Crystal Palace: Oliver Glasner reveals plan for double debut in Millwall cup clash | OneFootball

Two summer signings will be handed their first competitive starts in a south London derby

Crystal Palace will hand debuts to summer signings Jaydee Canvot and Walter Benitez in their Carabao Cup match against Millwall, Oliver Glasner has confirmed.

The midweek match will come too soon for injured trio Adam Wharton, Ismaila Sarr and Eddie Nketiah, Palace’s boss revealed on Monday, but teenaged defender Canvot and veteran goalkeeper Benitez are set to make their first starts for Glasner’s group.

“I can confirm that Walter Benítez will have his debut for Crystal Palace and Jaydee Canvot will have his debut.”

He added: “Some players need to rest from international duties and having many games, but [Benitez and Canvot], I've already decided to start them.”

Debutants: Jaydee Canvot and Walter Benitez

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Argentine shot-stopper Benitez, 32, joined the Eagles from PSV Eindhoven at the beginning of the summer transfer window, while 19-year-old French centre-back Canvot arrived late last month from Toulouse.

Regarding the rest of his squad, Glasner said he had the same players at his disposal as he did for Sunderland’s visit last Saturday. There was no update on Ismaila Sarr, who has been sidelined with a hamstring injury since before the recent international break.

Glasner admitted “it looks positive” that Adam Wharton and Eddie Nketiah could be fit in time to face West Ham this weekend, but that the English pair will not be ready to return for the Millwall match.