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title: "Crystal Palace: Fans react to Patrick Vieira’s Eberechi Eze comments"
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author: "David Comerford"
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published: "2021-11-20T11:10:51Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Fans react to Patrick Vieira’s Eberechi Eze comments

**Eberechi Eze will travel north with the Crystal Palace squad for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Burnley, manager Patrick Vieira has confirmed.**

Eze has not played for Palace [since the 3-2 victory over Aston Villa back in May](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/eberechi-eze/leistungsdaten/spieler/479999/plus/0?saison=2020).

He [suffered a serious Achilles injury](https://theathletic.com/news/eberechi-eze-injury-crystal-palace/SW5sCd8HP8xX/) in training the following week.

But now, more than six months on, he’s on the verge of a return to first-team action.

Vieira revealed that Eze completed 90 minutes in an in-house friendly and is training with his team-mates once again.

As a result, he’s in line to potentially get some minutes at Turf Moor.

### Eze’s return: A big boost for Palace

In his debut season at Selhurst Park, Eze ranked in Palace’s top five performers, according to [WhoScored data](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/162/Archive/England-Crystal-Palace), an impressive feat for a youngster only just emerging in top flight football.

He [led the way](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/162/Archive/England-Crystal-Palace) in the Eagles’ ranks for assists, key passes and dribbles per 90 minutes.

The [official Crystal Palace Twitter account](https://twitter.com/CPFC/status/1461679852717846535) relayed Vieira’s comments, and here’s what supporters had to say.

### Palace fans express excitement ahead of Eze comeback

**“Excellent”**

Credit: [@SilverGeoff](https://twitter.com/SilverGeoff/status/1461686447304499204)

**“Super”**

Credit: [@123456789ogfk](https://twitter.com/123456789ogfk/status/1461847617948815366)

**“The Prem has missed its best midfielder”**

Credit: [@45RileyC](https://twitter.com/45RileyC/status/1461784438489112579)

**“ahh my boy is back tomorrow, the prem is in trouble”**

Credit: [@pogzizouu](https://twitter.com/pogzizouu/status/1461758420562939911)

**“imma cry when I see this man on the pitch again”**

Credit: [@tklug13](https://twitter.com/tklug13/status/1461721523790696456)

**“Eze in the squad tomorrow!”**

Credit: [@FPL\_EZE](https://twitter.com/FPL_EZE/status/1461689037501222925)

**“Scary hours”**

Credit: [@cpfc\_austin](https://twitter.com/cpfcaustin/status/1461686672291241988)

**In other news, [fans also flocked to this Nathan Ferguson update](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-news/crystal-palace-fans-react-to-nathan-ferguson-update-3/).**