CRYSTAL Palace boss Tony Pulis will be without striker Marouane Chamakh for Saturday's clash at Sunderland.
The 30-year-old damaged his hamstring in the recent away match at Swansea City and the injury could rule him out of the game at Newcastle United next Saturday too.
And Pulis, who said everyone else in his squad is fine for the trip to the Stadium of Light, says Chamakh will continue to be a big miss following last weekend's game against Southampton.
"Cham will miss this weekend and we'll see what he's like for the following one at Newcastle," the boss told the Advertiser.
"He will be a big miss as he's been very good since I've come to Palace. He has got that little bit of quality you need and he's played exceptionally well since I've been here.
"Marouane is a bit different to the other strikers, he drops off and he gets the team playing better through the pitch than anyone else because of his experience.
"We've played a lot of good football through him really, so it's a big blow in lots of respects.
"Everybody else is fit and raring to go, apart from Cham obviously."
