Chamakh (hamstring) is on the bench Monday against Sunderland.

Chamakh has yet to feature this season because of his hamstring ailment, and while he's returned to fitness for the bench, it'll likely be a while before he seriously competes for a starting spot, one that is occupied by Connor Wickham on Monday.

Chamakh (hamstring), who has yet to feature this season, is available for Monday's fixture with Sunderland.

Chamakh has struggled with his hamstring all season, looking close to coming back before suffering a setback in training or the injury not healing as they might have liked. The 31-year-old is the only true striker in the side, but scored only two Premier League goals last season. His return will be a huge boost to the Palace front-line, but expectations should be tempered for the Moroccan striker as he still has yet to play in a match this season and could need time to shake off the rust.

Chamakh (hamstring) sat out the 2-1 victory over Liverpool on Nov. 8 and is still some way off from being featured this season, Squawka reports.

Chanukah has yet to make an appearance for Crystal Palace this season after suffering his injury. Although the club is struggling with no true striker, look for him to remain out of the lineup or to be used sparingly as he has not been featured yet this season.

Chamakh remains sidelined with his hamstring injury, manager Alan Pardew said Friday.

Palace have continued to struggle without a true striker, and while Chamakh likely would have played that role, his injury will continue to force Pardew to tinker with the likes of Dwight Gayle, Fraizer Campbell and Patrick Bamford.

Chamakh (hamstring) is back training, but manager Alan Pardew is taking it very cautiously because of this injury prone hamstring.

Chamakh is edging closer to returning, but the fact that this hamstring is a re-occurring injury will probably not lead to an easy return. Crystal Palace will not test his health in full until they are positive he's fully recovered; in his absence Dwight Gayle has taken the usual starting role and will continue until other forwards return to full strength and challenge Gayle for the job.

Chamakh (hamstring) won't start Sunday against Watford as he continues to nurse his injury.

The 31-year-old has yet to feature for Palace this season as he deals with this hamstring injury. Rarely in form last season as well, Chamakh featured in 18 Premier League matches, scoring two goals and tallying an assist. The once-highly rated forward may struggle to find his footing in the starting XI upon his return.

Chamakh (hamstring) is expected to miss three months after suffering yet another recurrence of the same injury, reports The Croydon Advertiser.

Chamakh (hamstring) has had another setback involving the same hamstring problem as before and is going for an MRI scan to assess the problem.