CRYSTAL Palace will not have captain Mile Jedinak available for the New Year's Day game at Aston Villa.
The 30-year-old is set to join up with the Australia squad ahead of the Asian Cup at the start of January, and the Eagles had hoped to have the midfielder available for the trip to Villa Park.
However, following talks between both parties, it seems Socceroos boss Ange Postecoglou has had the final say, after he announced his squad at a press conference.
The Advertiser spoke to Jedinak on Saturday after facing Manchester City and he did hint that the London derby at Loftus Road would be his final game before departing for the tournament in his home country.
