Crystal Palace are set to sign defender Julian Bennett on a six-month loan from Championship rivals Nottingham Forest, BBC London 94.9 reports.Palace boss George Burley hopes to have the 25-year-old in his squad for Saturday's clash with Leicester.

Injury has restricted Bennett to just 13 appearances for Forest during the last two seasons.

Meanwhile Palace striker Sean Scannell, 19, faces up to six months on the sidelines with a knee injury.

Bennett returned to action in March this year following 14 months out with a knee ligament injury.

He signed a one-year extension to his contract with Forest in the same month.

Source: BBC Sport