Wagner hopes for Palmer injury boost

Huddersfield midfielder Kasey Palmer is progressing ahead of expectations with his hamstring injury, David Wagner has revealed.

The German manager expected to be without the Chelsea loanee until new year, after Palmer suffered a recurrence of a prior hamstring injury while on international duty.

However, the head coach gave a more positive response than previously expected.

"There have been further discussions now between Chelsea's medical department and our medical department and another neutral specialist as well," Wagner said.

"So he has an injury, a serious injury, maybe not as bad as we thought in the beginning, but I don't expect him back before six to eight weeks.

"It makes no sense now, where he has so many setbacks with his hamstring, always the same one, to rush something. We need him back consistently."