Marco Silva has a welcome selection headache going into Saturday’s meeting with Crystal Palace.
Adama Traoré and Alex Iwobi have enjoyed great seasons on the wings so far, while Reiss Nelson was dangerous throughout his first Premier League start against Brentford on Monday.
Harry Wilson was the hero from the bench that night, albeit from more of a number 10 position, and when asked in his pre-match press conference if the Welshman is pushing for a start at Selhurst Park, Silva replied: “He's pushing, definitely.
“Not just because he scored the two goals and gave us the three points and had a massive impact in that game. All of us, we know him very well.
“Slightly in a different position [on Monday], more in the centre of the pitch, but he has that capacity to smell the right moments when to go inside the box. He can score goals.
“As I said, not just because he scored twice that he’s knocking on the door. He is working really hard to get the chance again.
“It's been tough for me to leave him out, but the competition is really hard for the positions. Adama had a very good start of the season, like Alex, who's been one of the best players for us so far.
“And, of course, we have Reiss Nelson and Harry Wilson – they are working hard to get the chance as well.
“Of course, Harry can play in different positions as well, and to answer directly to you, of course he's working hard to get the chance from the starting XI.
“Sooner or later, it could be Saturday, sooner or later he's going to have [that chance] because he has the quality to do it. But, as I said, the competition is really high for the positions.”
Saturday’s trip from South-West to South-East London will hopefully be with a near-full squad of players, barring any knocks in Friday’s final training session.
“No fresh concerns, it’s going to be just Saša Lukić, as you know,” Silva confirmed. “Okay, we have another session as well, but until now, and let’s hope it continues in that way, it’s just going to be Saša Lukić out.”
