Crystal Palace v Aston Villa matchday programme 2324

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10 chairman 39 ben bailey smith 44 2023/24 awards 48 History makers 50 From the Archive 52 retro palace 58 PALACE FOR LIFE 60 Stuart Ryan 69 BEAT BRIGHTY 70 stats & results

Directors Chairman Steve Parish, David Blitzer, Joshua Harris, John Textor Chief Financial Officer Sean O’Loughlin Sporting Director Dougie Freedman Club Secretary Christine Dowdeswell Head of Sports Medicine Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad Academy Director Gary Issott Director of U21 Development Mark Bright Chief Operating Officer Sharon Lacey Chief Commercial Officer Barry Webber General Counsel David Nichol Head of Ticketing Paul McGowan Head of Retail Foz Bowers Head of Marketing Matt Franks Head of Safeguarding Cassi Wright Head Groundsman Bruce Elliott

12 The last hour before the game is the worst hour. the interviews are done, and the players go out for a warm-up, and then you’re alone. How will the players perform? But when the referee whistles... it’s gone

Editor Will Robinson Design Billy Cooke, Stu Ellmer, Lucas Gough

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Contributors Ian King, Robin Johnson, Toby Jagmohan, Tommy Macarthur, Doc Brown, Jacob Tanswell, Stuart Ryan Photography Neil Everitt, Sebastian Frej, Pinnacle Photo Agency, Toby Jagmohan, Getty Printer Bishops Printers

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PRE-SEASON PLANS Crystal Palace will return to the United States this summer to compete in a pair of highprofile pre-season fixtures on the East Coast at the end of July, with tickets for both games now on sale!

Following a successful tour of Chicago and Detroit in 2023, Palace – collaborating with Elite Promotions Group – will once again connect with their sizeable American fanbase. The Eagles will first travel to Annapolis – not far from Washington D.C. – to take on Wolverhampton

Wanderers on Wednesday, 31st July at the 34,000-capacity NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium.

Palace will then journey to Tampa, Florida, where they will face London rivals West Ham United on Saturday, 3rd August at the Raymond James

Stadium, which seats around 69,000 and is home to NFL outfit Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The inaugural Stateside Cup trophy will then be awarded to the best-performing team across the three fixtures. We look forward to seeing you Stateside!

On this day 19 may 1976 After a rollercoaster spell in the dugout which would prove transformational for the club both on and off the pitch, Malcolm Allison resigned as manager. His final season had seen Palace become the first third-tier side to reach the FA Cup semi-finals.

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Welcome back to Selhurst Park for this afternoon’s game. Congratulations to Unai Emery, his staff and his team on qualifying for the Champions League. It is well deserved, and he and the players have done an excellent job – when he came in they were 14th, and he finished seventh and now, in his first full season, fourth. It is a fantastic achievement.

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n the final game of the season, I want to start by thanking you all for your support. From the first game after we arrived against Burnley, you have given us so much energy and helped us to be successful. We really appreciate all of the support and the incredible atmosphere at Selhurst Park, and we couldn’t have done it without you.

That was the case against Manchester United, which was a big win for us. In the first-half we were not perfect, but we managed to score twice; in the second-half it was really amazing. We dominated, we scored excellent goals and we controlled the game. I think everybody at Selhurst Park was enjoying their Monday evening.

That’s what is best rather than sitting in front of the TV: going to Selhurst and having a great evening together with our fans and our players!

We had more amazing support at Wolves, where the whole bottom tier of the stand at Molineux was Palace fans. We now have the

I want to start by thanking you all for your support.

From the first game after we arrived against Burnley, you have given us so much energy and helped us to be successful. We really appreciate all of the support and the incredible atmosphere at Selhurst Park

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confidence to play every team in the Premier League and believe we can win, regardless of whether we play home or away. After the red card, we showed that the players have a good fight in them and we deserved to win.

I have been told that this is our highest-scoring Premier League season, which is a great achievement, but it is not right that me and my staff take all the credit.

It all starts from the scouting of the players to come here, and then before us there was some very good work from Roy and his team, and it is the players on the pitch who are scoring the goals. I hope we will have more than 52 by the end of today because we need goals to win against Aston Villa!

I was at Selhurst Park on Wednesday night to see a great victory for the Under-21s as they lifted the Premier League International Cup. Some of those players have trained or travelled with us this season and we are always keeping an eye on their progress, so it was amazing to see them celebrate with their families and friends a moment that they will remember forever, and great to see such brilliant support for the young players too.

Back to today, we are in good shape, we have good momentum and we enjoy playing together. This is what we want to show in our last home game against a team that has qualified for the Champions League. It’s a very, very good team on the highest level, and we want to show that we are competitive

it is not right that me and my staff take all the credit. It all starts from the scouting of the players to come here, and then before us there was some very good work from Roy and his team, and it is the players on the pitch who are scoring the goals

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and able to win this game. This is our motivation.

The last impression is important. We head into the offseason and it will be at least three months before we play an official game. We want to go with a win and a good feeling into the break – not just for the players, but also the whole club and the fans.

Everybody deserves a vacation, especially the players who had so many games and a lot of hard work.

We will have some playing in the Euros or Copa America, and we wish them well. Then we will start in July preparing for the new season. Until then, I wish each and every one of you the best for the summer break and I look forward to seeing you again next season

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We head into this final game of the season on a high after a fantastic run of results, and we hope we can send everyone off into the summer break with a smile on their faces.

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gainst Manchester United, we produced a performance that each and every player could be proud of. It was a special evening at Selhurst Park, with the atmosphere from kick-off at its very best, and we began with real intent to get forward, scoring twice before the break. There is always room to improve, however, and after the manager had given us instructions at half-time we dominated more in the second-half, with the boys leaving everything out on the pitch.

Just as it was against Man Utd, your support at Molineux was exceptional, and we could hear you loud and clear throughout the 90 minutes. It was another big win, as we put ourselves in a strong position and then defended with real grit and intensity after going down to 10 men late on. With five wins in six games, including against some of the best sides in the Premier League, everyone is full of confidence heading into today’s game.

We will need to be at our best, because Aston Villa have shown by qualifying for the Champions

League that they are playing at the very top-level. We have shown, however, that we can go into any game and impose ourselves, and that is what we hope to do today in front of you for the final time in the 2023/24 campaign.

I look forward to hearing that Selhurst roar for one final time before the summer break. I hope you and your families can enjoy a restful and enjoyable summer period

I want to congratulate our Under-21s side for winning the Premier League International Cup on Wednesday night. Winning a competition at any level is an enormous achievement, and to captain

do it against some of the very best academies in Europe just demonstrates how bright the future is for the football club. I hope they can take a moment to enjoy that success with their families, before pushing on next season to fulfil their potential.

This is the end of my 12th season at the club, and throughout that time I have been lucky to call on your support at Selhurst Park and across the country. We are all enjoying our football at the moment and that is being borne out on the pitch, but it is in no small part down to the atmosphere generated every time we step out. I look forward to hearing that Selhurst roar for one final time before the summer break. I hope you and your families can enjoy a restful and enjoyable summer period, and we all look forward to seeing you for the start of next season.

God Bless. JW

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Welcome to the supporters, players, staff and directors of Aston Villa to Selhurst Park for today’s match, and huge congratulations to them on their return next season to Champions League football.

Welcome as always to each and every Crystal Palace supporter here to get behind the team.

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ere we are at the end of another Premier League season, and I hope you, like me, will be heading into the summer filled with confidence about the future of the club. Our men’s first-team have been putting together a fantastic run of form in recent weeks, and we have seen our Women’s side and our Under-21s lift silverware at Selhurst Park – it has been a season of huge achievement in all areas of the club.

What an extraordinary night it was against Manchester United, with all of us privileged to witness one of the great Selhurst Park results, evoking shades of Don Rogers in 1972 as the team put one of the biggest clubs in the world to the sword. There were too many standout performances to name, but the noise you made as the players walked off after the final whistle was incredible. To follow up a result like that by winning away from home just five days later shows the strength of this side, and we hope we can carry that momentum into the final day.

Our men’s firstteam have been putting together a fantastic run of form in recent weeks, and we have seen our Women’s side and our Under-21s lift silverware at Selhurst Park – it has been a season of huge achievement in all areas of the club

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Congratulations to Oliver and his coaching staff for all their hard work – it has been a packed schedule of fixtures since his arrival and to have made such an impact is inspirational. I hope the manager and his players can enjoy a well-earned break after today’s game! I also want to place on record my thanks to Roy and Ray who guided us so admirably through the opening period of the season, and who worked hard every day to give their all for the club.

Huge congratulations must also go to Darren Powell and his Under-21s side for lifting the Premier League International Cup on Wednesday night, only the second English team to do so, the other being Manchester City way back in 2015. In a rematch of last season’s final, the boys met PSV Eindhoven and this time came out on top, thanks to a goal from Franco Umeh and a remarkable display from Joe Whitworth.

Every player can be proud of themselves – not just those to feature in the final, but throughout the whole campaign, having faced Feyenoord, Monaco, Athletic Club and Benfica along the way.

Supporters I’m sure will have seen that we have confirmed our pre-season plans, heading back to the United States where we have a passionate and ever-growing set of supporters, and we hope to see many of you there too.

Finally, I must thank you: the supporters. You have been with us every step of the way, from

It’s always a source of immense pride to take my seat at Selhurst Park – or indeed any ground around the country – and hear the fans loud and clear as the teams take to the pitch. I look forward to doing just that for one final time this season this afternoon chairman

the first whistle to the last, from south London to the furthest away days, from the men’s side to the women’s to the Academy. I know how much the players value your support, and what a difference it makes on the pitch. It’s always a source of immense pride to take my seat at Selhurst Park – or indeed any ground around the country – and hear the fans loud and clear as the teams take to the pitch. I look forward to doing just that for one final time this season this afternoon.

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Ahead of the final day of the season, we asked for YOUR questions for Oliver Glasner, who sat down with Will Robinson to answer some of the best…

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Which one rule would you change in football?

Nigel Boyce Handball. I don’t know when it is handball! I have switched off now.

It’s just a roll of the dice and you find out what happens.

How did you come to settle on your preferred formation and style of play?

Who is the funniest player in training?

Evan Formagus It is maybe Michael Olise, just because sometimes he does things nobody expects…

Who is the dressing room DJ – and do you approve of their taste?

Peter London I actually don’t know! The dressing room is the players’ room, and I don’t want to spend too much time in there because it is their environment. Of course, before the game I am in, but I have just entered the dressing room and the music is already on. I will say that I have three children of different ages, so I am used to having to hear all kinds of music.

Nicholas Stokes It just depends on the players we have. We look at the strengths we have, or the individual players, and it’s like a puzzle: how can we put this together so there is a good picture at the end? Here it was the same.

It just depends on the players we have. We look at the strengths we have, or the individual players, and it’s like a puzzle: how can we put this together so there is a good picture at the end? Here it was the same

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We saw the players – of course we watched them before and then we saw them in training – and we thought it could fit. Muñoz is very offensive, but maybe we need a little bit to keep the balance, so then maybe it is having three with Joa, the leadership. Then with our offensive players it is maybe having them more inside than too wide so they can score goals.

Then we try it in training, and we saw very quickly that this could work. We decided to start in this 3-4-3 formation, but very often it changes. It’s just a title ‘3-4-3’, but very often you will find us in a different formation on the pitch.

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I don’t know when it is handball!

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No win is worth more than any other Oliver glasner

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I know you enjoy basketball – is there a basketball coach, style or aspect of the sport which has influenced you as a coach?

Tim Beyers Not a style, but I always liked to watch Michael Jordan. When I was younger, I would stay up in the nights to watch his games. I liked his attitude and his winning mentality, and also that he took responsibility.

Did you enjoy the win over Liverpool or Manchester United more?

Do you have any superstitions or rituals you follow on a matchday?

Kelly Lidbetter I know it’s a boring answer, but both – every game. Staying grounded and being humble means respecting every win. No win is worth more than any other. Every win is so difficult because the opponent also wants to win. I’m always having this respect for every team, and it’s always a reward to win a game. It’s never normal. It should never be normal, because that is why we play football.

Rob Rawlins I sometimes wear the same clothes – but I had to change it because it was too warm! I had more as a player where the routine before the game would always be the same but now I’m a little bit more relaxed.

Do you get nervous before games?

Arthur Petrie age 8 Yes, always. The last hour before the game is the worst hour. Interviews Oliver glasner

He has a famous quote: “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”

I like this. It’s part of development to fail, but the key is not to quit, it’s to learn from your mistakes and take responsibility. It’s no problem to lose a game, but don’t accept it, work on it so you can win. That is what I learned from him. He was one of my idols when I was younger.

are done, the players go out for the warm-up and you are alone. Then there are a lot of question marks.

How will the players perform?

The thing is, you can’t influence it any more. For an eight-year-old it is probably like the hour before the school tests! Either you are prepared or you are not, but you can’t influence it any more. The worst thing is, though, in an exam it is you who writes it, but in the game the players have to play.

But when the referee whistles, all the nerves are gone.

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How much forward planning goes into integrating an academy player into the first-team?

Was there one moment that made you fall in love with football?

Andrew Bloss My mother told me that when I was two, I started to run and kick a ball. I kicked it at walls, I destroyed windows. I don’t know why it happened, it just happened!

David Sprigens You can’t really plan it.

Development is never a straight line, it goes in waves. Sometimes it is very quick and other times it takes a bit longer. We watch the players in training and see how quickly they develop, and when we think they are ready it is up to them to do it.

What advice would you give to a young man just starting his coaching career?

George Hilder Enjoy what you do – you have to love working with people. That is the most important thing.

Today’s game is my 60th birthday – would you like to still be managing when you are 60?

Who was your footballing idol as a child? gianna birdsall I loved Lothar Matthäus. He had such a great winning mentality, and I like these sportsmen. I see it also in the tennis players: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal. Federer at 40-years-old, getting an injury and working so hard to come back. It is because they love to compete and they love to win. Matthäus was very similar.

I loved Lothar Matthäus. He had such a great winning mentality, and I like these sportsmen. I see it also in the tennis players: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal

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Gary Oliver Happy birthday! Let’s say I hope I will find the right moment to retire.

Sometimes when you play very long for a club, they don’t tell you but everybody is thinking: ‘I hope he retires’. I wanted to find the right moment, but I had to because of an injury.

As a manager, it will be the moment I am not competitive anymore. Then I will say: ‘Thank you very much, I had a nice time but that is it.’ When I feel I don’t have 100 percent of the passion, even it it’s just 99 percent I will retire. The players, the fans, the club all deserve 100 percent Oliver Glasner, and if I can’t give this anymore I will be honest to myself and then I will retire.

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Enjoy what you do – you have to love working with people Oliver glasner

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This is not work for me, I like it Oliver glasner

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What is the best thing about living in England so far – and is there anything you miss?

What is your favourite holiday destination?

Martin Stanford South – anywhere warm! I love Spain, Mallorca or Ibiza, and this year I am going to Italy with my wife. Anywhere with warm weather, good food and relaxing.

What is your favourite Austrian dish (mine is Weiner Schnitzel)?

Joshua Nadarajan That is mine too! I think Weiner Schnitzel was the only meat I ate until I was about 20-years-old…

Phil Croton From living in Austria I miss my family, of course. But living in London you have so many different opportunities: restaurants, theatres, musicals, sporting events. It’s such a varied culture.

What I also really like here is that you can live anonymously, and that is an under-valued quality.

I miss my family, of course. But living in London you have so many different opportunities: restaurants, theatres, musicals, sporting events.

It’s such a varied culture. What I also really like here is that you can live anonymously, and that is an undervalued quality

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Will you be able to switch off over summer? And if so, how?

Marc Williams I want to, but I think I never can.

For moments of course, but this is my passion. I can be at home for three or four days with nothing to do and I will switch on my computer and plan the pre-season.

This is not work for me, I like it. Of course my wife says ‘why?’ but it’s OK for me. In summer, I can decide when I do it and when not, there are no schedules of games coming up. It’s a little bit more free for me.

I will follow our international players as they play, I will message them. I enjoy it!

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ASTON VILLA

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Opposition preview With Tottenham Hotspur’s defeat against Manchester City on Tuesday night – not to mention Aston Villa’s remarkable comeback from 3-1 down against Liverpool the night before – Champions League football has been secured, and now Villa can relax on the final day in the knowledge they will be playing in Europe’s premier competition next season.

Unai Emery’s side have been a revelation this season, beating Manchester City and doing the double over Arsenal en route to the top four, with Ollie Watkins currently on 19 Premier League goals and surely at the forefront of Gareth Southgate’s thoughts for the summer.

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ASTON VILLA They enjoyed a European adventure, too, reaching the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League, thrashing Ajax on their way. The journey was brought to an end in Athens against Olympiacos, but next season there will be plenty more trips to come.

Emery’s work this season has seen him nominated for the Premier League Manager of the Season award, and he must be favourite to earn the accolade after taking over with Villa in 14th last season and guiding them to a top-four finish in his first full campaign.

Now, an important summer awaits as they look to strengthen further rather than lose their key players, and, under no pressure to sell, the future looks bright for the club.

Manager unai emery Emery recovered from a bruising experience at Arsenal to remind everyone why he is one of the continent’s most highly respected managers, winning the Europa League at Villarreal before transforming Aston Villa from relegation candidates to Champions League qualifiers in less than two years.

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briefing What’s the story?

Like so many professional football teams, Aston Villa were formed by a cricket side looking for a sport to play during the tempestuous winter months. Their first match came against a local rugby side, with the first-half played under rugby rules and the second under Association Football rules – somehow, Villa kept a clean sheet.

In 1876, Scotsman George Ramsay happened to spot the players training in Aston Park, and, having been asked to make up the numbers, impressed with his close control and skill on the ball. Soon he was made club captain and drew spectators to watch matches.

In 1888, Villa became one of the 12 founding members of the Football League, heading into the competition as the FA Cup holders.

By now George Ramsay was manager, thought to be football’s first professional in the role, and he soon embarked on a golden period, winning six league titles and six FA Cups.

After slipping into mediocrity and suffering a first relegation in the interwar period, Villa fell into relative obscurity until the 1970s, certainly compared to their golden era. Soon, however, they were back among the big time when Ron Saunders transformed the club. A League Cup in 1977 was followed by a seventh title in 1981, and then their finest hour: a European Cup victory in 1982 in Rotterdam.

Since then, a rollercoaster period has followed: five years after European glory, they were relegated. Two years after that they finished top-flight runnersup, and were second again in the

Premier League’s inaugural season in 1993. Martin O’Neill enjoyed success and regular European finishes in the mid-2000s, before financial turmoil led to relegation in 2016 and three years in the lower tier. Having narrowly survived in the COVID-affected 2019/20 season, they have reemerged under Unai Emery as a major force once more.

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the greatest manager George Ramsay The most successful manager in English football until the arrival of Sir Alex Ferguson 100 years later, and often referred to as the world’s first paid manager.

After playing for the club, his revolutionary tactical innovations brought about a golden period in the 1890s, as Villa won five league titles in six years. He spent an astonishing 42 years in charge, adding another league title in 1910 and six FA Cups.

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Aston Villa became just the fourth English club to win the European Cup, and ensured an English side were crowned champions for a sixth successive season, in 1982, beating Bayern Munich in Rotterdam to seal the club’s finest hour. After losing first choice goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer to injury after just nine minutes, Villa rallied and Peter Withe found the winner after 67 minutes, with Brian Moore’s commentary of the goal still on display on a giant banner at Villa Park to this day.

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Nicknamed ‘God’ by the crowd at Villa Park for a reason, McGrath demonstrated his quality at Manchester United throughout the 1980s, but after a move to Napoli broke down he signed for Aston Villa in 1989. It was here his career truly blossomed, becoming the league’s standout centre-half and narrowly missing out on the title in both 1990 and 1993, but being voted the PFA Player’s Player of the Year at the end of the inaugural Premier League season.

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Palace have won more Premier League home games against Aston Villa than they have against any other opponent (7), including six of their last eight against them at Selhurst Park (L2).

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Eagle Eye Jacob Tanswell covers Aston Villa for The Athletic, having previously worked as a sports journalist for Reach. In 2021, he was awarded the Football Writers’ Association Student Writer of the Year.

What have been the key factors in Villa exceeding expectations this season?

Unai Emery's no excuse culture.

He will not let any mitigating factors come into his or his players' thinking. Villa's schedule has been relentless and injuries have plagued throughout – including two season-ending injuries with Emiliano Buendia and Tyrone Mings after the first game – yet Emery has remained level headed.

That type of consistency has complimented Villa's habits on the pitch, where they maintained performance levels, picked up points at times when they have not played well and have a belief that they can beat anyone, through organisation and individual quality.

How has Unai Emery inspired such unity within the squad?

He has his dressing room leaders, such as John McGinn, Ollie Watkins and Emiliano Martínez, while developing younger players, such as Ezri Konsa and Leon Bailey. Emery inspires unity through his meticulous detail – analysis sessions are frequent and long, training sessions are

painstaking in detail, but the players have buy-in due to seeing the preparation crystallise on the pitch with results. Emery has full control over the club's football department, so he is, unequivocally, the individual players look towards to guide them through, and they are appreciative of their own development since he arrived.

Who is Villa’s most important player – and whose contribution flies under the radar?

As it is so difficult to distinguish between them, I'll pick two!

Villa's most important players are Martínez and Watkins.

Both are world class in their respective positions, save and collect so many points during a season and always come up trumps in the biggest moments.

Perhaps to the broader public, there is not a realisation as to how good Konsa is (especially when he's at centre-back)! His pace is key to helping Villa's offside trap.

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Which positions most need strengthening over summer?

Full-back will be key. In the current system, they have to essentially operate as wingers, staying high and wide, so upgrading in those areas should, in theory, help with chance creation on the flanks.

Strengthening central midfield is also key, with a lack of depth beyond the first-choice starters.

Who is a name for the future to keep an eye on?

Morgan Rogers. He signed in January and has taken to the Premier League quicker than either he or Emery imagined. He tends to operate just off Watkins up-front and is already adding goals and key numbers to his game. A full pre-season should only aid his progress further next year.

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We meet again From memorable meetings to tense transfers to shared stories, Palace have their own personal tale to tell for each of our Premier League opposition this season. Here, six goals shared to kick-start a journey to the very top…

THRILLER WITH THE VILLA There could not have been a starker difference between the fortunes of Crystal Palace and Aston Villa when the latter arrived at Selhurst Park on 14th December 1968, for just their second visit to SE25. The Glaziers were riding high in Division Two, while the visitors – having only just been relegated from the First Division in 1967 – were languishing at the bottom of the table, with their manager having recently resigned.

Mark Lazarus was missing from the Palace line-up, allowing Colin Taylor, the man with the cannonball shot, to return on the left. Having lost the previous home game to would-be champions Derby County, the home fans were hoping for a return to winning ways, but there was disappointment with the turnout of just 11,071 inside the ground.

At half-time, the game was goalless despite John Dunn in the Villa goal and the woodwork being denying Steve Kember, Cliff Jackson and Bobby Woodruff as Palace pushed forwards. Just three minutes after the break, Woodruff was at the centre of the action again, as one of his famous long

throws found Colin Taylor, who blazed the ball home for the opener.

only for the Glaziers to restore the two-goal advantage via Roger Hoy – also his first for the club. With three minutes remaining, Colin Taylor smashed home his second and Palace’s fourth, before a rocket from the edge of the penalty area made the score 4-2.

The result allowed Palace to leapfrog Millwall into third place in the table. Villa’s season would improve as they finished in mid-table, but Palace, following fixture disruption during a harsh spell of wintry weather, went on a 16 match unbeaten run leading to unforgettable scenes at home to Fulham as they gained promotion to the First Division for the first time.

Palace: J. Jackson, Sewell, Loughlan, Hoy, McCormick, Blyth, A. Taylor, Kember, C. Jackson, Woodruff, C. Taylor

Soon after, Palace were two goals up as Tony Taylor netted his first ever goal for the club, converting a tap-in after Dunn had beaten away a Jackson effort.

Aston Villa reduced the arrears, ASTON VILLA

Villa: Dunn, Wright, Aitken, Edwards, Turnbull, Chambers, Ferguson, Broadbent, Godfrey, Martin, Anderson

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Ben Bailey Smith, aka Doc Brown, does it all – acting, rapping, writing, directing, you name it. The multifaceted Palace fan is also a patron of Palace for Life Foundation. In each edition, he offers his unique take on the world in SE25...

The GOAT? Well, that was all very Palace wasn’t it… Or was it? I’m not sure anymore.

I’m distinctly reminded of similarly shaped seasons: flattering to deceive, crippling injuries, lengthy losing streaks, managerial switches, lengthy winning streaks, finishing somewhere near 12th…

And yet it feels distinctly as if something has changed.

Like the slogan on a poorly made t-shirt on a Thai market stall, same-same but different.

Yes, we’ve done all the Palacey things expected/ unexpected of us – beat a title chasing behemoth in their own backyard? Tick. Battering Man Utd home and away? Completed it mate. We’ve dabbed every box on the Crystal Palace bingo sheet with our red and blue markers but this time the winnings feel bigger than 20 quid and a bottle of sherry.

I may be wrong but the difference feels like the overall quality of this team. Imagine

our strongest 10 plus a fully functioning Doucouré. There’s no ifs and buts about it, with everyone fully firing we can beat

This is the greatest Palace team of my lifetime.

Potentially the greatest ever.

No, I haven’t had a drink.

Yet. But I will be breaking out the champagne, regardless of the score today

anyone so I’m calling it. Right here, right now. You can label me a head case, an overexcited ben bailey-smith

romantic, I don’t care. It’s the last column of the season so there’s no right to reply. Here we go, ready? *clears throat* This is the greatest Palace team of my lifetime.

Potentially the greatest ever. No, I haven’t had a drink.

Yet. But I will be breaking out the champagne, regardless of the score today. This collective, cherry picked by Mr Freedman, organised by Mr Hodgson and now regenerated by Mr Glasner is the best unit I have personally ever seen. But wait, you say cautiously, maybe this is just a new manager bounce, another streak, soon to crash down in flames? I hear you.

I mean, we all remember the streaks, don’t we? Dowie, Pardew, Vieira, Roy himself more than once – all streakier than skinny rashers of bacon or naked men covered by police helmets. But list all the personnel from any of those aforementioned periods.

Dig up the formations, the tactical approaches. No, this really is different. Olise and Eze as double Tens, Wharton and Hughes the

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archetypal Beauty and the Beast, Mateta with the Ba-Ba Boom, a dynamic back three, Tyrick flying up one side, bagging the odd goal, the Wonderful Wizard Muñoz on the other… It’s just magical right now. Seriously – and I cannot stress this seriously enough – if ever a whizz there was, the wizard Muñoz is one because… Well, because, because, because, because, becaaaauuuuse – because of the wonderful things he does.

The only irritant? Every fan of a bigger club that I know. I’m sure you’ve had the same conversations with your Arsenal mate, your Chelsea pal, your die-hard Man City friend from Surrey.

“Glasner’s got you boys playing hasn’t he? Course, we’ll have [interchange Guéhi, Andersen, Olise, Eze, Wharton here] next year.”

Can we not all bask in the miracle of Palace’s greatest ever

XI for more than five minutes without these monopolising megabullies immediately looking to tear the flesh from our bones?

Now, all of you who read my column with any regularity will know I’m a hopeless optimist, but it’s been tested by the certainty everyone outside of the club seems to have that we will lose some or all of these players in the summer. My question would be – with what money? I’m not so sure all these big clubs can just keep splashing the cash willy-nilly in the current climate and I’m also not so sure we need to sell.

I think it will boil down to what those players want, deep down. Do they want to try their luck with the European elite? I’m sure they do – they deserve to. But they are also all young. Young enough to give the Eagles and we the fans a bit more of their time. Just a bit – the elite will come, of that I have no doubt. ben bailey-smith

But just for one summer, can I dream? Can I just dream of an August where this team lines up in full, Doucouré and all, Glasner’s genius on the touchline, Dougie’s savvy, Parish’s magnificent vision and together we just have one almighty swing at it? The league, the cups – just have a bloody go and see what happens? After that, maybe the dream is broken up and we look back on what might have been, fair enough.

2024/25 has already made Palace history before it starts.

Our women’s team in the top tier for the first time, our men’s team for a record breaking 12th consecutive time. If we can build on that and really do something, GOAT status will be etched in Holmesdale stone for all eternity.

Who wants it?

See you next season.

UTP!

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Five words we love to write: Crystal Palace are European champions. The Eagles lifted the Premier League International Cup on Wednesday night – find out how…

A European final under the lights at Selhurst Park, in which Crystal Palace are competing, sounds almost too good to be true, but that’s exactly what has happened for two seasons in a row. In a rematch of last season’s final, Crystal Palace Under-21s went one better than last time and exacted revenge against Jong PSV – the youth side of Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven.

A backs-to-the-wall performance at times saw Darren Powell’s side endure spells of relentless pressure from PSV, but the team’s collective defensive effort and a standout performance between the sticks from Joe Whitworth meant they stayed in the game until making the breakthrough.

The goal came in the 67th minute, as David Ozoh won the ball back in midfield and played it through to Roshaun Mathurin. The winger played a quick one-two with Justin Devenny before cutting it back across goal for Franco Umeh. Time almost stood still as the Republic of Ireland youth international fired goalwards, finding the back of the net via a deflection. Selhurst Park erupted.

His 11th goal of a remarkable 2023/24 season saw the Eagles take the lead with just over 20 minutes to play. The silverware was in touching distance, but another barrage of PSV attacks followed. Palace held on, whilst threatening for a second on the counter. A critical block from Craig Farquhar late on in stoppage time

With the sound of Glad All Over echoing around the stadium, they ran off in celebration with the fans and their friends and family near enough sealed the deal and the players dropped to their knees at the sound of the final whistle.

They had done it. The boys in red and blue, who had endured a long run in this tournament through tumultuous games against the likes of Athletic Club, AS Monaco, Academy

Feyenoord and SL Benfica in the group stage before toppling Wolverhampton Wanderers and Everton on their route to the final, had finally done it.

Revenge of sorts, but more importantly victory at last against a formidable opponent and welldeserved silverware. With the sound of Glad All Over echoing around the stadium, they ran off in celebration with the fans and their friends and family.

Captain and U21s’ Player of the Season Whitworth held the trophy aloft as the fireworks exploded to cap off another hugely successful season as a Category 1 Academy.

Head coach Powell, amidst the celebrations, was full of praise for his side: “It’s massive, massive – and for the players as well. I say for the players, but coming here last year and losing the final… we couldn't do it again. We couldn't do it again, and that was the mantra.

“We wanted to, by all means, win it. I mean, it wasn't our best performance, but we were up against a really good side. They were a really good side last year, and again, they've just got very

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good players. And then we rode our luck, yes, but that's football.

That's football.

“I said before the game: it's about creating memories. As they go on in their life, life's all about memories, right? And wherever they go in the game, you shouldn't forget these memories.

“The boys showed maturity as well, and again, in order to see games out like this, you've got to

have a bit of character, and the mentality was right. The boys, all of them, put themselves on the line and managed to get across the line as well, so it was massive.

“As a coach, you look back and you look at individuals, and you just want to see that mentality.

Have you got that mentality? And they did.”

The U21s side have lifted two trophies in front of the academy

Selhurst faithful since reaching the upper echelons of youth football, after winning the Premier League 2 Division 2 playoffs back in 2020/21.

Becoming only the second English side to ever lift the Premier League International Cup after its inception back in 2014/15 is a monumental achievement, one that will indeed live long in the memory of these players and fans alike

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Crystal Palace celebrated the 2023/24 season in style at Fairfield Halls earlier this month, with End of Season Awards presented to men’s, women’s and Academy players and Jean-Philippe Mateta, Elise Hughes and Ebere Eze among the winners…

Just under 24 hours after Oliver Glasner’s Men’s team thumped Manchester United 4-0 at Selhurst Park; a week after Palace Women’s historic Championship title triumph and promotion; and the week before a second successive Premier League International Cup final for the Under-21s, there was much to celebrate across the club.

Another sizeable crowd of supporters attended Croydon’s Fairfield Halls for an evening of celebration of the 2023/24 season’s achievements.

For the men’s team, it was Mateta who came away with an awards double, winning not only Player of the Season, voted for by supporters, but also sharing the Players’ Player of the Season award with Joachim Andersen, after the squad’s own poll ended in a split vote.

"It means a lot, I’m very happy – and thank you for this award!” Mateta said succinctly, with Andersen adding: “I think it’s been a season with a lot of ups and downs, and now we’ve found a good way.

“We’ve been playing really well since the manager came in and everyone has bought into it.

The future looks bright – hopefully we can continue like this."

Eze, meanwhile, took the 23/24 Goal of the Season crown for his team goal at Liverpool, with his calm finish in the 14 minute capping a slick 21-pass team move.

"I thought Michael [Olise] would win it!" Eze laughed, collecting the award from Clinton Morrison. "[As a team] we were confident, we were free. For me awards

it's easy to score that goal – the build-up was important.”

For the Women’s team, freescoring Elise Hughes picked up the prize for cinch Women’s Player of the Season, with Shanade Hopcroft winning the accolades of her peers by being voted Women's Players’ Player of the Season.

Head coach Laura Kaminski presented Hughes with her trophy, saying: "She's one of the most outstanding players this season, and she’s put her body on the line for this club."

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Hughes smiled: "I've really settled this year and I think the backing I've had from the staff and my teammates was everything I needed – I couldn't believe it until they believed in me.

"I score a lot of tap-ins – so I couldn't do it without them! We lifted the main trophy which is actually all what matters."

Other accolades handed included Under-18s Player of the Season, which went to England youth international Jesse Derry – who has scored a remarkable 16 goals across 22 appearances in all competitions this season

– and Under-21s Player of the Season, awarded to captain and inspirational goalkeeper, Joe Whitworth, whose heroics in the Premier League International Cup in particular saw him lift the trophy at Selhurst Park.

Two PFA Community Champions Awards went to Aimee Everett and Chris Richards, whose off-the-pitch contributions were recognised as part of an award which celebrates those who have gone above and beyond for their club’s local communities.

Both Everett and Richards helped Palace for Life Foundation to launch their limited edition fourth shirt during a Rainbow Laces LGBTQ+ workshop in early December, with Everett also appearing at the Foundation’s girls-only soccer schools and player Development Centres, and Richards participating in a Black History Month workshop at a school just yards away from Selhurst Park.

Finally, there was the Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Contribution, awarded by Chairman Steve Parish to our legendary club captain, Joel Ward.

Taking on the armband last summer, Ward is one of the club's most loyal servants and – with 360 matches to his name – our eighth-highest appearance-maker of all time.

Ward made his 300th Premier League appearance for the club last month (against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium), having already eclipsed Wilfried Zaha’s record of 291 for Palace earlier this season.

The Chairman said: "He’s such an incredible ambassador and an amazing human being, always so open and friendly. He’s played an astonishing number of games for us in different positions. 300 awards

games, mate – let's hope for 300 more, eh?!"

After a video packed with tributes from former teammates and colleagues, Ward smiled: "That was fairly emotional! It's a huge honour. I want to say thank you to the Chairman and the guys who brought me in.

"It's a huge honour to play for this club and with some of the players I have done, and am currently doing. It's a real pleasure to be a part of this club's history. "[I love] what runs through the club's veins: the community, the fans, the type of players who come through… it's a family."

Full highlights of the ceremony, which was hosted by Chris Grierson and Kelly Somers with guest appearances from Morrison, Richard Riakporhe and Chloe Petts, are now available on Palace TV for fans to enjoy

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For more than 150 years, Palace have paved a way into the history books, navigating wild misadventures, cult heroes, political and social changes and all the ups and downs that come with them. Step back into another world…

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History Makers Palace players past and tantalising titbits from eras gone by: club historian Ian King takes us through the wacky, weird and wonderful history of Crystal Palace one new tale at a time.

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ohn Burridge joined his hometown club Workington as an apprentice at just 16-years-old, making his first appearance in 1969 before moving to Blackpool two years later. His performances attracted attention, and a £75,000 transfer fee took him to Aston Villa in September 1975 where he helped the Villans win the League Cup. He made 80 first-team appearances, before heading to Southend United on loan in January 1978.

Two months later, Crystal Palace manager Terry Venables brought the extroverted goalkeeper to Selhurst Park, where he kept a clean sheet on his debut in a Second Division fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Palace fans would make sure they were on the terraces long before kick-off to witness his pre-match

warm-up routines that included gymnastic movements, returning to the dressing room as mud-stained as if he had played a full game. He would also practise at home, with his wife throwing oranges at him…

He exuded confidence, and was always vocal during the game which contributed to the outstanding

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defensive record the following season, as the team lifted the Second Division title. He kept 21 clean sheets in 42 league games, conceding just 24 goals – it remains the club’s best defensive record and seems one that is unlikely to be broken.

The next season in the top-flight began in fine fashion, hitting the top of the table by the end of September; ‘Budgie’, as he was nicknamed, sat atop the crossbar in a game against Ipswich Town. By the turn of the year, however, he had lost his place and only returned towards the end of the season. The summer of 1980 saw him embroiled in a contract dispute, seeing him demoted to the reserves, and when Venables left for QPR in October, Burridge soon followed him to Loftus Road. He left having made just over a century of appearances for the Eagles.

Burridge featured for a number of league clubs, most notably Sheffield United, Southampton and Newcastle, and kept playing into his 40s – he turned out for Manchester City at the age of 43, making him the oldest player in the Premier League to this day. Since hanging up his gloves, he has been out in the Middle East and Asia, coaching and appearing as a television pundit.

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DEBUTS AND CURTAIN CALLS John Pemberton made his debut for Palace against Aston Villa in April 1988, while forward Garry Thompson – having joined from Watford in March 1990 after Ian Wright had broken his leg – scored just four minutes into his debut against former club Villa.

Bakary Sako also made a scoring debut against the Villans in August 2015, while Mark Bright was on the losing side at Villa Park in September 1992, making his final appearance for the club.

weird and wonderful Remember the classic promotion celebrations against Fulham, Burnley and Blackburn Rovers?

Well, you can add Hereford Reserves to that list. On 14th May 1977, Palace played their final game of the Division Three season having won at promotion-rivals Wrexham to leapfrog them into third place, but the Welsh club had one more game to play at home to

Brief encounters HALIFAX TOWN Founded in 1911, Halifax were initially playing in the Yorkshire Combination and Midland Leagues until becoming a founder member of Division Three North in 1921.

The club remained there until the reorganisation of 1958 when they were placed in the Third Division. history makers

champions Mansfield – a game they had to win to deny Palace a place in the Second Division.

On the same Saturday afternoon, Palace reserves were facing Hereford’s second string.

Some of the first-team players were taking part to ease the nerves, with around 4,000 fans attending. The Eagles were four goals up, when those that had radios turned on discovered the news that Wrexham had suffered defeat. Cue celebrations on the pitch and in the stand.

They met Palace eight times in the 1960s and 70s, with the Glaziers winning twice and the two sharing the points on five occasions.

In 2008, the club was dissolved, owing £2 million mostly to the taxman, before being immediately reformed as FC Halifax Town. They ended this season in seventh place in the National League

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Times have changed over Crystal Palace’s rich and storied history. In each edition, we dust off the archive and reprint a story from one of the club’s historical programmes. This week, as we bade goodbye to the face of Palace TV Chris Grierson, a look back at one of his most important pieces of investigative journalism at the club…

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hat’s on the menu in each club’s press room has always been a talking point amongst us greedy media pigs, but this season it became an even bigger topic with Luke (our young, opinionated social media hound) introducing the Away Food League Table. I shall now reveal who has provided posh nosh and who has fed us tosh during the ‘19/20 season – I wasn’t at every game so I’ve trawled through the department WhatsApp group for some notes.

Propping up the food table and matching their league position are Norwich City. Maybe I was tired because it was New Year’s Day and a long drive, but it was an absolute shambles. It was hot dog and chips.

There was no non-meat option for me so I had a roll with onions and chips. The chips were worse than the worst school canteen chips you could imagine and the beverage on offer was a jug of watery orange squash served in paper cups. It FROM THE ARCHIVE

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was like a kid’s party at a leisure centre. Therefore Dom (our child-like camera operator who goes giddy for Captain America) absolutely loved it. Disappointing from Delia!

Second bottom are Brighton.

I usually enjoy what’s on offer there so I think they’re low down the table just because it’s Brighton. Some quotes from the team: “they had some disgusting off-brand baked beans” and “a great drinks selection.”

Going up the table we see Sheffield United, Burnley and Watford. Sheffield United we’ll excuse because they’ve just returned, so probably had other concerns back then, but Burnley have been in the league long enough now to know a dry pie simply won’t do for people as cultured as the CPFC media team. At Watford we have to eat with Harry the Hornet around, which is not at all appetising.

West Ham are docked points for giving out food tokens, which prevents people from going up for seconds. Poor form! Plus you have to get a lift up to the seats (which are a marathon away from the pitch) and then according to Luke their plug sockets are “sub-standard.”

Everton have jars of sweets and helpful staff so bravo to them. At Newcastle the staff are lovely, there are loads of options and it’s always something really hearty like a roast dinner or a stew.

However, I’ve usually already stuffed my bloated little face in the train buffet car on the way up.

The two Manchester clubs are good, City just edging their red neighbours because they have a beer fridge. However, FROM THE ARCHIVE

it’s underground so no phone signal to put photos of the spread on Instagram.

Luke on the Saints: “Southampton were the surprise package of the season. You expect it from your Chelseas and your Arsenals and your Spurses but Southampton really punched above their weight. Well worthy of the Champions League spot.”

That review also gives away the top three so well done to Chelsea for being deliciously terrific and terrifically delicious year after year. However, we didn’t get to all the grounds so the season is null and void. No weighted points per game here, just weight problems and a hunger for the return of press food in 2020/21!

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or the first time since promotion in 2013, Crystal Palace were back at Wembley – and yet the opponent was the same. This time it was the FA Cup semi-finals, with the Eagles facing Watford for a place in

the final for the first time since 1990.

Should they qualify, who would they meet? Their opponents from 1990, of course: Manchester United. The synchronicity was everywhere.

An occasion like this calls for a hero, and one stepped up that afternoon. Just as Kevin Phillips had in 2013, Connor Wickham found the back of the net, heading home Damien Delaney’s flick-on after just six minutes.

Watford equalised in the second-half through Troy Deeney, but Palace kept pouring forwards, with Pape Souaré’s cross met

by Wickham for his and Palace’s second, sparking jubilation in the retro palace

red and blue half of Wembley and booking a spot in the final.

The end of May brought about all the FA Cup final hallmarks, from the singing of Abide With Me to the balloons cascading from the Wembley tiers. The game could not have been tighter, with Palace taking the lead in the 78th minute through Jason Puncheon’s powerful finish, before Juan Mata equalised three minutes later.

Man Utd triumphed in extra-time, breaking Palace hearts, but Pardew’s men had provided memories to last a lifetime nonetheless. Palace would be back in the semi-finals just six years later.

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Pokémon Go – remember how annoying that was? Cue people wandering around looking for fictional Pokémons in the real world.

There was suddenly a meteoric rise in people bumping into things, stopping suddenly on the street and just generally getting in the way.

Still, 147 million active users and $6 billion in revenue can’t be wrong…

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10 january Widespread tributes as legendary musician David Bowie dies aged 69 2 may Leicester City are crowned Premier League champions, having started the season as 5,000-1 outsiders

23 june The UK votes to leave the EU, with Prime Minister David Cameron announcing his resignation the following day 28 may Real Madrid win a record-extending 11th European Cup, beating rivals Atletico at the San Siro

13 july Theresa May becomes Prime Minister, after winning a Conservative leadership election 27 june England are knocked out of Euro 2016 by minnows Iceland

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8 november Donald Trump is elected President of the United States despite winning 3 million fewer votes than Hillary Clinton 10 july Portugal are crowned European champions, beating France in Paris

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hile Palace have been making strides on the pitch, our community initiatives have been buzzing with activity off it, offering continuous support to south Londoners across various aspects of their lives – from mental and physical well-being to career development and mentorship.

In August, we kicked off with the launch of our Girls Emerging Talent Centre, where young aspiring female footballers have been receiving top-notch coaching and guidance to fuel their footballing dreams.

September brought some special guests to our Soccer Schools at Kent County Cricket Club, including Aimee Everett, Annabel Johnson, and Chloe Arthur, who took time out of their busy schedules and high-flying season to inspire and engage with our young participants.

During the October international break, over 200 dedicated Palace supporters, alongside Foundation Patrons Andrew Johnson and Mark Bright, hit the pavement for our seventh

Marathon March, covering 26.2 miles and raising a whopping £102,000 for our community.

December marked a milestone as we unveiled our first-ever limited edition fourth shirt in collaboration with the club and technical kit supplier, Macron. The sale of 1,000 shirts contributed all profits towards supporting young south Londoners. foundation

As we rang in the New Year, we celebrated the remarkable contributions of sessional coach Mary Barnett, who was honoured with the Community Captain award for her outstanding work with the Women’s Walking Football Team and in schools and disability programs. Additionally, Marc Guéhi joined us at the

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Aid, slated for the 25th of the month.

Both squads will feature stars from music, entertainment, comedy, and of course, Palace, including notable personalities like Mo Gilligan, Chloe Petts, and former Palace players Wayne Routledge, Sean Scannell, and Gary Borrowdale

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Academy to coach Premier League Kicks participants as part of the More Than A Game campaign.

In March, we opened our doors to the local community for our third annual Iftar, where guests enjoyed special moments and delicious food together to break their fast.

April brought an exciting opportunity for our young participants as both the men’s and women’s first teams visited the Academy, to get a glimpse into the daily work of our coaches, which was captured for Match of the Day. If you haven’t seen it, it’s on our YouTube channel!

The season wrapped up with our Bike to Wolves event, as 33 brave riders pedalled from Selhurst Park to the Molineux, raising nearly £44,000 (and counting!) and celebrated their achievement by taking the three points home.

May promises another highlight with our second charity match, Palace

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Stuart Ryan Lifelong Palace fan and football artist Stuart Ryan has seen his artwork come to the attention of fans, players and managers alike.

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or most of us, the COVID-19 lockdown was one of severe boredom. There was no football, no chance of venturing outside – we couldn’t even go to the pub. For Stuart Ryan, it was an opportunity to revisit a long-neglected passion.

Although he had graduated from university with a degree in fine art in the late-1990s – including painting Attilio Lombardo’s celebration against Leeds United in 1998 and earning a shoutout on Sky Sports’ Goals on Sunday – a combination of work and family commitments meant he had set his palette and brushes down for the final time… or so he thought.

That was until a prolonged furlough from his job during COVID forced him to reassess.

The chance was there to start painting once again, but what to focus on? Well, why not Palace?

His portraits of famous footballing faces began to catch the eye, and soon a retweet from Steve Parish and Wilfried Zaha brought his work to wider attention. “That’s unbelievable, mate,” came Wilf’s response – as a Palace fan, there can hardly be a better endorsement. stuart ryan

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Joel [Ward’s] wife Jess contacted me through social media as she had seen one of my paintings on Twitter, and wanted to commemorate his 10 years at Palace with a unique gift for their home, which I’m pleased to say they were delighted with

Soon, the players themselves were reaching out personally. “Joel [Ward’s] wife Jess contacted me through social media as she had seen one of my paintings on Twitter, and wanted to commemorate his 10 years at Palace with a unique gift for their home, which I’m pleased to say they were delighted with,” he explains.

“I have now done paintings for six Palace players past and

present for their homes, as well as producing and selling a number of private commissions to Palace fans who wanted a bespoke painting of their favourite player or moment captured on canvas.”

Stuart has worked with the club, including creating a painting of Steve Coppell, which the former manager signed to be given away as a prize on the club’s golf day. He may also be familiar to visiting Aston Villa fans, having captured legendary Irish defender Paul McGrath. The former Villa and Manchester United star was delighted to be presented with the print, which he signed and auctioned off for charity.

“I’ve had fantastic support from the club, the players and the fans over the last couple of years, which I’m extremely grateful for,” Stuart says. “As you can imagine, being able to combine my love for art and for Palace is a dream come true.”

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If you are interested in seeing more of Stuart’s work, you can follow him on Instagram @studioartwork_2020 or on X @StuartRyan11 – or email directly on studioartwork@outlook.com.

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Every day is a busy one at the Palace, from matchdays – men’s, women’s and Academy – to anniversaries, birthdays to events. Keep track of everything happening at the club right here…

19 may

21 may

22 may

2022

2016 palace √ aston villa | 16:00 LIVE audio commentary on

24 may

Palace take on Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley.

24 may

Zaha scores the winner as Palace beat Man Utd to round off the season with 6 straight home clean sheets.

25 may

2011

Yannick Bolasie turns 35 today.

Glenn Murray signs for Crystal Palace.

what’s on?

The Beer Festival returns to celebrate 100 years of Selhurst Park.

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25 may

25 may

Watch the FA Cup final on the big screens after Palace Aid.

28 may

25 may

Dougie Freedman turns 50 today.

27 may

29 may

26 may 2013

1997

Kevin Phillips scores the winner against Watford as the Eagles reach the Premier League.

'Hopkin looking to curl one..!'

Palace beat Sheffield United to gain promotion at Wembley.

31 may

31 may

2012 Joel Ward signs from Portsmouth.

Palace Aid: the rematch – check out the latest squads at cpfc.co.uk

2004 Palace beat West Ham at the Millennium Stadium to gain promotion.

Joachim Andersen turns 28 today.

Paddy McCarthy turns 41 today.

All times BST. Head to cpfc.co.uk for more details and ticketing information.

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The page for supporters: taking your comments from the terraces into the programme. Want to get in touch? Use the details below.

Happy 7th birthday Max! We hope you have the best day. Love you so much Mummy, Daddy, Nanny, Grandad and Theo xxxx

Wishing our Bobs a very happy 18th birthday! Loads of love mum & dad xxx

Happy 12th birthday Isaac, hope you enjoy the game and have a great day.

Up the Palace! Love Mummy , Daddy & Noah xxx

I would like to wish Brian Gallen a Happy 50th Birthday. Lots of love Zoe x

from the terraces

Mark White turns 40 today celebrating watching the last game of the season!

Mark is a Season Ticket holder in Upper Holmesdale. Best wishes, Mum, Dad & all the family.

Happy Birthday to dedicated Palace fan Tom Rumble! Congratulations on your recent marriage! Love from your Nearest and Dearest x

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Happy 70th Birthday Barb. You are an amazing Mum and Nan. We love you very much and appreciate everything you do. Love Scott, Emma, Lauryn, Elise and Harley xxxxx

Happy 13th Birthday to Sam! Love from Mum & Dad, your brothers and Grandparents x

Happy 14th Birthday to Cameron McHardy hope you are feeling Glad All Over on your special day Love Mum Dad Ciaran Millie & Bonnie X

Cleo Hewitt, Born 10th August 2023 to Season Ticket holder Hannah Hewitt.

She loves the Palace like the rest of family! COYP!

Happy birthday Joel lots of love Mummy & Daddy ! Up the Palace !!!

A big welcome to 7-year-old Oliver Dobbs who is attending his first ever Palace match today and congratulations on winning ‘Player of the Term’ at School!

from the terraces

Russell Bichard 03.12.1946 – 30.04.2024. The best husband, dad and grandad. Will be sorely missed by all his family and friends. Infectious character, spent years on the print and lover of all things cricket and Palace.

In Loving memory of Andrew Bishop aged 47 who was a lifelong Palace fan. Forever in our hearts and loved by so many.

A keen and avid 13 year old footballer, passionate about the game and CPFC. Daniel Qevani, you will be sorely missed by many. Rest in Peace.

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Happy 85th Birthday to Honorary Vice President and former Club Director Aggie de’Souza. Wishing you very many happy returns, with love from all your friends at the Club.

Happy 2nd Birthday to Nala Rhodes (on the 26th). Lots of love, from Daddy & Grandad.

Wishing, dedicated fan and season ticket holder for 29 years, Chris Kirby, a very Happy 40th Birthday!! Love from Mum, Nancy, Jensen and your friends in the Lower Holmesdale. xx COYP!!

A big welcome to new Palace fan Emily Treacy! Emily came into the world just in time to watch Palace vs Man Utd from her hospital room in Sydney, Australia!

Geoffrey Ernest Harding-Roots, Palace supporter since 1936. Will always be loved and will always be blowing his ref's whistle. 12/09/1926 – 25/04/2024

Congratulations to the happy couple, Charlie & Laurie, who got just got married! Their friends and family wish them a lifetime of happiness filled with lots of Palace wins!

from the terraces

The Family of Frank McDonald are very sad to announce his passing on 8th April 2024. Frank was a season ticket holder and loved supporting Palace R.I.P

A very special Happy Birthday to Angela - one of Crystal Palace's biggest fans! Sending lots of love for your Birthday and luck for today's game.

From your actual family and your Palace family too x.

Martyn John, a lifetime season ticket holder, loved Crystal Palace and shared his passion with his son and grandchildren. He liked to reminisce about the old stands, players and friends he made along the way. Forever an Eagle. 1st June 1950 - 4th May 2024

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Happy Birthday Lee, we hope you have a great day! Love from Jan, Dave and all the family. Cheers!

Happy 50th birthday to lifelong palace fan Barry Harvey on 5th June. With love from all the family x

Happy 1st birthday Teddy. Up the Palace, Pride of South London. Love Mum, Dad, Nanny and Grandad.

Pauline Matthews, Mum, Nan, Sister and friend, sadly lost her battle to cancer at 60 years old. She had a lot of love and pride for Palace, she will be missed.

Palace’s support grows a little bigger with the new addition of Toby Hicks, born on 29/04/2024. Congratulations Peter and Jo!

Happy 50th Birthday Dad from Jess xx

from the terraces

Happy sixth Birthday Edward, I hope you enjoy the game, from all the family.

Happy Birthday Stephen Morgan! Have the best day, from Maggie, Ryan and Jonathan.

Sending lots of Palace love to Sue and Dave at their last match as season ticket holders after almost 50 years!

Love Nina X

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Meet today’s mascots, check out the latest from the Fan Advisory Board and pit your wits against Brighty below.

George Brunton

Logan Bevis

AGE:

AGE:

10

SCORE PREDICTION:

2-1

Jack Snidle AGE:

7

Carter Bevis SCORE PREDICTION:

8

2-1

Hudson Letts SCORE PREDICTION:

2-1

AGE:

6

AGE:

5

SCORE PREDICTION:

1-0

Austin Cole O'Donnell SCORE PREDICTION:

2-2

AGE:

7

Want to feature as a mascot? Email: liam.connery@cpfc.co.uk

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SCORE PREDICTION:

1-3

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fan advisory board Crystal Palace’s Fan Advisory Board (FAB) is now up and running with the aim to bring our diverse fan base and the club closer together through collaborative, constructive and consistent engagement to deliver a club everyone is proud of.

Chris Wait, FAB’s Co-Chair said: “It’s still early days but we’re now meeting with senior club officials on a regular basis to discuss key topics that affect supporters such as ticketing, stadium plans and community issues to help inform the club’s decision-making process on a range of non-playing matters. We’ve outlined our mission and now have a section on the club’s website where we’ll provide regular updates on our progress.

“We’ll be attending The Palace Beer Festival on 25th May and look forward to meeting many of the supporters who we represent.”

If you have any questions about the Fan Advisory Board, please email fab@cpfc.co.uk. Scan the QR code for more information.

BEAT BRIGHTY In each edition, club icon Mark Bright calls it how he sees it and predicts events from the day’s football.

See how you fare and try to Beat Brighty!

Scoring: One point for every correct result, three for a correct scoreline.

Brighty

You

2-0 3-1 2-0 3-0 total Manage to Beat Brighty? Keep track of your score above.

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team stats: women/U21S/U18S Shanade Hopcroft was named Palace Women's Players' Player of the Season.

Franco Umeh scored the winner as Palace Under21s lifted the Premier League International Cup at Selhurst Park.

Asher Agbinone scored a brace to round off a fine season in style against Reading.

Home fixture Away fixture Cup fixture International Cup fixture (Crystal Palace score shown first)

AUGUST Sun 27

Reading

D 1-1

SEPTEMBER Sun 3

Birmingham City

W 2-1

Sun 10

Durham

W 9-1

Sun 17

Sunderland

D 1-1

Blackburn Rovers

W 4-0

OCTOBER Sun 8

Wed 11 Lewes

D 1-1

Sun 15

London City Lionesses

W 6-1

Sun 22

Charlton Athletic

L 2-3

NOVEMBER Sun 5

Watford

W 3-0

Sun 12

Lewes

W 3-2

Sun 19

Southampton

Wed 22 Watford

L 3-4 W 3-0

DECEMBER Sun 10

Chatham Town

W 6-0

Sun 17

Reading

D 1-1

Sun 14

Blackburn Rovers

W 3-1

Sun 21

JANUARY London City Lionesses

W 2-0

Wed 24 London City Lionesses

L 1-2

Sun 28

L 0-1

Charlton Athletic

FEBRUARY Sun 4

Southampton

W 2-1

Sun 11

Chelsea

L 0-1

Sun 18

Blackburn Rovers

W 4-0

Sun 10

Sheffield United

W 1-0

Sun 17

Sheffield United

L 0-2

MARCH

Sun 24

Watford

W 3-0

Sun 31

Durham

W 5-1

APRIL Sun 14

Birmingham City

W 1-0

Sun 21

Lewes

W 2-0

Sun 28

Sunderland

D 0-0

AUGUST Mon 14 Manchester United W Sun 20 Reading L Mon 28 Fulham L SEPTEMBER Fri 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers L Fri 15 Middlesbrough W Tue 19 Wycombe Wanderers L Sat 23 Nottingham Forest L Wed 27 Athletic Bilbao D OCTOBER Sun 1 Liverpool L Tue 24 Monaco W Mon 30 West Bromwich Albion W NOVEMBER Fri 3 Leeds United W Tue 7 AFC Wimbledon L Fri 10 Ipswich Town L Tue 14 Stevenage L Fri 24 Birmingham City W december Sat 2 Manchester City W Wed 6 Benfica W Mon 11 Middlesbrough L Mon 18 West Ham United L JANUARY Sun 14 Blackburn Rovers D Wed 17 Feyenoord D Mon 22 Birmingham City W Fri 26 Brighton & Hove Albion W FEBRUARY Mon 5 Ipswich Town W Mon 19 Leicester City D Mon 26 Wolves W MARCH Fri 1 Leicester City W Mon 4 Stoke City W Mon 11 Aston Villa W Fri 15 Southampton L APRIL Thu 4 Fulham L Mon 8 Everton D Fri 12 Chelsea D Tue 16 Everton W Fri 26 Middlesbrough W Mon 29 Tottenham Hotspur W MAY Sun 5 Liverpool L Wed 15 PSV Eindhoven W

women/u21S/u18S

3-2 0-2 2-5 2-3 6-2 0-1 3-4 1-1 2-4 3-1 3-0 7-1 0-2 2-4 2-5 4-1 3-0 2-1 0-4 1-5 3-3 1-1 3-0 2-1 1-0 1-1 3-0 3-2 3-1 4-2 0-4 0-3 0-0 2-2 4-2 3-2 5-0 2-3 1-0

AUGUST Sat 12 Southampton Sat 19 Chelsea Sat 26 Reading SEPTEMBER Sat 2 Liverpool Sat 16 Leicester City Sat 23 Fulham Sat 30 Brighton & Hove Albion OCTOBER Sat 28 Arsenal NOVEMBER Sat 4 Tottenham Hotspur Sat 11 West Bromwich Albion Thu 16 Newcastle United Sat 25 Fulham DECEMBER Thu 7 Plymouth Argyle Sat 16 Aston Villa January Sat 6 West Ham United Tue 16 Hull City Sat 20 Leicester City Sat 27 Fulham FEBRUARY Sat 3 Aston Villa Thu 8 Chelsea Sat 17 Brighton & Hove Albion MARCH Sat 2 Manchester United Sat 9 Chelsea Sat 16 Arsenal Tue 19 Norwich City Sat 30 West Bromwich Albion APRIL Sat 6 Norwich City Sat 13 Southampton Sat 20 Tottenham Hotspur Sat 27 Aston Villa may Tue 7 West Ham United Sat 11 Reading

W 5-0 L 1-2 W 2-1 W D L D

6-1 1-1 3-4 3-3

D 3-3 W W L W

5-2 2-1 1-4 5-4

W 2-1 W 3-2 L W D W

4-5 5-0 1-1 4-2

W 3-0 L 1-2 L 2-4 L L L W W

0-5 0-1 3-8 4-1 2-1

W W D W

3-1 3-0 1-1 1-0

L 1-4 W 3-0

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women Name

u21s

Apps

Chloe ARTHUR

22

Izzy ATKINSON

Goals 1

10

1

Name

u18s Name

Apps

Tayo ADARAMOLA

Apps 9

Kai-Reece ADAMS-COLLMAN

22

Asher AGBINONE

3

Asher AGBINONE

18

Victor AKINWALE

24

Cormac AUSTIN

16

Keira BARRY

1

1

Cormac AUSTIN

1

Annabel BLANCHARD

23

12

Justin DEVENNY

30

Araya DENNIS

26

3

Chima EZE

2

Polly DORAN

8

1

Aimee EVERETT

27

Anna FILBEY

2

20

Felicity GIBBONS

24

Shauna GUYATT

23

1

18

Sean GREHAN

19

Danny IMRAY

36

Jackson IZQUIERDO

5

Caleb KPORHA

1

2 9

8 23

1

Benji CASEY

10

7

Freddie COWIN

17

Matteo DASHI

29

4

Jesse DERRY

22

15

Billy EASTWOOD

29

3

Leon ELLIOTT

4

Joe GIBBARD

20

6 38

11

Jake GRANTE

28

Hindolo MUSTAPHA

6

1

Zack HENRY

2

Adler NASCIMENTO

10

Ademola OLA-ADEBOMI

20

David OZOH Luke PLANGE

27

6 23

4

Frances KITCHING 19

Abbie LARKIN

5

Natalia NEGRI

10

Hayley NOLAN

27

3

Ria PERCIVAL

13

1

Alexia POTTER

21

1

Marcus HILL

3

13

Mofe JEMIDE

19

15

2

Joseph KHOSHABA

6

7

George KING

31

Jesurun RAK-SAKYI

6

4

Caleb KPORHA

1

Jadan RAYMOND

22

3

Dylan REID

23

Kaden RODNEY

23

Joe SHERIDAN

21

Franco UMEH

27

Noah WATSON

29

11 1

9

Rio CARDINES

Roshaun MATHURIN

27

Goals

Luke BROWNE

Zach MARSH

Shanade HOPCROFT

Demi LAMBOURNE

14

6

1

Elise HUGHES Annabel JOHNSON

Craig FARQUHAR Chris FRANCIS

Goals

2

6

Enrique LAMEIRAS

1

Finley MARJORAM

8

2

Zach MARSH

19

24

Hindolo MUSTAPHA

19

4

David OBOU

1

1

Olaoluwa OMOBOLAJI

6 18

Kirsten REILLY

23

1

Jack WELLS-MORRISON

26

Molly SHARPE

28

10

Joe WHITWORTH

33

Caleb REDHEAD

Tyler WHYTE

1

Charlie WALKER-SMITH

8

Sebastian WILLIAMS

1

Tyler WHYTE

14

1

Vonnte WILLIAMS

11

Sebastian WILLIAMS

31

3

F

A GD Pts

Isabella SIBLEY

7

Lucy WATSON

8

5

1

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L

1

4 55 20 35 46

cry

22 14 4

F

A GD Pts

pos CLUB P W D

L

6

20 10 5

5 35 35 0 35

rea

F

A GD Pts

pos CLUB P W D

L

3

5 83 43 40 47

ars

24 14 5

2

CHA

22 13 6

3 32 17 15 45

7

sun

20 10 4

6 45 32 13 34

4

tot

24 14 3

7 73 57 16 45

3

SUN

22 12 5

5 31 18 13 41

8

liv

20 10 3

7 34 27 7 33

5

ful

24 14 2

8 66 49 17 44

cry

4

sou

22 13 0

9 39 25 14 39

9

20 9

4

7 49 42 7 31

6

cry

24 12 5

7 60 48 12 41

5

bir

22 11

8 33 19 14 36

10 wol 20 9

4

7 39 36 3 31

7

bha

24 11

9 60 55 5 37

3

4

6

bla

22 11

3

8 25 28 -3 36

11

mid

20 9

4

7 38 39 -1 31

8

lei

24 7

7 10 44 55 -11 28

7

shu

22 9

2

11 32 31

12 mun

20 8

5

7 56 43 13 29

9

wba 24 7

4 13 43 65 -22 25

1 29

women/u21S/u18S

ALL-TIME

may

april

march

february

january

december

nov

october

september

AUGust

Sat 12

Sheffield United

31,194

W

1-0

5th

Mon 21

Arsenal

24,189

L

0-1

11th

Sat 26

Brentford

16,997

D

1-1

11th

Tue 29

Plymouth Argyle

15,826

W

4-2

Second round

Sun 3

Wolverhampton Wanderers

24,741

W

3-2

7th

Sat 16

Aston Villa

40,809

L

1-3

9th

Sat 23

Fulham

25,072

D

0-0

10th

Tue 26

Manchester United

72,842

L

0-3

Third round

Sat 30

Manchester United

73,428

W

1-0

9th

Sat 7

Nottingham Forest

25,125

D

0-0

9th

Sat 21

Newcastle United

52,189

L

0-4

11th

Fri 27

Tottenham Hotspur

25,074

L

1-2

13th

Sat 4

Burnley

21,578

W

2-0

11th

Sat 11

Everton

25,103

L

2-3

13th

Sat 25

Luton Town

11,029

L

1-2

13th

Sun 3

West Ham United

62,459

D

1-1

12th

Wed 6

Bournemouth

24,104

L

0-2

14th

Sat 9

Liverpool

25,103

L

1-2

15th

Sat 16

Manchester City

53,384

D

2-2

15th

Thu 21

Brighton & Hove Albion

24,171

D

1-1

15th

Wed 27

Chelsea

39,618

L

1-2

15th

Sat 30

Brentford

25,472

W

3-1

14th

Thu 4

Everton

24,489

D

0-0

Third round

Wed 17

Everton

37,796

L

0-1

Third round

Sat 20

Arsenal

60,284

L

0-5

15th

Tue 30

Sheffield United

23,644

W

3-2

14th

Sat 3

Brighton & Hove Albion

31,345

L

1-4

14th

Mon 12

Chelsea

25,110

L

1-3

15th

Mon 19

Everton

38,164

D

1-1

15th

Sat 24

Burnley

24,042

W

3-0

13th

Sat 2

Tottenham Hotspur

61,339

L

1-3

14th

Sat 9

Luton Town

25,103

D

1-1

14th

Sat 30

Nottingham Forest

29,520

D

1-1

14th

Tue 2

Bournemouth

11,207

L

0-1

14th

Sat 6

Manchester City

25,132

L

2-4

14th

Sun 14

Liverpool

60,090

W

1-0

14th

Sun 21

West Ham United

25,145

W

5-2

14th

Wed 24

Newcastle United

25,002

W

2-0

14th

Sat 27

Fulham

24,142

D

1-1

14th

Mon 6

Manchester United

25,190

W

4-0

14th

Sat 11

Wolverhampton Wanderers

31,424

W

3-1

12th

Sun 19

Aston Villa

16:00

palace Career Appearances palace Career goals

Jefferson Lerma

Position

Michael Olise

Result

Marc Guéhi

attendance/ KICK-OFF

James Tomkins

Opposition

Rob Holding

Date

Tyrick Mitchell

Home fixture Away fixture Cup fixture (Crystal Palace score shown first) Started Used sub Unused sub Goal(s) Yellow card Red card

Joel Ward

23/24 FIXTURES & RESULTS

Sam Johnstone

72

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

34 361 143

1

135 110 89 30

6

fixtures & results

3

10

5

16

1

Eberechi Eze Matheus França Daniel Muñoz Jean-Philippe Mateta Jeffrey Schlupp Joachim Andersen Nathaniel Clyne Will Hughes Adam Wharton

Dean Henderson Remi Matthews Nathan Ferguson Joe Whitworth Jairo Riedewald

Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Kaden Rodney David Ozoh

Jadan Raymond Roshaun Mathurin

9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 19 20 22 23 26 28 29 30 31 36 41 44 45 48 49 51 52 53 55 60 61

210 123 12

23 24

15 105 231 111 218 83

26

19

3

1

2

21

15 100

1

1

2

95

1

13

5

39 47

1

31

19

fixtures & results

3

2

10

Franco Umeh

Ademola Ola-Adebomi

Luke Plange

Tayo Adaramola

Naouirou Ahamada

Cheick Doucouré

Chris Richards

Malcolm Ebiowei

Odsonne Edouard

Jordan Ayew

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23/24 PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE

pos

Club

P

W

D

L

F

A

GD

Pts

1

Manchester city

37

27

7

3

93

33

60

88

2

arsenal

37

27

5

5

89

28

61

86

3

Liverpool

37

23

10

4

84

41

43

79

4

Aston Villa

37

20

8

9

76

56

20

68

5

Tottenham hotspur

37

19

6

12

71

61

10

63

6

Newcastle united

36

17

6

13

79

57

22

57

7

Chelsea

36

16

9

11

73

61

12

57

8

manchester united

36

16

6

14

52

56

-4

54

9

West Ham united

37

14

10

13

59

71

-12

52

10

brighton & hove albion

36

12

12

12

54

58

-4

48

11

Bournemouth

37

13

9

15

53

65

-12

48

12

Crystal Palace

37

12

10

15

52

58

-6

46

13

Wolverhampton wanderers

37

13

7

17

50

63

-13

46

14

fulham

37

12

8

17

51

59

-8

44

15

Everton

37

13

9

15

39

49

-10

40

16

Brentford

37

10

9

18

54

61

-7

39

17

Nottingham Forest

37

8

9

20

47

66

-19

29

18

Luton town

37

6

8

23

50

81

-31

26

19

Burnley

37

5

9

23

40

76

-36

24

20

Sheffield United

37

3

7

27

35

101

-66

16

*Everton deducted six points following a breach of the Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSRs); also awarded a separate two-point deduction for a separate PSR breach. *Nottingham Forest deducted four points following a breach of the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules.

All statistics correct as of 17:00 Wednesday, 15th May.

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Crystal palace f.c.

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Aston villa f.c.

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D. Bond J. Mainwaring C. Taylor D. Whitestone T. Harrington M. Wilkes

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Emiliano MARTÍNEZ (GK) Matty CASH Diego CARLOS Ezri KONSA Tyrone MINGS Douglas LUIZ John McGINN Youri TIELEMANS Emiliano BUENDÍA Ollie WATKINS Lucas DIGNE Pau TORRES Àlex MORENO Calum CHAMBERS Clément LENGLET Joe GAUCI (GK) Moussa DIABY Nicolò ZANIOLO Jhon DURÁN Robin OLSEN (GK) Morgan ROGERS Kaine KESLER-HAYDEN Kortney HAUSE Leon BAILEY Jacob RAMSEY Boubacar KAMARA Tim IROEGBUNAM Omari KELLYMAN

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