George Burley has told www.cpfc.co.uk that Sean Scannell will require surgery on a knee injury picked up on the pre-season tour of the south west, and will be out for between five to six months.
Speaking to the official website, the Palace manager said: "It looks like Sean is going to have to have an operation on his knee and will be out for five to six months."
In other team news ahead of the weekend's opening game of the npower Championship season against Leicester City, David Wright will be out for ten days with a hamstring strain, while Neil Danns is set to serve the second of his three game suspension.
Tickets for Saturday's game are available by calling the Crystal Palace Box Office on 08712 00 00 71 or online by clicking here.
A full preview of the opening game of the season will be available from Friday morning.
There will also be exclusive footage of George Burley's first pre-match press conference and that will be available FREE to all, while Palace Player subscribers will be able to watch Adam Barrett and Nathaniel Clyne share their views.
