Patrick Vieira says it’s “massively important” to have the experience of James McArthur and Cheikhou Kouyate back in his Crystal Palace midfield as they prepare to play two crucial games in their Premier League season.
The Eagles travel to Vicarage Road on Wednesday to face relegation-threatened Watford before hosting strugglers Burnley at Selhurst Park three days later.
Vieira’s side are yet to win a league game in 2022 but remain eight points clear of the drop zone in 13th place and with a far superior goal difference to those below them.
