Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has admitted that his side has suffered a 'double-whammy' of injuries ahead of their trip to face Leeds United at Elland Road this weekend.
The Whites are only a point behind Hodgson's side coming into the match, and a win would see them keep at least their two point buffer to the relegation zone.
But following Wilfried Zaha's injury against Leicester City last week, the Eagles boss revealed that there was a further update on his squad.
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"It’s a groin strain, there's no question about that," Hodgson admitted in his pre-match press conference earlier today. "We’re looking after him, he’s having treatment. The doctors and physios won’t put a timestamp on it, but there's a double-whammy with Vicente Guaita.
"He [Vicente] brought up his calf injury at half-time, and with our game coming up against Leeds we have to wait and see what our doctors say about him.
"It’s hard to cope without a player of Wilf’s calibre. It’s not just us, it’s any team in the league - if you lose a player of such importance and such quality, you’re going to miss him, there's no doubt about it.
"We’re lucky, in a sense, with Jordan Ayew and Jean-Philippe Mateta, as they’re bursting at the seams for an opportunity and with the game against Leeds we can see what they can do."
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