunday is another chance for the Whites to continue their unbeaten start to the campaign. The London club have not had the best of starts, having won just three points from four games.
Crystal Palace confirm injury woes ahead of Leeds United game
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Ahead of the game, Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage has confirmed that two players have been ruled out.
Dean Henderson and Jean-Philipe Mateta are injured and will not be available this weekend. Their timeline will see them out until the end of the international break.
“Henderson’s situation is more certain than Mateta’s situation. We will have to wait on both of them. I’ll be able to give a better answer in two weeks. I also want a quick answer but I cannot give anything as yet.”
Palace will have Ismaila Sarr back, with the forward having been out injured at the start of the campaign.
Leeds United will have most of their team available, with Harry Wilson the only new injury concern. Daniel Farke confirmed that the midfielder is out for the international break.
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Pierre Sage is confident after win on Thursday
Crystal Palace have now strung together three wins in their last four games following their result on Thursday.
Before that, the London club had lost their first two Premier League games. They still have just three points in the league, with Sage taking criticism for the poor star.
Following the win in the Europa League, the Palace boss says the result has brought confidence into the team.
“It is better because the players are aware of the win last time out, of how to score and how to defend, of lots of players coming back into the fold. Maybe the confidence is sometimes in the diversity of options, especially as it gave us other ways to win.”
Leeds have not lost a game at Elland Road since March, which will be a difficult task for the London club on Sunday.
