da apostebet： Crystal Palace fans have taken to Twitter to react following Roy Hodgson’s comments on what happened to Joel Ward during the 2-0 defeat to Chelsea.

da wazamba： The right-back punched the Stamford Bridge turf in frustration before being forced off the field with an injury, a moment that cast the spotlight on just how threadbare the Eagles are in that position.

After selling Aaron Wan-Bissaka to Manchester United in a £50m deal, the south Londoners didn’t replace their 2018/19 Player of the Season, despite efforts to sign Chelsea’s Reece James.

Now, it seems as if Martin Kelly will have to be shoehorned in at right-back as Hodgson confirmed that Ward has a groin issue, although the extent of it is yet to be revealed.

One supporter tagged club chairman Steve Parish on Twitter and said “you deserve this” for not signing a Wan-Bissaka replacement, while another fan said that the lack of squad depth “really shows now”.

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Let’s take a look at some more of the Twitter reaction…