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title: "Crystal Palace: James McArthur set to return from injury"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-james-mcarthur-injury-news-update/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dominic Lund"
section: "Crystal Palace News"
published: "2023-02-11T11:15:25Z"
modified: "2023-02-11T11:15:25Z"
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# Crystal Palace: James McArthur set to return from injury

**[Crystal Palace](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-news/) midfielder James McArthur has returned from injury and will be in the squad for the game against Brighton & Hove Albion later today, [Patrick Vieira](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/patrick-vieira/) has confirmed.**

### The Lowdown: Lengthy absence

McArthur has had his fair share of injury issues of late, [suffering](https://theathletic.com/4169535/2022/07/07/james-mcarthur-set-to-miss-start-of-crystal-palace-campaign-with-groin-injury/) a groin injury back in June 2022, which was initially only meant to rule him out for the start of the season.

The Scot also had to deal with a [hamstring](https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/news/crystal-palace-injury-premier-league-22213492) problems during the last campaign, and he was limited to just [21](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-mcarthur/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/41416) appearances in the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) as a result, but he now appears to have put all of his injury problems behind him…

### The Latest: Back in contention

Palace boss Vieira has now confirmed that the central midfielder will be in the squad for the match against rivals Brighton & Hove Albion later today, saying: *“Macca is in a really good place, he will be a part of the squad tomorrow,”*

*“He has been working hard. In every single training session with the team, he was feeling better. Physically, he is in a really good place.”*  ([via The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/4178109/2023/02/10/crystal-palace-team-news-brighton/))

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### The Verdict: Great news

It is a real shame that the 35-year-old has picked up so many injuries of late, as when he gets a consistent run in the team, he is a very important player for the Eagles, once being hailed ‘undroppable’ by Dan Cook on the HLTCO podcast. (via [This is Futbol](https://thisisfutbol.com/2021/10/blogs/premier-league/crystal-palace/crystal-palace-dan-cook-heaps-praise-on-james-mcarthur/))

The [32](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-mcarthur/nationalmannschaft/spieler/41416)-time Scotland international has a wealth of experience in the Premier League, proving himself as a vital player over the course of a number of seasons, only missing [one](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-mcarthur/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/41416) top flight game from the start of 2018/19 to the end of the 2019/20 campaign.

Over the past year, McArthur ranks in the [99th](https://fbref.com/en/players/cee31595/James-McArthur) percentile for interceptions, and the 99th percentile for assists compared to other midfielders, highlighting his talent at both ends of the pitch, and so it is a real boost for Vieira that he is now back and available for selection.