James Tomkins' injury not as bad as first feared, says Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish
Wednesday 21 September 2016 15:31, UK
James Tomkins is "okay" despite leaving Selhurst Park on crutches on Sunday, says Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish.
The £10m signing from Premier League rivals West Ham United was forced off at half-time with a knee injury while making his full top-flight debut for Palace against Stoke City on Sunday.
Tomkins scored inside nine minutes for Alan Pardew's side, who secured back-to-back wins in the league for the first time this season with a 4-1 victory against Mark Hughes' Stok.
Having already lost on-loan striker Loic Remy to injury, Parish has confirmed Tomkins' knock is not as bad as it first looked.
"We need some more luck than we had with injuries last year," Parish told The Sun.
"We've had some good news with Tomkins this week because it looks like his knee's okay although he went off at half-time.
"We've had a bit of a bad run with injuries, so hopefully our luck's about to turn."
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Pardew recently said Palace left-back Pape Souare will be out of action for up to six months, after being involved in a car accident in which he broke his thigh, while France international Yohan Cabaye has missed Palace's last two fixtures with a knock.
Palace travel to Southampton in the EFL Cup on Wednesday evening before facing Sunderland at the Stadium of Light in league action on Saturday.
