Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has revealed that Mamadou Sakho’s fears over reaggravating his injury is the reason he hasn’t returned to the first-team.
Sakho was ruled out for two months following a calf injury but returned against Newcastle earlier in February, coming on to play the entirety of the second half.
But the French international pulled out of Palace’s recent trip to Everton and is thought to also miss Palace’s fixture against Tottenham on Sunday.
During his press conference ahead of the Spurs clash, Hodgson said: 'He feels, in his own words, that he feels scared that something's going to happen if he plays and he's unwilling to take the risk.