Oliver Glasner has confirmed that defender Chris Richards will miss Wednesday’s EFL Cup fourth-round battle with Premier League champions Liverpool at Anfield.

Richards has been a reliable and consistent performer under Glasner and has formed a strong partnership in a three-man defence alongside captain Marc Guehi and Maxence Lacroix .

The USA international, who has entered his fourth season at Selhurst Park, has played in 13 matches across all competitions this season and scored his only goal to date in an EFL Cup third-round clash with Millwall last month, which the Eagles won on penalties.

Richards played the full 90 minutes in Palace’s at Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday, but Glasner has since revealed that the defender is nursing a calf injury and wil

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