Vieira said on Christmas Eve that he was worried by the impact of Covid-19 outbreaks on player welfare rather than the demands of the festive fixture schedule The Boxing Day clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium goes ahead after Crystal Palace failed in their attempts to get the game called off.
They were led by , the vocal representative for the consortium of four that also included Stephen Browett, and.
Patrick Vieira arrived at Arsenal in 1996, the same time Arsene Wenger did.
Palace moved up the table and by securing a 1—1 draw at on 30 April, the club was safe from relegation with one game of the season left.
Palace were relegated from the First Division in , coinciding with ' takeover of the club.
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