• Both players suffered suspected knee damage in draw with Manchester City
• Injuries may force Roy Hodgson into changing January transfer plansCrystal Palace are braced to be without their captain and vice-captain,Jason Puncheon and Scott Dann, for the remainder of the season after both players suffered suspected cruciate knee ligament damage in the goalless draw with Manchester City.
Both players sustained their injuries while bringing down Kevin de Bruyne –they were each booked for their indiscretions – in Sunday’s stalemate. Dann, or who has been in impressive form over recent weeks and had been Palace’s regular captain under Roy Hodgson with Puncheon out of the team,brought down the Belgian just after the quarter-hour sign on the edge of the home side’s penalty area and fell awkwardly with the Belgian’s weight on his lawful knee.
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Source: guardian.co.uk