Palace and Villa await injuries to Guehi and Martinez

Crystal Palace and Aston Villa counted the cost of a pulsating 4-1 victory for Eagles, while England defensive was Marc Guehi and Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez Pixels of Injuries.

Guehi had to receive treatment, but he played a full 90 minutes while the national team manager Thomas Tuchel watched at Selhurst Park, while Martinez went down on a break.

The news comes weeks before the English qualifying for the World Cup against Albania and Latvia in March.

“He felt a little pain and his fingers crossed that was nothing serious, he felt pain in his knee. Now he can rest for two days,” said Palace chief Oliver Glasner.

Martinez was replaced by Robin Olsen at halftime after taking the injury, and Villa Boss Unai Emery said: “He felt some pain yesterday.

“He tried and did the warming, but in the first half he felt the pain and decided to change it.”

Senegal International Castle Ismail Sarr turned out to be firmly as Palace won a fun game.

Glasner said: “I knew him (Sarr) for seven or eight months and we signed him because we could see his potential and his skills that respond to we wanted to play and could see that he was a great guy and was willing to learn.

“We knew what we had to do when we found space in possession and I think the players did it on a fantastic level.

“In the first half, we were a bit unhappy and I was pleased with the reaction to 1-1.

“The momentum can change when you face a team like a villa, and that wasn’t, we were sharp, we got stuck with a plan and scored fantastic goals, so they are credited with players.”