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Crystal Palace fans call for return of Aston Villa’s Mile Jedinak after latest defeat

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Jedinak left Crystal Palace for Aston Villa in the summer.

He was sold to a Championship club in August, but Mile Jedinak could still do a job for Crystal Palace in the eyes of many Eagles supporters.

Former Palace captain Jedinak spent five years at Selhurst Park, but was sold to Aston Villa by the recently sacked Alan Pardew, who replaced the Australian with Mathieu Flamini.

Crystal Palace's Joe Ledley with Mathieu Flamini after the matchCrystal Palace midfielder Mathieu Flamini (right)

Flamini, however, has started just three times for the Eagles so far, and spent Tuesday’s home defeat to Swansea City on the substitutes’ bench.

To compound the Frenchman’s misery, it was not he but Jedinak whose name was chanted by the Palace faithful, as their side struggled against the Premier League’s second-worst outfit.

And the Villa man love-in continued afterwards on Twitter:

Jedinak has started all but three of Aston Villa’s matches since he joined the Villans, helping Steve Bruce’s side climb away from relegation danger over the past two months.

Aston Villa's Mile JedinakAston Villa’s Mile Jedinak

And the Villa Park outfit have struggled in the 32-year-old’s absence, losing Monday’s trip to Cardiff City and drawing against both Nottingham Forest and Derby County.

Should Crystal Palace have sold Jedinak to Aston Villa?