Thursday 11 May 2017 11:09, UK
Crystal Palace manager Sam Allardyce has confirmed defender Mamadou Sakho will miss the club's final two league games against Hull and Manchester United with a knee injury.
The 27-year-old has not played since being stretchered off during Palace's 1-0 defeat to Tottenham on April 26.
Allardyce's side sit three points above the relegation zone ahead of Sunday's match against Hull City, live on Sky Sports 1 HD, and then travel to Manchester United in the final game of the season.
The news comes after Crystal Palace were forced to play without a recognised central defender in their 5-0 defeat at Manchester City on Saturday.
When asked if Sakho might be fit to return in time for trip to Old Trafford, Allardyce replied: "Not really. I don't think so. It won't be long enough to think he'll be fit for Old Trafford."
Sakho, who is currently on loan at Palace from Liverpool, has been a firm success at Selhurst Park and was named on Crystal Palace's shortlist for Fans' Player of the Year, despite having only featured eight times for the club this season.
