Crystal Palace supervisor Oliver Glasner says he’ll area two completely different beginning line-ups for his or her subsequent two matches to guard participant welfare.

Palace host Finnish aspect KuPS within the Europa Convention League on Thursday (20:00 GMT), and go to Leeds within the Premier League 48 hours later (Saturday, 20:00 GMT).

The Leeds sport was moved by the Premier League from the Sunday as Palace then face Arsenal within the EFL Cup quarter-final on Tuesday 23 December.

Glasner, who additionally confirmed Japan midfielder Daichi Kamada faces as much as 10 weeks out with a hamstring damage, stated it could be “irresponsible” to play the identical crew twice in three days.

Palace, fifth within the Premier League, are ninth within the Convention League, simply exterior the automated qualification spots for the final 16.

“No participant will begin in opposition to [both] KuPs and Leeds,” stated Glasner. “I and all of us really feel answerable for the gamers’ welfare.

“I simply spoke to Will [Hughes] and he skilled it just a few years in the past – when it was on Boxing Day [26 December] and the twenty eighth [December], typically there have been video games, and he performed it – however I simply suppose now the depth of the sport has elevated.

“Perhaps you are able to do it as soon as, however it’s our twenty seventh sport now [this season], and we have now to suppose additional, as a result of we play on the 18, 20, 23 and 28 [December], and 1, 4, 7 and 10 January. Due to this fact, it is simply irresponsible if we do that.

“We’ll begin with two fully completely different groups, however in fact the minutes shall be shared somewhat bit if that is attainable.

“I all the time need to play the perfect crew from the primary till the final minute, however this sport calls for this from us, so that’s the reason we’ll do it.”