Oliver Glasner issues Adam Wharton injury update amid Liverpool 'expectation' for Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has issued an injury update on Adam Wharton, with the 'expectation' for the England ace outlined ahead of facing Liverpool

Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton.(Image: Jacques Feeney/Offside via Getty Images)

Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton is expected to be fit to face Liverpool at Anfield after he sat out the Eagles' goalless draw against West Ham on Monday.

Wharton, who is expected to go to the summer's World Cup with England, has been a key man for the South London side since he moved there from Blackburn in 2024. And Oliver Glasner has confirmed that he was in the stands at Selhurst Park earlier this week as his fitness is being managed.

"He should be back (to face Liverpool)," Glasner said. "It was mostly a precaution, more or less. I expect him back on Thursday in training when we start to prepare for the Liverpool game. He should be available."

With a seven-point buffer to Chelsea in the race for the Champions League places, Liverpool is a maximum of three wins away from confirming a place inside the top five spots.

Chelsea takes on Brighton later today, with head coach Liam Rosenior already having admitted that the chances of his side overtaking the Reds are very slim with five games remaining.

And after a big victory for Liverpool at the weekend, in the 100th minute and after Chelsea lost to Manchester United, Arne Slot's men look well-placed to get over the line and achieve their minimum aim.

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner

"I don't think we've had a lot of big moments yet this season," Slot said after his team beat Everton in the first Merseyside derby at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday.

"When we had these big moments, because we scored earlier in extra time of extra time, but then we were able to concede afterwards.

"So, we haven't felt a lot of joy this season, yet. I completely agree with Virgil this season has not been of our standards.

"Going out in the quarter-final of the FA Cup and the Champions League against, from open play, the two best teams in the world, with two great managers, with unlimited resources, that can happen, let's put it that way.

"But in the league, of course, we are far from where we want to be but we have to accept that situation because we've dropped so many points after playing in Europe.

"That's why it's also nice now, after a game in Europe, not to concede in the last minute but to score, after a game in Europe, the winner in extra time from a set-piece, which you maybe would expect them to score from, but we did."

Liverpool.com says: Wharton could be on the move this summer and he is a really talented player. There is a slight question over his physicality when playing as a single pivot, and his injury history is far from perfect, but the 22-year-old is very gifted.