Sarr Crystal Palace injury update

Crystal Palace vs Lech Poznan: Sarr & Nketiah Return Boost

By Naz YusufPublished 17 Sept 2026, 11:30Updated 10 Oct 2026, 22:44

Palace Get a Boost for Their First European Game

Crystal Palace are getting ready for a huge night. The club is playing its very first UEFA Europa League match!

The team will host Polish champions Lech Poznań at Selhurst Park on Thursday at 20:00 BST. Even better, two key attackers might return for the game.

Sarr and Nketiah Could Return

Manager Pierre Sage says Ismaïla Sarr and Eddie Nketiah are back in training and might make the matchday squad.

Sarr was our top scorer last season, but he has not played yet this year due to an injury. Nketiah started the first three games of the season but missed last week’s matches. Having both players back would be a massive help.

Sage talked about Sarr, saying: “He could be in the team tomorrow, as [could] Eddie Nketiah, because they started to train with us this week, and they are in shape.”

News on Mateta and Henderson

Other players are still recovering. Jean-Philippe Mateta has been hurt since the first day of the season, and goalkeeper Dean Henderson is also injured.

When asked when they might play again, Sage said: “I hope it will be after the international break. With long injuries, there’s more or less days. That’s why we hope and we will see.”

Captain Henderson Signs Until 2030

Even though Henderson is injured, he just signed a great new contract to stay with Palace until 2030!

Sage is thrilled to keep the club captain long-term: “We are really happy for us, we are really happy for him – it’s a long-term contract for our captain. For the moment he is injured, but he showed us during his first games that he’s really important for the team and we hope he’ll come back quickly, because he’s really important in the dressing room too. That’s why this kind of news is good news for us.”

Sage added: “As a player, he’s a really good goalkeeper, and as a man he has good leadership, he’s positive, and he’s always with his teammates, that’s why it’s really important to have him. But we have to consider him with the other goalkeepers too, because they do a good job altogether. If Dean’s level is high, it’s because his teammates’ is too.”