Ruben Loftus-Cheek and James Tomkins set to return for Crystal Palace at Burnley

Comeback? Ruben Loftus-Cheek
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Tom Dutton8 September 2017

Frank de Boer is hopeful Ruben Loftus-Cheek and James Tomkins will be fit to face Burnley on Sunday.

Palace travel to Turf Moor looking to pick up their first points of the Premier League campaign after a difficult start to life under De Boer.

The Eagles have lost all three of their opening League fixtures without scoring a goal and lost Wilfried Zaha to injury in the defeat to Huddersfield in August.

Zaha will be sidelined for the trip to Burnley, but De Boer hopes to call on Loftus-Cheek and Tomkins following minor injuries.

The Palace boss said: "Almost everybody is getting fit. Only Connor Wickham and Zaha still injured."

"[Mamadou] Sakho is fit but not game fit but he’s looking good, working very hard. Will probably play on Monday in the U23s.

"The rest we have to wait for tomorrow like Loftus-Cheek, [James] Tomkins, [Sullay] Kaikai, hopefully all available for Sunday."

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