Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has paid tribute to James McArthur and Luka Milivojevic.

The midfield pair will play their final game for Palace on Sunday against Nottingham Forest.

Hodgson said: “I have such respect and admiration for those two players [McArthur and Milivojevic]

"They are perfect professionals – not only very good footballers but very good individuals, very good personalities and leaders both on the field and off the field.

“I have no doubt that they will be missed. You come across players like McArthur and Milivojevic relatively rarely in a long career. When you find them, you dread the day when they move on or leave the club behind.

“Everyone here at Crystal Palace realises how good they are, and everyone here at Crystal Palace will join me in wishing them both luck. The next manager who has the joy of working with those players, I congratulate him, because he has a diamond coming his way."