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Injured: Cheick Doucoure

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Crystal Palace fear Cheick Doucoure could miss the rest of the season after the midfielder suffered a serious Achilles tendon injury in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat against Luton Town

Doucoure left the field on a stretcher after he went down unchallenged in the second half at Kenilworth Road.

Palace could be without Doucoure for six months in a major blow to the Eagles.

The 23-year-old Mali international will also miss the Africa Cup of Nations next year.

Speaking after the Luton defeat, Palace manager Roy Hodgson said: “He’s got a bad injury. I’ll let the doctor deal with that first. It’s not going to be an injury that keeps him out for a short period of time.”

Doucoure joined Palace for an initial £18million from Lens last year and shone last season, his form attracting interest from Liverpool.