Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew hopes that Dwight Gayle can continue his goal scoring form against West Brom this weekend.
The 25-year-old bagged a hat trick in the 4-1 Capital One Cup win over south London rivals Charlton and also impressed last weekend against newly promoted Watford.
Pardew has hinted that Gayle will be in his starting line up for Saturday’s lunch time kick off.
He (Pardew) said:
I was very impressed with him (Gayle) last Sunday. If he had scored two goals he would have been man of the match, and he could have, he was so unlucky with a couple of chances. That is what he gives us and he has worked his way into the team. He will play on Saturday and hopefully he will score.
The Crystal Palace boss has reported no fresh injury concerns ahead of Saturday’s match.
Mile Jedinak, Damien Delaney, Connor Wickham and Joel Ward are all set to return following the international break.
Pardew added:
I am a bit frustrated because I have so many key first-team players missing, that is an area we need to put right. My medical team tell me by the time we play West Ham they will be back, and that will be much better news for us. We are still strong this weekend, though. We are fortunate that the starting XI who are on the sheet most weeks are still there, which is good.
