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title: "Jason Puncheon back in light training after long-term injury"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ashley Colbourn"
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published: "2018-04-17T12:49:23Z"
modified: "2018-04-17T12:49:23Z"
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# Jason Puncheon back in light training after long-term injury

Crystal Palace’s Jason Puncheon has returned to the training pitch for the first time since he picked up a serious knee injury on New Year’s Eve.

[90Min](https://www.90min.com/posts/6033998-crystal-palace-midfielder-returns-to-training-after-suffering-serious-knee-injury) are reporting that the Palace skipper has been out running on the pitches at the club’s Beckenham training ground.

Puncheon sustained the injury in the 0-0 draw against City in a tackle with Kevin De Bruyne – the Belgian also suffered an injury and was stretchered off.

![Jan Kruger/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readcrystalpalace.com/readcrystalpalace/sites/17/2018/04/852380500.jpg)

With only five games of the Premier League season remaining, however, we won’t see Puncheon pull on an Eagles shirt before the end of the season.

The 31-year-old moved to Selhurst Park on a permanent basis in 2014 following a loan spell, and has scored 15 goals in 128 Premier League appearances for the London club.

Puncheon wrote in Saturday’s match-day programme:

> I am pleased to report that this week I have been able to get out on the training pitch and do some running.

> Without putting pressure on myself, I am hoping that in two to four weeks I will be in a position to go out and train with the rest of the squad.