- Published29 October 2026, 16:46 GMT
Updated 2 minutes ago
Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Spurs at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (kick-off 17:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
On Jean-Philippe Mateta, who did not play in Wednesday's game against Fulham: "He's ready to play, and we managed him yesterday, because he played two 60-minutes in seven days, and normally he has to play only two 30-minutes. That's why we left him out of the team yesterday, to be able to play and be ready to start against Tottenham."
Ismaila Sarr is "not able to play" at the moment and is expected to be out until after the international break. Palace play on 8 November against Liverpool and return to meet Coventry on 21 November.
On forward Jorgen Strand Larsen: "We will see today – he will train with the group today. He's trained individually for the moment, but today he will be ready to be with us."
Quinten Timber will return to training on Friday and will "maybe have some minutes" this weekend.
Listen to full commentary on the match onBBC Radio 5 Live here
