Crystal Palace FA Cup heroes Marc Guehi and Adam Wharton rushed to hospital after Wembley triumph as duo miss Boxpark party
Marc Guehi and Adam Wharton both missed Crystal Palace’s FA Cup celebration party after being taken to hospital.
Eberechi Eze was Palace’s hero in their 1-0 win against Manchester City in the final on Saturday, his goal bringing the Eagles their first major trophy in their 120-year history.
But fellow England star Guehi took a blow to the eye just before the hour mark and had to be substituted for Jefferson Lerma.
The 24-year-old still joined his team in their celebrations on the pitch after the game, and was able to walk up the fabled Wembley steps to collect his winners’ medal from Prince William.
But after the fact, Guehi was rushed to hospital in an ambulance, and was not discharged until midnight, meaning he missed his team’s late night party at Wembley Boxpark.
Doctors were concerned that the centre back had suffered a fractured eye socket after he complained of a slight loss of sight.
Crystal Palace stars Marc Guehi and Adam Wharton missed their side’s FA Cup celebrations
Guehi took a blow to the eye in the game and had to be substituted off just before the hour mark
However, the understood prognosis is that he avoided a fracture but sustained severe bruising to his eye.
Whether Guehi will be available for Palace’s final two Premier League games – against Wolves and Liverpool – is currently unknown.
But it is believed he will be in contention for England’s World Cup Qualifiers against Andorra and Senegal on June 7 and June 10 respectively.
Wharton, on the other hand, was in hospital for precautionary concussion checks after a vicious strike from City’s Kevin De Bruyne hit the back of his head.
He posted a photo of himself in a hospital robe late on Saturday night with the rib-tickling caption: ‘Apparently we won the FA Cup EAGLESSSSSSSSSS’, jokingly implying that he forgot the game because of his head injury.
