CRYSTAL Palace duo Adrian Mariappa and Jonny Williams could be fit for Christmas following injury.
Both have stepped up their rehabilitation this week and manager Neil Warnock is fairly optimistic of their recovery chances.
Williams was on loan at Ipswich Town until he was on the end of crude challenge against Watford, and it is not known whether the Wales international will return to Portman Road.
"Adrian did some running on Monday and then some gym work on Tuesday," Warnock told the Advertiser on Friday last week.
"The swelling has gone down on his knee but he's feeling it a bit as he does some sideways running.
"He has to be pain-free before he steps up in doing anything. I know he did some running on Wednesday and he didn't feel anything bad.
"He said he felt a lot better. If I could get him back for the Christmas programme I'd be very happy.
"Jonny was a lot happier on Wednesday and he's another one who isn't far away, hopefully by Christmas."
By Mark Ritson (Twitter @MR_LWMedia)
