Palace handed more injury woes before Norwich as Matt Woosnam shares news on 'very good' player

Crystal Palace defender Nathan Ferguson has picked up a fresh injury ahead of tonight’s meeting with Norwich City, Matt Woosnam reports.

Ferguson finally made his Premier League debut for the Eagles on Boxing Day against Tottenham after joining the club back in July 2020.

The 21-year-old had missed 49 games for Palace before his first appearance due to hamstring and Achilles issues.

He has since featured on the bench against Norwich, Brighton and Liverpool but was absent from the matchday squad against Hartlepool in the FA Cup over the weekend.

The Athletic’s Woosnam took to Twitter on Tuesday evening to relay comments from Patrick Vieira regarding Ferguson, who Sky Sports pundit Paul Robinson called a ‘very good’ player.

He confirmed that the right-back has an injury and will need to wait a few days to see the severity of the fresh issue.

Vieira will also be without Cheikhou Kouyate at Carrow Road this evening and the Palace boss has missed James McArthur and James Tomkins due to injury, with the former out since November and the latter missing three games. [football.london]

So, with Palace having a number of injury issues to deal with alongside Ferguson’s long-term absence, everyone at the club will be hoping that Ferguson’s latest injury isn’t a serious one and that he can make a swift return to action.

Time is on Ferguson’s side at the age of 21, and hopefully, the versatile defender isn’t sidelined for long and can enjoy an injury-free rest of the season ahead of a possible breakthrough campaign in 2022/23.

In other news: Palace have made a move for ‘outstanding’ ace who’s clashed with Edouard in the past. 

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