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Eberechi Eze injury update and Crystal Palace team news for Aston Villa clash
Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has confirmed Eberechi Eze has been ruled out of their trip to Aston Villa on Saturday.
The 26-year-old suffered an injury in the Eagles' 2-1 win at Villa Park in the Carabao Cup last month. Palace will however welcome back a few players for tomorrow's Premier League clash.
"Will Hughes is back after his suspension," Glasner said. "Chris Richards is also already in the squad, so he's available. Jefferson Lerma is back and available, and Cheick Doucouré is ready to start after two weeks of very good training."
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Asked about Eze, Glasner confirmed: "Ebs would like to be involved in tomorrow's game, but I took the decision not to take him with us to Villa. It's a little bit too risky. He trained during the week, but it's too near when it happened. When we see our schedule, we have to protect the players.
"When we see our schedule after the Villa game, which was eight games in December, we can't take any risks, so that's why Ebs is not involved in tomorrow's game.
"We had a long chat today, because he's very ambitious. He's a great guy, he worked really hard and he wanted to be with us. He feels he's ready, and it's him who wants to play. Of course, I want him to play. But as I mentioned, we have to protect him.
"Therefore we said: 'OK, yes we lose [him] for one game, but we win eight or nine days'. And maybe then we win eight games, and we all hope to win at the Emirates in the Carabao [Cup].
"Then we have 15 games in December and January, and we need him for 15 games not just for one."
