Chris Richards’ prolonged spell of consecutive begins within the Crystal Palace squad got here to an unlucky finish Tuesday.
Richards missed Crystal Palace’s journey to Bournemouth because of an harm he suffered in final weekend’s 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest. The Eagles proceeded to fall 1-0 on the Vitality Stadium.
The U.S. males’s nationwide crew defender had been an everyday contributor for the Eagles all through the second half of the season, beginning every of the final 20 matches in all competitions.
Nonetheless, his current harm compelled supervisor Oliver Glasner to shuffle his protection for Tuesday’s journey to the South Coast.
Richards, 24, had made 25 mixed appearances up to now this season, scoring his first English Premier League aim within the course of. The previous Bayern Munich and Hoffenheim defender additionally began in each of the USMNT’s current CONCACAF Nations League victories over Jamaica and Mexico respectively.
Richards has earned 16 caps up to now and is coming off his second worldwide trophy success.
Crystal Palace returns to Selhurst Park on Saturday in opposition to reigning league champions Manchester Metropolis.