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title: "Palace youngster joins first-team for Bournemouth game after Benteke injury"
canonical: "https://readcrystalpalace.com/2018/04/06/palace-youngster-joins-first-team-for-bournemouth-game-after-benteke-injury/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Elliott Cuff"
section: "Crystal Palace News"
published: "2018-04-06T21:58:15Z"
modified: "2018-04-06T21:58:15Z"
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# Palace youngster joins first-team for Bournemouth game after Benteke injury

Young striker James Daly could be part of Crystal Palace’s match-day squad to face Bournemouth tomorrow after travelling with the first-team, according to a [Croydon Advertiser exclusive](https://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/exclusive-crystal-palace-youngster-joins-1429001).

The 18-year old has made the journey to the South Coast and could be named in the match-day squad at the Vitality Stadium, with Roy Hodgson’s squad severely limited up front.

Christian Benteke has now confirmed he will miss the game due to a groin injury, and with Connor Wickham and Alexander Sørloth both unavailable, Daly comes into the fold.

> Twitter: Really disappointed I can’t be out there helping the team tomorrow. I picked up a slight injury in training that sh… https://t.co/Ufr53OWeTf (@chrisbenteke)

Daly was notably absent from the Crystal Palace Under-23s game against Huddersfield Town on Friday afternoon, where the young Eagles ran out as 2-1 victors.

Daly was instead pictured training with the first-team, and in his absence, 16-year old Rob Street led the line for the Under-23s, netting the opening goal for Richard Shaw’s side.

Having recently impressed with the Under-23s, most notably with a hat-trick against Queens Park Rangers in February, Daly will be hoping he can emulate Street for the first-team tomorrow – if he gets the nod.