Palace and Villa wait on Guehi and Martinez injuries

Crystal Palace and Aston Villa were counting the cost of a pulsating 4-1 win for the Eagles as England defender Marc Guehi and Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez pixked up injuries.

Guehi had to receive treatment but played the full 90 minutes as national team manager Thomas Tuchel watched on at Selhurst Park, while Martinez came off at the break.

The news comes weeks before England’s World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia in March.

“He felt a little bit of pain and fingers crossed it’s nothing serious, he felt pain in his knee. He can rest now for two days,” Palace boss Oliver Glasner said.

Martinez was substituted for Robin Olsen at half-time after picking up an injury, with Villa boss Unai Emery saying: “He was feeling some pain yesterday.

“He tried and did the warm-up but in the first half he felt pain and we decided to change him.”

Senegal international Ismaila Sarr’s double on his birthday proved decisive as Palace won an entertaining game.

Glasner said: “I have known him [Sarr] for seven or eight months and we signed him because we could see his potential and his skills which fit how we want to play and I could see he’s a great guy and willing to learn.

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

“In the first half we were a bit unlucky and I was pleased with the reaction at 1-1.

“The momentum can change when you face a team like Villa and it didn’t, we were sharp, stuck to the plan and scored fantastic goals so credit to the players.”