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title: "Crystal Palace: Luka Milivojevic declared fit to face West Bromwich Albion"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-luka-milivojevic-declared-fit-to-face-west-bromwich-albion/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Crystal Palace"
published: "2020-12-04T17:15:04Z"
modified: "2020-12-04T17:15:04Z"
---

# Crystal Palace: Luka Milivojevic declared fit to face West Bromwich Albion

**Many Crystal Palace fans are reacting to the news that Luka Milivojevic is now available for selection again and could feature against West Brom.**

The midfielder was suspended due to a red card he was given against Wolves. He also tested positive for COVID-19 during this period.

Roy Hodgson has now [revealed:](https://twitter.com/CPFC/status/1334847000873824257?s=20) “Luka is back and knocking on my door for first team selection.”

One would think that many Palace fans would be happy for his return, but it is the opposite – with the Serbia international’s form leaving plenty to be desired.

In the Premier League so far this campaign, the player has managed 0.3 tackles and 0.7 interceptions per game ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/70493/Show/Luka-Milivojevic)). These stats are very poor, especially for a defensive midfielder.

His rough form might not be the only thing stopping him getting back into the starting eleven too. Jairo Riedewald has impressed in the middle of the pitch – he has been much better at supporting the defence as he has managed [1.6 tackles per game](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/141246/Show/Jairo-Riedewald). This highlights that it would be very harsh to drop him against West Bromwich Albion.

### Here is how Palace fans reacted to the news on Milivojevic:

> How did the mood change so quickly
>
> — george (@BludOnTheLeaves) [December 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/BludOnTheLeaves/status/1334847163944165376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> It was going so well 😔
>
> — J🦅 (@JJ\_CPFC) [December 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/JJ_CPFC/status/1334847127789457409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> oh no
>
> — LouisDove (@LouisDove21) [December 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/LouisDove21/status/1334847092758556673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Lock the door [https://t.co/J8eCavbxUX](https://t.co/J8eCavbxUX)
>
> — • Phïl • (@Phillyconcarne) [December 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/Phillyconcarne/status/1334848930975199237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Na your alright [https://t.co/bXST6spwcz](https://t.co/bXST6spwcz)
>
> — Brad Ewles 🦅 (@bradleyewles) [December 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/bradleyewles/status/1334848225854033922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> And just like that my weekend has been ruined [https://t.co/vMiqh8Q64o](https://t.co/vMiqh8Q64o)
>
> — Adam (@Adam\_Palace) [December 4, 2020](https://twitter.com/Adam_Palace/status/1334847303966978050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***In other Palace news, have a read of a bizarre statistic about the club which fans aren’t happy with [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-news/crystal-palace-fans-react-to-crazy-stat-about-the-club-since-hodgson-took-over/)!***