Crystal Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell faces a nervous wait to discover whether he will be fit for their FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea after suffering a calf injury in Sunday’s 2-0 defeat against Leicester.
Mitchell was forced off in the first half at the King Power Stadium and is due to undergo scans on Monday to learn the extent of the issue.
Should the left-back miss the game at Wembley on Sunday then it would be a huge blow for Palace.
Mitchell has been in fine form this season and last month made his England debut.
“He felt something on his calf so we did not want to take any risk,” said Palace manager Patrick Vieira.
“We have to wait to see how bad it is.”
Palace went into the Leicester game on a high after their 3-0 win against Arsenal but Vieira said the defeat at the King Power was a wake-up call ahead of a huge week for the club.
Wilfried Zaha saw his second-half penalty saved and when VAR pointed to encroachment in the area by Leicester defender Caglar Soyuncu, his retaken penalty was also palmed away by Kasper Schmeichel, only for Zaha to head in the rebound.
Vieira has confirmed Zaha, who has a brilliant record from the spot, will stay on penalty duties.
“Yes,” he said. “If you look at his record on penalties, it has been really good.
“I will not change Wilfred because he missed as he is our penalty taker, and if there is one in the next game, he will be the one taking it.”
