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Crystal Palace injury news as Eagles await red card appeal ahead of Leeds United clash

Crystal Palace could be without Luka Milivojevic for their clash against Leeds United on Saturday.

The Whites head to Selhurst Park this weekend looking for a response after their 4-1 home defeat to Leicester City on Monday night.

Goals from Harvey Barnes, Youri Tielemans (2) and Jamie Vardy made the difference as an injury-plagued Leeds side struggled to compete with last season's a Leicester side that finished fifth in the Premier League last season.

Already missing the influential Kalvin Phillips and long-term absentee Adam Forshaw, Leeds were without Rodrigo Moreno, who is self-isolating despite testing negative for COVID-19, having come in close contact with a positive case.

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New signing Raphinha was also absent with an injury that Marcelo Bielsa claimed: I don't think it's an injury that will keep him out for long," and he could therefore feature this weekend, whilst Diego Llorente's initial diagnosis on a groin injury would put him back in contention for the weekend.

Palace, by contrast, are hoping to have Milivojevic available after appealing his suspension following a straight red card in Friday night's defeat to Wolves.

The Serbian midfielder was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Joao Moutinho which manager Roy Hodgson protested against following the game.

"If it was up to me, I would certainly want to appeal it,” said the Palace boss after the game.

“To get three games for that would be a gross injustice and it will round-off a very disappointing evening for us because we lost the game.

“To be perfectly honest, in the game, I didn’t notice it [the foul] at all. It wasn’t the sort of foul or situation again that would make you jump up and think that’s a terrible challenge and that’s a red card.

"The ball went away thanks to the fact Luka won the ball, it moved further forward, and I was following the ball to see how we were going to defend the next situation.

“To face the prospect of losing Luka for three games for something which I really do not agree with, that’s going to make this evening a much tougher pill to swallow.”

Otherwise, Palace boast a clean bill of health ahead of the weekend as they search for their first home victory since the opening day of the season.

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