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Fulham manager Marco Silva has a welcome selection headache going into Saturday’s meeting with Crystal Palace.
Adama Traoré and Alex Iwobi have enjoyed great seasons on the wings so far, while Reiss Nelson was dangerous throughout his first Premier League start against Brentford on Monday.
Harry Wilson was the hero from the bench that night, albeit from more of a number 10 position, and when asked in his pre-match press conference if the Welshman is pushing for a start at Selhurst Park, Silva replied: “He's pushing, definitely.
“Not just because he scored the two goals and gave us the three points and had a massive impact in that game. All of us, we know him very well.
“Slightly in a different position [on Monday], more in the centre of the pitch, but he has that capacity to smell the right moments when to go inside the box. He can score goals.
“As I said, not just because he scored twice that he’s knocking on the door. He is working really hard to get the chance again.
“It's been tough for me to leave him out, but the competition is really hard for the positions. Adama had a very good start of the season, like Alex, who's been one of the best players for us so far.
“And, of course, we have Reiss Nelson and Harry Wilson – they are working hard to get the chance as well.
“Of course, Harry can play in different positions as well, and to answer directly to you, of course he's working hard to get the chance from the starting XI.
“Sooner or later, it could be Saturday, sooner or later he's going to have [that chance] because he has the quality to do it. But, as I said, the competition is really high for the positions.”
Saturday’s trip from South-West to South-East London will hopefully be with a near-full squad of players, barring any knocks in Friday’s final training session.
“No fresh concerns, it’s going to be just Sasa Lukic, as you know,” Silva confirmed.
Fulham possible starting lineup:
Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Pereira; Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Nelson; Jimenez
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Oliver Glasner says his Crystal Palace squad will be without several key players for the arrival of Fulham this weekend, as he gave more details on the injury sustained by Eddie Nketiah.
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“We have suffered several injuries,” Glasner told the media in his pre-match press conference. “Let’s start with the long-term: Chadi Riad and [Matheus] França are still out.
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“Then it’s Eberechi Eze who is still out, Adam Wharton after his surgery is still out, Jefferson Lerma is still out, and Eddie Nketiah is out with a hamstring injury.
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“Will Hughes is suspended with his fifth yellow card, so it’s quite a tight squad.”
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Nketiah’s absence in attack adds to Palace’s woes going forwards after the loss of Eze and França, and Glasner says his injury stemmed from tightness after a three-game week – twice on the road.
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“At Villa, Eddie was the guy who was sprinting the most on the pitch in 83 minutes,” he explained. “I think it’s my mistake: it’s my fault that I didn’t substitute him earlier in the Wolves game, because he was sprinting again.
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“In the Wolves and the Tottenham games, we were the number one in high intensity runs in the Premier League. I think I should have subbed him a little bit earlier.
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“He felt it during the game, something in his hamstring, but he was fighting for the team until almost the end of the game. Now he has problems with his hamstring, and let’s see how long it will take."
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Crystal Palace possible starting lineup:
Henderson; Chalobah, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Doucoure, Hughes, Mitchell; Sarr, Kamada; Mateta
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