
Crystal Palace and USMNT defender Chris Richards assured fans he will not be sidelined for long after leaving his side’s Carabao Cup quarterfinals defeat to Arsenal on a stretcher.
Richards challenged for a header 75 minutes into Palace’s eventual defeat before slumping to the turf in pain. Replays of the incident did not point to anything of substance but Richards required several minutes of treatment before leaving the field on a stretcher with his legs covered by a sheet.