Crystal Palace boss Tony Pulis has admitted that he has a "problem" because of the growing injury list at the club.

The Eagles have 10 players currently sidelined ahead of their upcoming Premier League fixtures against Aston Villa and Manchester City.

However, Pulis believes that the rest of the squad has coped well with the number of absentees at Selhurst Park.

"We have a problem at the club in that we have quite a few injuries and obviously [Marouane] Chamakh is suspended on Boxing Day - so that's 10 players injured and Chamakh out," Sky Sports News quotes him as saying.

"It's near on 11 players that we can't call. It's a big miss for us but saying that, the players that have performed and played in the games have done exceptionally well."

Palace head into the Christmas period one point adrift of safety in the Premier League table.