Oliver Glasner delivers bad news on Crystal Palace duo after 2-1 Carabao Cup win vs Villa

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Crystal Palace have qualified for the quarter-final of the Carabao Cup after a huge win on Wednesday night.

Oliver Glasner has truly re-lit the spark under Crystal Palace over the past few days and it is now two big wins on the bounce for the Eagles as things finally click.

This time last week Glasner was under pressure at Selhurst Park, with names like Graham Potter being suggested as a replacement.

However, now a week on Crystal Palace have beaten both Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa – both clubs being among the best in the country this season.

Wednesday night saw the Eagles overcome Villa 2-1 at Villa Park – moving into the Carabao Cup quarter-final against Arsenal.

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It’s not all positive for Oliver Glasner after 2-1 win

In the game, it was Eberechi Eze who opened the scoring – days after he provided a magical assist for Jean-Philippe Mateta against Spurs.

Villa equalised not too long after, but it was Daichi Kamada’s moment as he scored the winner from outside the box.

The game also saw a debut for Matt Turner, with the loanee goalkeeper making eight saves – to make amends after a poor effort to keep out Jhon Duran’s equaliser.

However, it was not all positive for the Eagles as Glasner revealed injury news following the game.

According to Edmund Brack, Glasner has confirmed that the reason for Eze’s 18th-minute withdrawal was that the magical talent had picked up a hamstring injury.

That was not all though, as Glasner also admitted that Adam Wharton was withdrawn due to the familiar problem with his groin that requires surgery.

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How can Glasner replace Crystal Palace pair?

So assuming both Eze and Wharton are not available to face Wolves this coming weekend, it will leave Glasner with selection headaches.

Replacing Eze in the team seems crystal clear right now following how Kamada fared after coming off the bench.

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Kamada’s goal may be the moment he truly arrives at Crystal Palace and against the league’s second-worst team he should be primed to impress again.

Wharton however presents a trickier problem for Glasner to solve – with Cheick Doucoure and Jefferson Lerma both also injured.

This could force Glasner to use 21-year-old academy ace Justin Devenny who was on the bench against Villa.