Palace midfielder Puncheon arrives in court

Crystal Palace midfielder Jason Puncheon, 31, of Kingswood, Surrey, is in court charged with assault and possession of an offensive weapon following an incident outside the Mishiko nightclub in nearby Reigate in the early hours of 17th December. Puncheon has not played for the club since 18th November after reportedly falling out of favour with new manager Roy Hodgson. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn