Crystal Palace and Aston Villa had the cost of a pulsating 4-1 victory for the Eagles while the English defender Marc Guehi and the goalkeeper of Argentina Emiliano Martinez Martinez suffered injuries.
Guehi had to receive treatment but played the 90 minutes complete while the director of the national team Thomas Tuchel watched Selhurst Park, while Martinez was out at the break.
The news occurs weeks before the qualifications of the England World Cup against Albania and Latvia in March.
“He felt a little pain and his fingers crossed, it’s nothing serious, he felt knee pain. He can rest for two days, “said the boss of the palace, Oliver Glasner.
Martinez was substituted for Robin Olsen at halftime after having injury, the boss of Villa Unai Emery saying: “He felt pain yesterday.
“He tried and warm up, but in the first half, he felt pain and we decided to change it.”
The double of Senegal International Ismaila Sarr for his birthday proved to be decisive while Palace won an entertaining match.
Glasner said, “I know him [Sarr] For seven or eight months and we signed it because we could see its potential and skills that correspond to the way we want to play and I could see that he is a great guy ready to learn.
“We knew what we had to do by finding space in possession and I think the players did it at a fantastic level.
“In the first half, we were a little unlucky and I was satisfied with the reaction at 1-1.
“The momentum can change when you face a team like Villa and that was not the case, we were clear, glued to the plan and scored fantastic goals, so credit the players.”
