Oliver Glasner issues new Crystal Palace injury update ahead of Brighton test

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·7 novembre 2025

Oliver Glasner issues new Crystal Palace injury update ahead of Brighton test

Adam Wharton, Marc Guehi and Ismaila Sarr are all doubts

Oliver Glasner has said he is unsure whether Adam Wharton will be fit enough to start for Crystal Palace against Brighton on Sunday.

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Wharton, who played 30 minutes off the bench as Palace beat AZ Alkmaar 3-1 in the Conference League, has been struggling with a bout of illness.

The England midfielder trained as normal ahead of Thursday’s emphatic victory at Selhurst Park, but Glasner admitted Wharton was still feeling the effects of his illness and was not fully fit.

“I don't know [if he will start], he's still feeling his chest, he's not completely free [from the illness], and you know sometimes you need to cough it out, I hope this will happen now and let's see,” Glasner said.

“It was good for him to play 30 minutes. For me, he felt a little bit rusty at the beginning, moving a little bit slow, that's why we wanted him to play the 30 minutes, because again we will just recover in the next two days.

“Therefore, it was important for him to raise his heart frequency and get a little bit of intensity, and I think he did better and better during the game.

“If it's enough to start against Brighton, I don't know at the moment.”

Ismaila Sarr scored twice against AZ Alkmaar while nursing a hamstring issue

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Glasner said he was confident the rest of the squad would be available against Brighton, with Marc Guehi and Ismaila Sarr expected to shake off knocks.

Guehi felt discomfort towards the end of Palace’s win over AZ, while Sarr was withdrawn after 65 minutes, with Glasner keen to manage the winger’s minutes as he nurses a small hamstring issue.

Maxence Lacroix, who hammered in the opening goal against AZ, complained after the game that he felt tired after a gruelling start to the season.

Glasner, though, said now was not the time for rest, with Palace’s squad stretched thin and time on the training ground limited.

"We have very little time for training. It's always which kind of topic do we prefer because we can't train defence and attack and set plays and transition. It's just not possible," Glasner continued.

"We have two sessions, and now we also train 20 minutes, and we train set plays because we knew that this can help us win in games.

“We have to be careful that the team, now in the training sessions they don't sprint too much because they have to sprint in the game. So it's really prioritising topic after topic."