Belgium send Benteke home over knee fears

CRYSTAL PALACE striker Christian Benteke has been ordered to rest a niggling knee injury after withdrawing from the Belgium squad. The 27-year-old (below) will miss Belgium’s games against Scotland and Iceland but is also a doubt for Palace’s next Premier League match against Huddersfield Town. Palace also have concerns over Wilfred Zaha’s hamstring and James Tomkins who has a calf strain. Meanwhile, Palace have promoted U23s assistant coach Dave Reddington to their first team to replace

Steven Reid. ÷WES Hoolahan will train at West Brom this week as Darren Moore weighs up a contract offer for the former Irish midfielder who has also been linked to League One club Fleetwood Town. Hoolahan became a free agent last season. ÷MANCHESTER CITY have completed a £420,000 deal to sign goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu from Shamrock Rovers. Tottenham and Chelsea were also interested in signing the 16-year-old, who was already playing first-team football for the Hoops. ÷TOTTENHAM have been given the green light by the EFL to play their Carabao Cup game with Watford at Stadium MK. With their new stadium not ready and Wembley unavailable, Spurs applied for permission to play the third-round match at the home of League Two MK Dons. The matter was discussed at an EFL board meeting yesterday and Spurs got a favourable decision for the game in the week beginning September 24, despite Watford asking for the game to be reversed.