Glasner on Wharton surgery, an injury crisis and building a 'winning streak'

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game at Wolves (17:30 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Glasner confirmed midfielder Adam Wharton will undergo surgery on his persistent groin issue: "He tried [to train] today but there’s too much pain and it makes no sense. He’s really struggled the last weeks and months and so now we took the decision he will have surgery, and we hope to have him back after, let’s say, four weeks."

• Right-back Joel Ward will miss the trip to Wolves but his injury is "not serious" and he should be fit to face Fulham while midfielder Jefferson Lerma is out "at least until the international break".

• He gave positive updates on midfielder Cheick Doucoure, who has been out with a long-term achilles problem, and defender Chris Richards who has been out with a hamstring issue: "Cheick Doucoure will be back in the squad maybe earlier than we expected. Next week Chris Richards should train with us if everything goes the right way, and that’s the positive news."

• He is remaining positive despite the injury crisis: "We're still a strong squad. We could also win at Villa because it was 1-1 when Adam and Ebs left the pitch, and we could win it. This gives us confidence in every single player, and so we go to Wolverhampton to win this game."

• More on building on the midweek Carabao Cup win over Aston Villa: "We don't complain about injuries, we don't complain about that playing during the week. The easiest way would have been to lose the first game in the EFL Cup against Norwich City [in the second round], but we want to play this cup. The players did really great at Villa and so we want to continue this winning streak."

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