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Crystal Palace v Manchester City 14.04.2019 // 2:05pm

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Crystal Palace v Manchester City Sunday 14th April, 2:05pm

Directors Steve Parish (Chairman) David Blitzer, Joshua Harris

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Chief Executive Phil Alexander Programme Editor Dan Blazer Graphic Design

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Billy Cooke, Andrew Makin Contributors James Woodroof, Terry Byfield, Ian King,

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I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THEY WILL BE PULLING OUT ALL OF THE STOPS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR PUSH FOR A SECOND SUCCESSIVE TITLE IS NOT HALTED HERE TODAY.

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we have a chance to do the double I am delighted to be writing these programme notes today on the cusp of our seventh consecutive season in the Premier League.

When, as a boy, I saw Crystal Palace lose their place in the Third Division South and get relegated to the newly formed Fourth Division, the prospect of seven consecutive years at the highest level would have been a pipe dream.

It was a busy week for the team since I last wrote my notes with the Huddersfield Town game at home followed by two close away trips to Tottenham Hotspurs’ new stadium and then up to St James’ Park for Newcastle United.

Six points and two clean sheets from those three games in the space of seven days is extremely pleasing. Of course, no defeat is easy to take, but as I mentioned postmatch after the Spurs game, we more than played our part on a big night for the Lilywhites, and had we kept it level for another 10-15 minutes in the second-half, we would’ve been primed to have taken something from the game as we showed with a flurry of chances in the dying stages.

We all know about Luka Milivojevic’s penalty-taking credentials, and to be directly responsible in two games, in the space of a week, for two high pressured, game-changing moments speaks volumes of the man and the player.

In particular, the penalty against Huddersfield came at a decisive point in a must win game. You could feel the relief in the stadium when the ball hit the net and we were on our way to those three crucial points.

I would also like to give a special mention to Aaron Wan-Bissaka, your Player of the Month for March; Aaron’s development this season, after breaking through last campaign, has been truly remarkable and I’m excited by what the future holds for him as an Eagles player.

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Although survival is not mathematically confirmed, the fact that now we have a margin of twelve points, effectively, with five games to go should mean that we are safe for another season in the top flight.

The remainder of our season starts today with the visit of Manchester City and I would like to welcome Pep Guardiola, all staff, players and board members of the Citizens. In particular, Raheem Sterling, who was outstanding in his support for Damary Dawkins and I look forward to the reception Selhurst Park will deservedly give him this afternoon.

Today we have a chance to do the double over Pep Guardiola’s side after our incredible 3-2 win at the Etihad Stadium which will be fondly remembered for Andros Townsend’s wonderful long range effort and an outstanding team performance.

However, like every other football lover in the country, I am full of respect and admiration for the job Pep Guardiola and his staff have done at Man City and I have no doubt that they will be pulling out all of the stops to ensure that their push for a second successive title is not halted here today.

We shall be counting on your loyal and noisy support this afternoon and in our final two home games as we bid to finish the season strongly.

Enjoy the game!

WE HAVE THE BEST ATMOSPHERE IN THE LEAGUE, EVERY SINGLE GAME YOU COME, YOU GIVE US AMAZING SUPPORT AND YOU’VE BEEN AMAZING SINCE I HAVE ARRIVED.

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get something in front of our fans A lot has happened since my last captain’s notes with three games in the space of seven days but it was a week that showcased many different positives about this club even with a defeat.

Against Huddersfield Town, the first-half was not as we wanted and they played well. However, second-half we made one tactical change with two forward players and that gave us more freedom, more space; we created a lot of chances in the second-half, where I think we deserved to score before my penalty.

The Tottenham Hotspur game was different; defensively, we did very well that game but offensively, with the ball, we didn’t create a lot of chances.

The back four, they had a decent game but in the end Spurs put us under big pressure and won 2-0 – it is obviously not what we want but they are a top side and they deserved three points, they were the better team.

I saw lots of comments from the Tottenham game in the media about the atmosphere our fans created but I cannot praise the fans for just a game against Tottenham because we have enormous support from them for the whole season.

Maybe the media said what they did about the fans making noise because everyone was watching the first game at the new stadium, and maybe they were surprised by the sound created but I am not surprised. In my opinion, we have the best atmosphere in the league, every single game you come, you give us amazing support and you’ve been amazing since I have arrived.

Why I love and respect the Palace fans is because when we have very hard moments and lack results, you stay behind us, you stick with us and give us support and that is something you cannot find in many teams.

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The Newcastle United game highlighted our strength in depth; when you have depth in your squad, it is the best, because you have confidence when something goes wrong, you have belief players from the bench can come and change the game.

We had a problem with goal kicks because they pressed us tight when our goalkeeper had the ball, so we had to go long. Michy, Wilf and Andros are amazing footballers but they aren’t those type of players where they can jump and compete for that first ball but when Christian came on we started to compete for that first ball and win some of the second balls. We started to play our game; he gave the game a positive impact and gave us confidence.

Moving on to today’s game and the last two matches against Manchester City we didn’t lose. They know it is not easy to come and beat Crystal Palace but we know they will be 100% focused and concentrated; they are a top side and maybe the best side in the league.

You don’t expect to get a lot from Manchester City, they will give you very little from the game but you need to be very focused to take those chances we will get in front of goal; I hope to copy something from the games in the past, because it has worked, and we will try and get something in front of our fans.

Make some noise!

WHILST WE ARE NOT MATHEMATICALLY SAFE, WE ARE WITHIN TOUCHING DISTANCE. NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO RELAX AND TAKE OUR FOOT OFF THE GAS, IT’S THE TIME TO DIG IN AND SECURE MORE POINTS AND CLIMB THE TABLE.

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we are within touching distance Welcome to everyone associated with Manchester City football club to Selhurst Park today – supporters, players, staff and directors alike. Welcome back to each and every Palace fan here today.

What a difference a week makes. I penned my last set of programme notes a few days before that hugely important visit of Huddersfield Town, knowing that anything other than a win would have created a bit of unwelcome uncertainty for us. Whilst it wasn’t pretty at times, the important thing was the result – which in the end, was thoroughly deserved.

We then had the privilege of competing in the first game at Tottenham Hotspurs' magnificent new stadium, which is now probably the finest in the country. We didn’t really get going, and were a bit disappointed that their first goal benefitted from a huge deflection. Whilst we had chances late on – in all honesty, Spurs probably deserved their win on a special night for the club.

Off the back of that we went to Newcastle United and managed to bring all three points back to south London. In many ways we did to Newcastle what teams have done to us at home all season - we hung in the game, and then Roy brought on Christian who help set-up a trademark Wilf-Luka combination, to steal the points.

Six points out of a possible nine in a threegame week is no mean feat and whilst we are not mathematically safe, we are within touching distance.

Now is not the time to relax and take our foot off the gas, it’s the time to dig in and secure more points and climb the table.

Your support in that crucial week was magnificent, as always. Our regular travelling fans have witnessed seven wins on the road in the league this season, but –

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we have to be honest - we haven’t given our supporters at Selhurst Park enough to shout about this season.

Hopefully, the players can put in a performance and once again provide a shock against this wonderful Man City team for the second time in a season.

I must take the opportunity to praise Luka – his goals have been huge for us this year, and having a spot-kick taker who has such confidence in his ability is a massive boost for us. I’m sure he has one eye on Andy Johnson’s record, and will continue to put himself on the line week in, week out for his side. He is a true captain and leader.

Our next home match against Everton will be a special one for several members of our 1968/69 and 1978/79 teams, as we invite them back for a reunion to mark the anniversaries of our first and second promotions respectively into the top flight.

Finally, I hope many of you will be joining us at Boxpark on Tuesday 30 April, as we celebrate the season with you all and reflect on the efforts of our players, with several awards to be handed out. Those of you who packed out the Croydon venue this time last year will agree it’s not one to miss – we make the event free of charge as we want to thank you for your continued support.

Enjoy the game, and up the Palace.

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Crystal Palace v Manchester City // Sunday 14th April // Selhurst Park

Today's game Crystal Palace are looking to complete a top flight double over Manchester City for the first time since the 1972-73 campaign. Indeed, the last non-big six side to beat the Citizens twice in the same Premier League season were Everton back in 2010-11.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has won 23 of his 27 Premier League matches against English managers (losing just once), with his only such defeat to date coming against Roy Hodgson and Crystal Palace in the reverse fixture earlier this season.

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has scored 20 Premier League goals in London – only Wayne Rooney (30) has scored more when excluding goals for London clubs. However, Agüero is yet to score in his five appearances at Selhurst Park in the competition.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is winless in his last two league meetings with Crystal Palace – he’s only ever had longer winless league runs against Everton (3) and Borussia Mönchengladbach (4) in his entire managerial career.

Crystal Palace’s 11 victories after 33 games is their joint-most at this stage of a Premier League campaign (also 11 in 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2016-17).

Crystal Palace have kept six clean sheets at Selhurst Park in the Premier League this season – they last kept more in a single top-flight campaign in 2013-14 (7).

Luka Milivojevic is two Premier League penalties short of matching Andrew Johnson’s all-time league record for the Eagles (21).

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Man City’s biggest ever win over Palace was an 11-4 victory in the FA Cup back in 1926.

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Newsroom WAN-BISSAKA SCOOPS MANBETX PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARD Palace right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka was voted by fans as the ManBetX Player of the Month for March, his fourth such award this season.

Wan-Bissaka secured 28% of the fans vote, with Luka Milivojevic coming second with 22%, with Vicente Guaita and Michy Batshuayi competing for third spot, with the Belgian just edging his team-mate between the sticks.

The right-back played every minute of Palace's four games in March - contributing to the win over Burnley and helping to keep a clean sheet in the win over Huddersfield Town. Of course, it was a month of mixed fortunes for his side, as Palace were defeated by rivals Brighton & Hove Albion, and by Watford in the FA Cup quarter-final.

During the month, Wan-Bissaka contributed one assist and created three chances. He made 159 passes, with an accuracy of 73%, whilst defensively, making 17 tackles and four interceptions.

The ManBetX Player of the Month award is voted by fans, and this season Wan-Bissaka has won four times (August, September, October, March), Andros Townsend twice (December, January), with Jeffrey Schlupp (February) and Wayne Hennessey (November) picking up one award each.

WATCH THE U23s PLAY LEEDS UNITED AT SELHURST PARK Tomorrow Crystal Palace’s Under-23s will be welcoming Leeds United to Selhurst Park in what is a huge game for Richard Shaw’s side after slipping to third place the top two in the table go into a national play-off between the North & South Divisions.

Palace clearly enjoy playing at home with just one defeat in their last nine home games, and will be looking to return to winning ways after losing 2-1 to Hull City last time out.

The game kicks off at 1pm tomorrow meaning that you can get 180 minutes of Crystal Palace football in just over 24 hours with the men’s first-team, of course, playing against Manchester City today.

Tickets for the game against the Whites are now on general sale over at cpfc.co.uk, with tickets for an adult costing £5 whilst juniors and seniors wishing to get a glimpse at the exciting future generation for the Eagles can attend for just £1.

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2019/20 SEASON TICKETS There is still time to take up our Early Bird special offer on season ticket renewals for the 2019/20 campaign. Head to cpfc.co.uk to buy tickets or call the Box Office on 08712 00 0071 before the 15th April deadline.

THE MANOR CONFIRMED FOR END OF SEASON AWARDS AT BOXPARK The Manor will be performing at Crystal Palace's end of season awards at Boxpark Croydon on Tuesday 30th April.

The event is free to attend with The Manor

PALACE U15s TAKE HOME FLOODLIT CUP Crystal Palace’s U15s won the Premier League Regional Floodlit Cup after a thrilling 3-0 victory over Chelsea’s U15s, who were the reigning champions.

Played in front of a sizeable crowd at The EBB Stadium in Aldershot, the young Eagles dug deep to repel a late charge from their opponents.

A free-kick from Victor Akinwale forced a fingertip save from Kelechi Chibueze in the Blues’ goal. However, Fionn Mooney was able to scramble it home to open the scoring.

Akinwale went from provider to goalscorer on the 31st minute slamming home from close range after a surging run and pass from Tayo Aderamola Akinwale finished off proceedings, too, in the 51st minute bagging his second – and the game’s final – goal of the game.

The win saw the Eagles get their hands on the trophy, and in doing so, have now reached the national final of the tournament which will take place on May 3rd against Sunderland or Wigan Athletic.

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putting the finishing touches to an already actionpacked day, including DJ sets, a chance to hang out with the Palace ladies and first-team players, as well as football freestylers showcasing their talents.

BEER FESTIVAL The ninth annual Beer Festival will take place at Selhurst Park stadium on Saturday 18th May. You can buy tickets online for £12 now which includes a commemorative pint glass upon arrival – and that's a saving of £8 from the on the day price. Tickets can also be bought via the Box Office in person or on 08712 00 00 71.

ACADEMY FORWARD BRANDON AVEIRO RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION Academy forward Brandon Aveiro was called up for a Portugal under-18s training camp, between 1-3 April.

Whilst there were no matches to be played during the training camp, everyone at the club was delighted for Brandon taking another key step in his development as a footballer, gaining experience with a national youth team.

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Mr Reliable to the Crystal Palace faithful, Martin Kelly’s recently signed new contract was welcome news. Here, he discusses with Dan Blazer football’s access all areas culture as well as revealing just how important Fantasy Football is to the Eagles squad.

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Some people believe Fantasy Football is a game of luck.

Some believe it is a game of footballing knowledge.

Some believe it is a game about spreadsheets and, finally, others believe it is a humiliating hobby that costs them dearly due to pre-season confidence failing to avoid end of season forfeits.

If we were to guess what Martin Kelly’s opinion is on it, we’d have to go for a ‘game of skill’ given that the Palace defender is currently the highest-placed first-team player in Crystal Palace’s staff league – tied with Wayne Hennessy for bragging rights – and even though Kelly refused to offer a slight bit of rib-tickling or showcase any form of smugness at his current position in the table, the stifling of a smile was good enough for us to know it means something within the dressing room just like it does in group chats around the globe: “The start of the season everyone has their teams out, and we all chat about it on the Friday before the game.”

Insider trading may well be illegal on Wall Street but down in Beckenham at the Eagles’ south London training ground complex, it is actively encouraged when it comes to stealing a march on your Fantasy Football rivals.

One Palace man in particular has earned Kelly his standing this season, with the 28-year-old’s teammate in defence coming as a bargain buy: “Looking at how much Aaron [WanBissaka] was at the start of the season, I think a lot of people at the club who knew how good he was before his first full breakthrough season would’ve had him in their team.”

Only three players in the whole of the Premier League have had a larger price rise this season than the Eagles’ latest south Londoner to roll from the production line, with title-chasers Virgil van Dijk and Andrew Robertson, along with

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"No I don’t think he does know that’s the name of my team! I just saw it and thought: ‘I’m having that’!”

Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Matt Doherty marginally ahead of Palace’s right-back.

Kelly’s Palace-themed XI doesn’t just end with his 21-year-old teammate, though, with central defensive partner James Tomkins also shoring up his side at the heart of the defence. And Kelly will certainly be smiling after the duo put in two clean sheets in the space of seven days, with Kelly himself contributing to the shutout at St James’ Park last time out for Roy Hodgson’s side.

And there’s another man in red and blue helping Kelly to lead the league with the assistant manager to his squad being none other than Cheikhou Kouyaté.

However, Palace’s midfield enforcer doesn’t know that Kelly has opted for the team name ‘The Kouyate Kid’: “No I don’t think he does know that’s the name of my team! I just saw it and thought: ‘I’m having that’!”

But if Kelly fails to overcome Hennessey as the highest-placed first-team player Kouyaté – despite being none the wiser - will be shouldering some of the blame from his teammate, no doubt.

If Kelly does emerge victorious in the home stretch of Fantasy Football against his Palace team-mates it will enhance the former Liverpool man’s reputation amongst the Eagles fan base as ‘Mr Reliable’ off the pitch as well as on it.

Taking a fan’s comment on the news that Kelly had recently signed his new contract to extend his stay in south London perfectly encapsulates how the Englishman is viewed: “Ever ready Kelly never lets us down.”

The insight from behind the training ground walls when it comes to Kelly revealing that, like millions of football fans around the world, the Palace man and his team-mates enjoy the light-hearted competition will be warmly received by fans.

And while naturally we’d all want to know the best approach from the industry’s experts, it must be asked: when does craving insight into our footballing heroes cross the line into an invasion of privacy?

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Today’s game sees Crystal Palace welcome Manchester City to Selhurst Park, with the Citizens famously releasing their Amazon Prime documentary ‘All Or Nothing’ earlier in the season. Although not the first of its kind, the City documentary was certainly the most high-profile and provided another step towards that all access locker room setup we see in the NFL. “A lot of us footballers wouldn’t like cameras around in the dressing room; you’re a football player, you’re in a room with your teammates, you’re talking, privately, about the game or composing yourself to go out there on the pitch, collecting your thoughts. During the game is the time we express ourselves and put ourselves on display.

“Since I’ve made my debut the game has come on in that sort of aspect - the world has - so you can sort of see it going down that NFL all access dressing room type of content.

“Am I a fan of it? I’ve got to say it doesn’t really appeal to me but I totally appreciate that the fans want to see as much about the footballers as they possibly can, so to get that in depth look of behind the scenes on matchdays and at training it is good for them.”

Kelly’s concerns are further justified when you consider that on the day that the Eagles signed him from Liverpool, the manager who brought him to the club, Tony Pulis, left Palace just hours later to be replaced by Alan Pardew.

Although in the end Kelly needn’t have worried about the change in the dugout as his ability shone through and he went on to play in 31 of Palace’s 38 Premier League games that campaign under Pardew.

However, the situation change for the now-28-year-old would’ve been something not easy to deal with, and only worsened by any potential all access cameras.

Despite Kelly’s valid concerns regarding the interference to things such as matchday preparation, the Palace defender, who was at Liverpool during

"Since I’ve made my debut the game has come on in that sort of aspect - the world has - so you can sort of see it going down that NFL all access dressing room type of content."

"We’ve got a good social bond in our dressing – we always have since I’ve joined Palace – it has been a big part of this team and squad."

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the filming of ‘Being Liverpool’, was full of praise for the man facing Hodgson in the dugout today, Pep Guardiola: “Watching the documentary you learn a lot about Pep. That’s the most you get out of the documentary; about how he works and behind the scenes at the facilities that they’ve got – it is incredible what they have.”

Back in 2016 NBC released their ‘Behind The Badge’ series, documenting life at Palace under the leadership of Pardew and although Kelly would prefer to limit 24/7 filming in south London, the defender was more than happy to delve slightly further into the firstteam squad dynamics: “We’ve got a good social bond in our dressing – we always have since I’ve joined Palace – it has been a big part of this team and squad.

“We try and get together every so often and have a meal with each other or there’s a few lads at the club who play golf competitively so we get a few golf days in now and then. We actually try and meet up with our kids and let them have a run around together as down here you’ve got the weather much more than where I am from up north, so it’s great to explore the parks down here in the capital.”

So while Martin Kelly may be renowned for his reliable, unwavering work ethic and commitment, it’s great for the Eagles faithful to get a glimpse into another side of their Palace hero. As long as it’s away from matchday and out of the camera’s lens – as perhaps you would expect with a man of his modest approach – he can be found just like the rest of us: obsessing over Fantasy Football and taking the kids out with friends and family.

This easy to relate to lifestyle isn’t surprising, with Kelly a popular face down at Palace’s training ground complex.

We’d just hate to see what happens if Wayne racks up the points…Here’s to hoping for another fine Wan-Bissaka display today and – who knows? – points both on and off the pitch for Crystal Palace and Martin Kelly

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Throughout this season we’re finding out which shirts matter most to the Palace squad. Here, Max Meyer gives us an insight into the most special jerseys in his collection.

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WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST SHIRT AS A KID?

WHAT WERE YOU WEARING ON YOUR PRO DEBUT?

WHICH IS THE MOST SPECIAL SHIRT YOU’VE WORN?

I cannot remember the name or number on the back but it was the Bayern Munich home kit when I was five or six years old.

A jersey from Schalke, home shirt, it was blue; it was a special moment and kit for me.

German national team, when we had our Olympic games and the most special jersey was the final shirt against Brazil.

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WHO IS THE BEST PLAYER YOU’VE SWAPPED WITH?

WHO WAS THE LAST PLAYER YOU SWAPPED WITH?

WHICH IS THE BEST SHIRT OF ALL TIME?

Arjen 'Robben of Bayern Munich, five years ago, it was a friendly game and I remember it well.

Joel Matip of Liverpool.

I really like the jersey from Barcelona in the year 2008; it was blue, baby blue – it was so nice.

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100 YEARS OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE PROGRAMME This season, Ian King celebrates a century of the Palace matchday programme as he charts its evolution from a humble pamphlet to its current form.

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2008/09 With the club choosing to return to the white shirt with the red-blue sash the programme cover reflected this in the usual 80-page production and the price was held at £3.

There was also a return to one of our previous printers, Bishops.

There were the usual opening columns from manager Neil Warnock ‘From The Dugout’ and captain Shaun Derry. The main content offered an eclectic mix of opinions and choices with ‘In Our League’, ‘Hold The Back Page’ and ‘It’s A Funny Ol’ Game’.

There was the opportunity for a fan to name his Palace XI and state their reason and John Henty made a return with ‘Forty Years On’. Those who liked to read about our past were catered for with ‘Memory Lane’ and ‘From The Vaults’ looked back on various aspects of our history. Each programme contained a two-page interview with a member of the backroom personnel that are vital to the running of the club and as usual there were reports on the academy and reserve sections. Like normal, the programme finished with a stats section.

2009/10 Despite the club entering its second administration in January 2010 there was little change to the programme as it maintained a similar format to the previous season. The variation in articles continued and both the academy and reserves were now afforded two pages each while a welcome addition came at the back of the programme with club chaplain Chris Roe’s ‘REVelations’.

The past had its section with ‘Remember When’ and ‘Rock and Goal Years’ and a review of the seasons forty, thirty and twenty years previous on the club’s return to the top flight. Seven pages were given over to the visitors and the middle eight pages contained an interview with a player.

‘Championship Chatter’ and ‘World Soccer’ looked at football away from SE25 and the ‘Q&A’ part of the programme, usually with a player, became a means of keeping supporters up to date of the ongoing administration.

‘Kids’ Corner’ looked after the younger fans and ‘Action Replay’ showed the stats, line-ups and a brief report on a recent away game or two. The final home game programme came with a free 20-year anniversary magazine of the 1990 FA Cup run to Wembley.

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With new owners CPFC 2010 getting their feet under the table there was little change to the content, cover design, printers or price of the programme from the previous season - although there were alterations to the title of most of the topics.

Each issue opened with the manager’s comments (there were two as George Burley departed mid-season) and ‘Captain’s Comment’ by Paddy McCarthy. ‘Hot Off The Press’ gave news around the club that included a regular column from the Supporters’ Trust and in ‘From The Press Box’ a member of the opposition’s local press gave his view of the game.

Home players contributed ‘My First…’ and ‘Lights, Camera, Action’ looked at a recent away game and there was also an update on the Crystal Palace ladies team and an interview with one of the

The programme was now to be produced by an editorial team and starting this season it was edited by Mike Sinnerton and all contributors were listed. Each edition had a number printed on the cover as well as the outline of a clock that indicated the kick-off time and inside was a page by page list of the contents.

A new item in each issue was ‘From The Boardroom’ in which one of the four co-owners gave the fans recent news about the club and another was ‘Eagles In Exile’ – an interview with a former player. The visitors were afforded twelve pages that included ‘Club Connections’, ‘Classic Campaigns’ and ‘Flashback’ which was a photo from a previous encounter.

Comedian and Palace fan, Kevin Day, gave his thoughts on the Eagles, the Foundation, Study Centre and Palace Radio all given space in the eighty pages.

There was a quiz section for the junior supporters that included a ‘Spot The Difference’ pair of pictures and showed the matchday mascots. The usual results section came towards the last pages and the final word was left to announcer Mike Rankine.

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A new item was ‘Celebrity Eagles’ and involved a Palace fan from the world of stage, screen or television gave a Q&A interview. A source outside the club provided ‘Strikers and Stoppers’ that highlighted players in those positions who featured over the years for our visitors and the final pages included the season’s fixtures and results.

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Happy 11th Birthday Pablo! Have a fantastic Ray Paine, lifelong fan celebrating your 70th Happy 50th birthday Gordon. All our love from day, come on you Palace! Love you loads, have a fantastic day Lots of love Jenny, Joanne, Aaron, Abigail and Katie Dad, Mum & Hugo xxx Ellen, Tom, Troy and family xx

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Happy 9th Birthday to George, who celebrated his birthday on 30th March!

He loves coming to watch Palace with his Dad! Lots of Love Mummy and Daddy xx

Happy 70th birthday to Eagle Ed, Eddie Askew, the Happy 10th Birthday to my best friend & son best dad anyone could wish to have. Have a super James Hewins birthday! Love from Lauren, Andrew, Sheila and all your family and friends xx

Hopefully you’ll be smiling more today, In loving memory of Kenneth Charles Smith Dougal! Enjoy your first ever trip to Selhurst (18/06/1932 - 04/04/2019) Loving father to Park as a Palace fan xx Steve and Martin. Palace for life. Gone but never forgotten. Rest in peace

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How many days does it take you to return to work after finding yourself at the epicentre of a terror attack?

Two. That is all policeman and Palace fan Leon McLeod took from work before returning, despite being out on the frontline when the London Borough Market terror attacks hit in the June of 2017.

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"When I did realise, I still didn’t attribute it to mental health and my wellbeing" Recalling the events of that night, it is quite clear from talking to Leon that it still doesn’t feel real: “It was just a normal night shift and my colleague, Wayne (Marques) and myself were chatting about the Champions League final, what we were going to have for dinner…the usual chat, when we heard a noise 100 yards away where Borough Market is…someone came up to us and said somebody had been stabbed, but even then we didn’t realise the scale of what was going on.

“At no point was I particularly thinking ‘I have to do this, I have to do that’ – it was honestly all just autopilot; I just knew I had to do something.”

Leon’s colleague, Wayne, was brutally stabbed in the head that night. Thankfully, Leon was able to help people and come away from the scene unharmed physically, but the emotional scars still linger on.

“There was no pressure from work to return,” Leon explained, “I just felt like I needed to not hide away from this feeling and get back to normal and part of it was testing

myself to see if I still felt comfortable in that environment.”

“My mentality has always been that you have always to get back up and get on with life – in hindsight, though, I did that too quickly.

“I reached out to a couple of organisations, and I was aware of PTSD999 - a service that offers emotional support to officers who need a way to ‘come out of the other side’ from the traumas and experiences they’ve witnessed. But even then I didn’t get massively involved with them, not until therapy sessions made me realise how much I needed it.

“I have to admit that it was always on offer to me but I didn’t take it up because I didn’t know there was something wrong. When I did realise, I still didn’t attribute it to mental health and my wellbeing.”

Leon has come a long way in almost two years. It is a testament to himself, his network of family, friends and work colleagues that he is now able to talk so openly about the events of that night, not only for his own rehabilitation but for others out there who have been through similar experiences.

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"I appreciate it so much and it has made me love my little club even more"

Growing up, lots of kids dream of becoming a policeman and it has a lot to do with the uniform – the closest they can get to being a real life superhero. And interestingly, the feeling of invincibility by pulling on those iconic blues doesn’t subside as you get older and realise those dreams: “I wore my uniform when I went to see Wayne in hospital and I suppose, again, that was me testing myself to see if it felt right.

“Initially it didn’t: you put this uniform on and it does make you feel safer and more confident. However, the first few times I put it on, it had lost this feeling and took several outings to get that feeling back.”

Wayne has now also returned to work since the horrendous injuries suffered and Leon is well on the path to dealing with what happened to him and his colleagues on that horrific night in London, and it is things like his love for Crystal Palace that have helped his journey: “It becomes more important to do things like go to Crystal Palace games. There are times when you just don’t

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want to get out of bed but it is massively important to drag yourself away.

“It was more surreal going out at Selhurst at half time than meeting the Queen when I was awarded the Gallantry medal at Buckingham Palace! It is my club and for them to have backed me; I appreciate it so much and it has made me love my little club even more.”

Leon does acknowledge that his road to recovery from the events at Borough Market isn’t complete, in spite of his progress so far: “I still have my down days. However, after being awarded the Gallantry medal I realised I was now in a situation to truly make a difference and raise money for mental health awareness, which is why I’m running the London Marathon this year to raise money for PTSD999.

“I am aware my £10,000 target is an aspirational goal – but if I can help just one person, I will be happy.”

If you have been moved by Leon's story, then please donate: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ leon-mcleod

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MANCHESTER CITY F.C.

THE CITIZENS FOUNDED: 1880

THREE-TIME PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

The manager Into his third season as manager of Manchester City and Pep Guardiola is eyeing his second consecutive Premier League title with the Citizens, which, if successful, will be the Spaniard’s ninth league title as a manager. Guardiola’s success on the touchline with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and now Man City should be no surprise given that, as a player, the former Barca midfielder won a total of 16 honours for club and country during a playing career that spanned over 18 years, with the Catalan icon making over 500 appearances.

Club legend A 15-year career with the blue half of Manchester between 1949-1964 saw Trautmann make 545 appearances between the sticks for the club.

As a German pilot during the Second World War, Trautmann spent time in Lancashire in a prisoner-of-war camp & the signing of the ‘keeper wasn’t initially welcomed by the Maine Road faithful. However, such moments as completing the final 15 minutes of the 1956 FA Cup final with a broken neck (a game in which City emerged victorious) saw the shot-stopper win over the Citizens fan base and cement his place in their history books.

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Signed in the summer transfer window of 2017 from Benfica, Ederson became Pep Guardiola’s No.1 between the sticks right away, and it is not hard to see why with the Brazilian 'keeper notching 32 clean sheets in 66 Premier League appearances.

Ederson’s distribution is highly-acclaimed, therefore, it was no surprise when the ‘keeper became the first Man City shot stopper to record a Premier League assist in the Citizens' 6-1 win over Huddersfield Town.

MCFC Games: 92 MCFC Goals: 0

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Manchester City recently announced that they will host a testimonial match for Vincent Kompany later this year, as the club honours the Belgium international’s 11 years (and counting) of service to the blue half of Manchester.

The former Anderlecht centre-back has made over 300 appearances for the Citizens and has led the club to three Premier League crowns in that time, under three different managers (Roberto Mancini, Manuel Pellegrini and current manager, Pep Guardiola).

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After finding opportunities hard to come by at Chelsea, the Belgium international opted for a permanent move to the Bundesliga with VfL Wolfsburg. However, it didn’t take long for De Bruyne to make the top flight of English football realise he still had plenty to offer.

City moved to bring the former Blues attacking-midfielder back to England for a reported £55million in 2015 off the back of the then-Wolfsburg player being named Bundesliga Player of the Season.

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The Argentine international now holds the joint-record for the most Premier League hat-tricks (11) following a trio of goals against Arsenal and Chelsea earlier this year.

This current campaign is the striker’s eighth with the Citizens, and in that time the former Atletico Madrid striker has an envious list of honours, which includes: three Premier League crowns, four League Cup titles and, on an individual front, six Premier League Player of the Month awards.

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Things you didn't know...

ABOUT THE CITIZENS

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Each week, Chris Waters delves into the archives to find some obscure facts about Palace’s opponents. Here, he looks back at all things Manchester City.

Founded as St. Mark’s (West Gorton) in 1880 before becoming Ardwick Association FC in 1887, Manchester City finally assumed their present name in 1894. The original club was founded by two church wardens who wanted to provide a more positive activity to unemployed young men rather than gangs and drinking. Their first recorded match was against a church team from Macclesfield on the 13th November 1880.

Success was not too long in coming as the team were promoted to the First Division in 1899, and won the FA Cup in 1904, beating Bolton 1-0. However, the club was mired in a financial scandal the following year when captain, Billy Meredith, was accused of being offered bribes to throw the final match of the season against Aston Villa. The results of the investigation were catastrophic for City, with the manager being banned from football, five directors sacked, and a staggering 17 players banned from the game for 18 months.

City’s former stadium Maine Road still holds the record for the highest home attendance by an English club (if you exclude Spurs’ sojourn at Wembley), when an incredible 84,568 supporters packed into the ground for their match against Stoke City in 1934, in which the Citizens emerged victorious with a 1-0 win. In its pomp, Maine Road boasted the largest playing surface in the country.

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In the 1937/38 campaign, City became the only ever club to be relegated in England with a positive goal difference. Despite scoring 80 goals and conceding 77 they fell through the trapdoor into Division Two by slipping five places on the last day of the season, a relegation made all the more incredible as they had won the First Division title just the year before!

As Palace fans will attest, Malcolm Allison sprinkled magic wherever he went. His stint as assistant manager at City led to a renaissance in playing style and club fortunes. In the 60s, he got the club to adopt the red and black away kit colours of the great AC Milan team of the time, to inspire the players. It worked, with the club winning the 1969 FA Cup, 1970 League Cup, and 1970 European Cup Winners’ Cup in those very colours.

City were the first team to have won a European trophy and subsequently play in the third tier of their league. They achieved this dubious moniker having won the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1970 but were relegated into the third tier of English football as recently as 1998. They bounced straight back, coming back from 2-0 down in the play-off final against Gillingham by scoring twice in the last two minutes, going on to win on penalties.

John Burridge is remembered with affection by Palace supporters with over 100 appearances for the club but his time at the Citizens was a record-breaker.

Although the ‘keeper only played four times for the Citizens, his appearance against QPR in May 1995 at the age of 43 years and 162 days means he is the oldest player to have played in the Premier League.

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Combined xi Palace & Manchester City John Burridge

Danny Granville

Eddie McGoldrick

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Both camps GK: John Burridge – CPFC 102/0 MCFC 4/0 Signed by Terry Venables, Burridge was part of the famous 1979 promotion campaign. For Man City the ‘keeper has the honour of being the oldest player to ever play in the Premier League at 43 years, four months and 26 days.

LB: Danny Granville – CPFC 130/10 MCFC 62/3 Signed from the Citizens after two years in Manchester, Granville became a key player for the Eagles and was crucial to the 03/04 play-off-winning team.

CB: Kit Symons– CPFC 60/7 MCFC 141/5 Over 100 league appearances for City, Symons is fondly remembered by the Maine Road – and now Etihad – faithful.

Symons has twice been caretaker manager for the Eagles (once whilst still playing).

CB: Derek Jeffries – CPFC 122/1 MCFC 95/0 Signed from City, the centre-back enjoyed four years at Palace which included winning the club’s Player of the Year award for the 1974/75 season.

RB: Sun Jihai - CPFC 24/0 MCFC 114/4 The former Chinese international’s first taste of English football came whilst on loan at Palace for the 1998/99 season. However, the Eagles opted to not make that a permanent move, meaning the defender had to wait until City signed him in 2002 for his debut in the Premier League.

LM: Mark Kennedy – CPFC 47/1 MCFC 77/11 Utilised as a left-back and a left-midfielder, Kennedy’s ability to score was extremely handy for the Citizens in their promotion to the Premier League in his debut campaign for the club.

CM: Simon Rodger – CPFC 331/12 MCFC 8/1 A Palace icon for almost 12 years of service at the club and over 300 appearances for the Eagles – the midfielder spent two months on loan at City during the 1996/97 season.

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IN EACH EDITION, WE WILL TRY TO FORM THE BEST STARTING LINE-UP POSSIBLE COMPRISED OF PLAYERS WHO HAVE REPRESENTED BOTH THE EAGLES AND TODAY’S OPPONENTS, AND SEE WHICH CLUB COMES OUT ON TOP WHEN IT COMES TO APPEARANCES AND GOALS.

CM: Michael Hughes– CPFC 141/10 MCFC 32/1 Hughes started his career as a trainee with the blue half of Manchester and after four years learning his trade, Hughes departed for Strasbourg. 11 years after leaving City, Hughes moved to Palace and quickly became a fans’ favourite and club captain.

RM: Eddie McGoldrick – CPFC 189/16 MCFC 45/0 Fondly remembered by Palace fans as the player who supplied the cross for Ian Wright to score the goal that secured the Eagles’ promotion to the First Division.

ST: Emmanuel Adebayor – CPFC 15/1 MCFC 45/19 A brief six-month spell in south London means the Togolese striker is more synonymous with today’s opposition and remains just one of six players to score in his first four games for a Premier League club.

ST: Clive Allen – CPFC 29/11 MCFC 68/21 Despite only being at Selhurst Park for one season, Allen finished the season as Palace’s top scorer with 11 goals. The striker had a similar average in front of goal for the Citizens, roughly a goal every three games.

TOTAL APPEARANCES

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MCFC 691

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he golden goal competition winner had 60 min, 45 seconds stamped on his card at Derby on Wednesday but his reward was small compared with the gold struck by Crystal Palace.

Derby County players had relaxed all day in one of the town’s plush hotels to get in the right frame of mind for the clash.

Ironically, Palace, spending four days in the more Spartan atmosphere of the Lilleshall Recreation Centre, booked in for a meal at the same hotel after the match.

It turned out to be victory dinner.

How these Palace players earned their vittles.

They achieved what 16 other Second Division clubs had failed to do before them this season – beat Derby before their own fiery supporters.

This well and truly puts them in the promotion hunt and whereas Derby looked secure from all challengers a few matches ago they are certainly not wearing the smile of champions now.

Admittedly they pressed furiously for spells at the start of each half, but they were never allowed to show their best skills against a Palace team always harrying and always chasing.

What's more, Palace achieved victory without resorting to negative defensive tactics. Palace decided on a 4-2-4 formation – and kept at it. This aggressive outlook undoubtedly surprised Derby.

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Even when Derby threatened to take control Palace refused to be drawn into a defensive shell and the speed and power of Colin Taylor, the wiles and unorthodoxy of Woodruff, the talents of Kember and the grafting of Tony Taylor had the Midlanders in trouble time and again.

Admittedly Derby had their chances, but so did Palace, who netted five times but found only one being entered in the scorebook.

The work of men like Mel Blyth and John McCormwick cannot be overestimated. Blyth does not always get the best of treatment from the Palace fans but here never flagged, his interceptions breaking down countless Derby moves.

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Frank Wignall, Derby’s expensive buy from Wolves, had a vast percentage of Derby’s chances but was not allowed the time to take them so quick were Palace into the tackle. Palace were sharp: Derby distinctly not so.

It seemed that Palace had gone ahead after 23 minutes when a Lazarus cross sped low across the goalmouth and Green parried it out to Woddruff, who netted. Joy turned sour when the referee acted on a linesman’s flag, apparently for offside against Lazarus.

Minutes later Woodruff hit the crossbar, the ball looped up and down, was headed by Tony Taylor and finally swept into the net with his hand.

Tony Taylor again netted early in the second half but had clearly helped control the ball with his arm. Derby’s pressure was never enough to beat the confident Jackson, although Hector did push one shot wide with only the goalkeeper to beat.

Things looked bleaker when Jackson lay prostrate after a kick on the head, but he recovered. He was

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slightly concussed and did not realise that Palace had scored until long after they did so, being seen by a doctor after the game.

Happily all was well.

Finally there came the moment that snuffed out the crowd’s enthusiasm, Colin Taylor received the ball and tried a shot that hit McFarland and veered goalwards. Tony Taylor’s effort was blocked but Woodruff was there to poke in the loose ball.

In the space of four days Palace have completed wins over second-place Cardiff and leaders Derby and it is an important fact that they have lost only one of their last seven away games.

Derby – Green, Webster, Robson, Durban, McFarland, Mackay, McGovern, Hector, O’Hare, Wignall, Hinton. Sub: Walker for McGovern Palace – Jackson (J.), Sewell, Loughlan, Hoy, McCormick, Blyth, Lazarus, Kember, Woodruff, Taylor (T.), Taylor (C.)

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hese two months always seem to be hectic in the football calendar and forty years ago it was no different with 13 league fixtures crammed into eight weeks.

It began on 3rd March with a 1-0 home victory over Wrexham that kept the Eagles in third place behind Stoke City and Brighton & Hove Albion with West Ham United and Sunderland also in contention but a goalless draw at Fulham the following Saturday allowed the Black Cats to overtake us.

There followed a midweek trip to Roker Park where Palace took an early grip on the game with two goals inside the first 10 minutes. Despite conceding just before the break, the defence, with Tony Hazell in his final first-team appearance, withstood the second-half onslaught from our promotion rivals.

Fate then took control, which, upon reflection, could have led to a different outcome to the season when the home game against Burnley on 17th March was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch and rearranged to 11th May. An 18th minute goal by Peter Nicholas at Luton seven days later kept us in touch with Stoke and Brighton but now with games in hand and the drought of league goals was definitely over. A short journey to The Valley to play a game postponed from New Year’s Day witnessed the Eagles go a goal down after 50 seconds but back on level

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terms eight minutes later as David Swindlehurst ended his personal goal famine. It ended with the spoils shared but not before the final minute when John Burridge got his fingers to a shot and watched the ball hit a post to run along the goal-line before being cleared.

All the action, but not the goals, came in the last minute of the home game against Cardiff City with three players, two from Cardiff along with Swindlehurst, shown red cards but by then the Eagles had the game won with goals from Neil Smillie and Ian Walsh before half-time.

Tony Sealy made his full debut in place of the suspended Swindlehurst in a goalless draw Oldham, another ‘catch-up’ fixture on April 3rd then four days later came a 0-1 defeat at Newcastle - that ended a 12-game unbeaten run in the league.

A very warm Easter Saturday and the Eagles left it

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late at Eastville as Sealy saw his effort cleared off the line in the 88th minute only for Ian Walsh to score the only goal of the game seconds later.

Charlton at home followed and again it was a bit of a struggle to find a way past a packed Addicks defence but the exquisite angled drive from Jerry Murphy seven minutes into the second-half was sufficient to bag the points.

The next game at Leicester was brought forward to the Friday evening due to a political demonstration planned in the city on the Saturday. It was an evening the reliable John Burridge would want to forget as his error led to the Foxes taking the lead in the 11th minute but again it was a late show by the Eagles that salvaged a point when, deep into injury time, right-back Paul Hinshelwood came up for a free-kick and was on hand to nudge the ball home as it came back to him off a post and the keeper’s head.

When the Eagles ran out at Selhurst Park on Saturday 28th April to face Notts County they were still just outside the three promotion places, headed

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1988/89

David

Midfielder | 1988-1990 33 Games, 6 Goals 1988/89 Record: 19 Games, 5 Goals

Madden

Firstly take us back to the summer before promotion and tell us about leaving Reading to be signed by Steve Coppell.

After coming back from America I had been at Reading for about six months and had played against Crystal Palace, scored and was pleased with how I had played. Come the end of that season the Royals had been relegated and wasn’t keen on dropping down a division, so I sent videos out of me in action with a covering letter to teams in south London and surrounding areas and Palace was the only club to come back to me.

Steve had seen me play in that game against his side and took me on loan for about a month and I then signed a two-year contract which I was delighted to be doing and was looking forward to being involved at a club which had showed its progression the seasons before that.

problem and it was very frustrating. I always believed in my own ability so there was no fear of coming back into the side and thankfully my chance came along.

Unfortunately your Eagles career had a disappointing start due to injury, which must have been so frustrating.

Each year since I had been at Arsenal in the mid-80s I needed work done on my knee, whether it was a clean out or an operation and I just couldn’t get on top of it.

From my first knee operation I did learn from the surgeon that it would be a case of being a continual

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games and no one was downhearted as we still had belief that we could turn the score around in front of our own fans.

As for the penalty, I would be the first to admit that I had taken a few bad penalties that had scrapped over the line but as soon as that was given I can honestly say I was as calm as anything. Steve always said to me take a long run up and hit it as hard as you can with the side of your foot and that was exactly what I did. I thought to myself I am either going to be the hero in the morning or the villain and luckily it turned out the right way.

You came back in a crucial stage of the season, there were 18 games left and you were part of the great finish to the season.

We were so lucky to have the front pair, Wrighty and Brighty, but also had others who contributed so well throughout the team and we were a group who were all round the same kind of age with a point to prove. There was absolutely no fear in the squad and whoever we played, even if we went a goal behind the feeling was that we could get back in the game.

My time at Palace was my best time in football in terms of being part of a team. I wouldn’t say we all stepped off the park and went out as a group of friends together but as soon as we stepped on the pitch everyone looked after each other.

The play-offs saw us coming from behind in both legs and Tell us about the penalty in the final.

We came back from the first-leg in both play-off

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Step Back

The first incarnation of the Pete the Eagle mascot takes the field in 1987.

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In his regular column, The Guardian’s London Football Correspondent gives a unique insight into the world of a football journalist covering the biggest names, games and stories in the sport.

Manchester City are a club transformed

That First Division title represented

the process. At the time, that felt very ‘City’: that

these days, unrecognisable from their

Pearce’s only championship winner’s

inability for anything to pass off smoothly, even a

years at Maine Road. As a journalist

medal but, rather than bask in belated

celebrated player’s retirement at a title winning

primarily covering Merseyside back at

success, he considered himself to

party. The club has rather grown out of such

the turn of the millennium, the occasional

have treaded water through that final

misfortune in the years since.

trips to City’s training ground were a

campaign. “I’m not the player now

refreshing change, with one encounter

that I was 10 years ago, but I’ve been

with Psycho sticking in the memory.

getting away with it,” he admitted as he

It was mid-April, 2002, and Stuart

explained his decision to retire. “In the

Pearce was holding court as a player

Premiership, I’d get hammered. I thought

for the last time. A gaggle of hacks sat

once that I might end up playing in my

around a table listening as the former

late 30s with a smile on my face, but I’m

England full-back reflected on a 19-year

not that way inclined. Besides, I’ve not

professional career that had taken

got the natural ability.”

in spells at clubs from Wealdstone

Keegan was rather more gushing

to Newcastle, Nottingham Forest to

in his praise. “He’s been a jewel,” he

Coventry, and 78 caps for his country. His

said. “He suffered a hamstring injury

career at City had only encompassed a

at Blackburn earlier this season which

solitary season but, even at 39, he had

would have kept most players out for

still inspired Kevin Keegan’s side to an

a fortnight. Two days later we were all

immediate return to the Premier League.

training on a freezing day, wearing bobble

We lapped up the anecdotes,

hats and gloves because it felt about -10,

all pondering how an hour’s stream of

when he emerged out of the mist running

consciousness could be crammed into

with nothing on but a pair of underpants

a 1,000-word article, but were probably

and a towel wrapped round his head.”

most taken by the realism of Pearce’s

“If I’d written a script, this is as

approach to the game. Even then, the

good a send-off as I could have had,”

defender felt like a throwback to a

added Pearce. “After all, I’ve had a few

bygone era: the electrician who would

cock-ups in my time.” He would go out

travel “back from Frickley Athletic on a

a few days later and miss a penalty in

Wednesday night at three in the morning

stoppage time on his final appearance, a

and then get up four hours later to wire

win against Portsmouth, thereby spurning

a house”.

the chance to score a 100th career goal in

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SHAMEL’S STORY Football has been a huge part of Shamel’s life for as long as he can remember, but he didn’t know it would be the thing to help get his life back on track after getting in trouble with the police.

Shamel, 21, played the beautiful game throughout his childhood and said his love of football kept him grounded during his younger days. However, when he left school, Shamel lost some focus and then, two months ago, found himself in Croydon Custody Suite after being arrested.

It was there that he met Palace for Life coach, Aaron Johnson, who is based at the custody suite as part of the Metropolitan Police programme, DIVERT. DIVERT aims to direct 18-25 year olds who have been arrested into employment, development and educational opportunities.

Recalling the day, Shamel said: “Aaron was my hero, my knight in shining armour when he came to my door that day; I knew I could open up to him and tell him things about myself.”

After spending time with Shamel, Aaron has helped him to start his FA coaching qualifications, allowing Shamel to pursue his dream of becoming a football coach.

“I’m enjoying it, it was great to meet the tutor and the other pupils, I want to focus on finishing this course, get some weekend work and then do some voluntary coaching,” said Shamel.

Aaron has been based at Croydon Custody Suite since October. He has spoken to 68 people, 24 were given information, advice and guidance, 33 enrolled on

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training and eight have gone into employment.

Aaron explained: “When they see I’m in a Palace tracksuit it’s an ice breaker, it helps me open a dialogue with them. No matter what situation they’re in, I’m there to show them that there’s light at the end of the tunnel and when they come out, they can have something positive planned.”

Inspector Jack Rowlands, founder of DIVERT added: “The Metropolitan Police service is proud to work alongside Palace for Life Foundation to deliver DIVERT in Croydon.

“Having Aaron based directly in custody speaking with young adults is proving to be an effective way of changing people’s lives and helping to prevent future offending. We look forward to continuing our work with Palace for Life and making the biggest possible impact in reducing reoffending and youth violence.”

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Jude Russell Jude Russell has been with his boyhood club for over eight years now. Here he discusses his daily routine, his childhood as a fan and his inspirations as a young, English right-back.

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FACT FILE Name: Jude Russell Date of birth: 12/03/2002 Place of birth: Bromley Position: Centre-back When did you start at Palace?

Under-8s, 2009 Team supported as a youngster?

Crystal Palace First footballing idol?

Cristiano Ronaldo Career highlight to date?

Winning the league last year Favourite food?

Salad Favourite TV show?

Game of Thrones What do you like to do in your free time?

Play video games like FIFA or Fortnite If you weren’t a footballer, what would you be?

An actor or singer Hopes for the season?

It’s almost over but I’d like to train with the Under-23s

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Jude Russell

I’ve been a Palace fan all my life. My parents got me into it and all of my dad’s family support the club. They’re proud that I play for the club I support. My first game was when I was about five or six years-old and I remember my first kit being the old yellow one with the TDK sponsor.

My first game must have been at the end of the season because the players did a parade at the end of the match.

As a kid I enjoyed watching Victor Moses and Darren Ambrose from the Arthur Wait stand.

I used to watch Paddy McCarthy play - now he coaches me! I’ve been coached by Paddy for three-and-abit years now and he gave me my debut in the Under-18s.

He’s got a lot of information to give and he knows what it takes to get to the next level so I try to take in as much as possible from him every day. As a player I can sometimes be frustrating to coach but he never loses patience with me.

Being part of the academy is a full-time commitment.

On a normal day we get in at 8.30 and have breakfast, then we have ‘pre-hab’ which is getting ready for training by stretching our muscles so we don’t risk injury. Then we go out for training. What we do depends on what day it is: on Mondays we have recovery from the weekend, on Tuesdays we do the physical loading and go out to train twice. On Wednesdays we have education, so we don’t train then. On Thursdays we run through tactics for the match and on Friday we get ready for Saturday’s match.

We get only Sunday off and sometimes Wednesday if it’s half-term.

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In our education classes, I’m studying for a BTEC in Sports Science. The qualification would allow me to go to university, especially having played for Palace because they give out sporting scholarships. We went to Loughborough last season and they said: ‘If it doesn’t work out, we’ll help you’.

My main strength is bringing the ball out from defence. I’m quite good at looking for passes and defending one-on-one so that my man doesn’t get past me as well. But my biggest attribute is bringing the ball out from the back and creating attacks. Generally, it suits the team’s style. The first-team are quite good at playing out from the back, too, so I think we try to emulate that.

Being a young, English right-back, there’s a lot of inspiration around. England has lots of right-backs now who are good at getting forward while still being able to defend. I think coaches are looking to bring attacking players back into the position and that’s why they’re better with their feet today. It’s not just rightbacks, though, the whole England youth setup is great.

I went to school with Callum Hudson-Odoi and he’s one that stands out. I haven’t spoken with him in a while but when we were at school, we were good mates so it’s good to see him doing well. At Palace, Aaron WanBissaka shows there’s definitely a path available for academy players. Watching him week in, week out and taking little things from this game gives me inspiration.

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Sunday

10.00 - 16.00

Saturday Home Matchdays

09.00 - kick-off

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Cat: A/B

Main Stand: Glaziers / Wright & Bright

Main Stand: Stephenson’s

Holmesdale Upper / Lower

Holmesdale Gallery

Arthur Wait

Whitehorse Lane

Adult

£50.00 / £40.00

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watford 2 CRYSTAL PALACE 1 Saturday 16th March 2019

Crystal Palace were forced from the FA Cup as Watford put an end to the Eagles’ dreams of stepping further in English football’s oldest competition.

After a slow start, Watford managed to secure a foothold in the game and sent a plethora of testing crosses from right to left and back again, with each pinging clear of the Palace box and beginning to cause concern.

The concern proved valid minutes later when Watford opened the scoring with yet another cross being posted over the Eagles’ box, with the ball landing at the feet of

LINE-UPS

MAN OF THE MATCH

Watford v Crystal Palace 1

Heurelho Gomes

21

Kiko Femenía

Etienne Capoue who struck home.

Michy Batshuayi had a series of efforts before his hard work paid off when he calmly carried the ball into the box before slotting home emphatically into the rustling Watford net.

The level scoreboard would not go unchanged however as Watford regrouped after the equaliser and found their grip on the game once more. Tightening it, substitute Andre Gray then doubled their tally as he struck past Vicente Guaita to once again put Palace behind.

Vicente Guaita

31

Goals:

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

29

Possession gained: 5

1

25

José Holebas

Jeffrey Schlupp

15

Total duels:

18

6

Adrian Mariappa

James Tomkins

5

Total aerial duels:

10

15

Craig Cathcart

Martin Kelly

34

Total shots:

2

16

Abdoulaye Doucouré

Cheikhou Kouyaté

8

19

Will Hughes

James McArthur

18

29

Etienne Capoue

Max Meyer

7

37

Roberto Pereyra

Luka Milivojevic

4

7

Gerard Deulofeu

Andros Townsend

10

9

Troy Deeney

Michy Batshuayi

23

SUBSTITUTES Watford: Dahlberg, Janmaat, Kabasele, Masina Cleverley , Gray , Success

,

Palace: Hennessey, Woods, Ward, Riedewald, Ayew, Benteke , Wickham Goal

Own Goal

Yellow Card

Red Card

First Sub

43 POSSESSION 57

60

DUELS WON

55

11

SHOTS

13

08

SHOTS ON TARGET

05

08

CORNERS

04

11

FOULS

09

Second Sub

Third Sub

Home Team

Away Team

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Venue: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,104 Referee: Kevin Friend

Passing accuracy: 87.8%

“IT WAS A CLOSE GAME, ONCE AGAIN A GAME AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON AFFECTED

BY CONDITIONS - THE WIND WAS DIFFICULT, AND YOU CAN’T GET THE BALL DOWN ON THE GROUND AS MUCH”

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crystal palace 2 huddersfield town 0 Saturday 30th March 2019

On the first matchday that the Premier League launched their ‘No Room For Racism’ campaign, the game against Huddersfield Town was one that the Eagles knew there was no room for error in.

Thankfully, Crystal Palace secured all three points at a sunny Selhurst thanks to second-half goals from Luka Milivojevic and Patrick van Aanholt against Huddersfield Town.

On the 13th minute, a wonderful one-minute tribute broke out around all sections of Selhurst Park, in remembrance to former Palace Foundation player, Damary

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Vicente Guaita

3

Patrick van Aanholt

5

James Tomkins

29

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

6

Scott Dann

15 4

Ben Hamer

12

Goals:

1

Tommy Smith

2

Total passes:

50

Erik Durm

37

Crosses:

5

Christopher Schindler

26

Interceptions:

3

Terence Kongolo

5

Passing accuracy:

82%

Jeffrey Schlupp

Jonathan Hogg

6

Luka Milivojevic

Aaron Mooy

10

Max Meyer

Juninho Bacuna 80

7

11

Wilfried Zaha

Alex Pritchard 90+4

21

10

80 Andros Townsend

Chris Löwe 80

15

23

73 Michy Batshuayi

Karlan Grant

16

7

Dawkins, who sadly passed away at the age of 13 after a battle with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.

The breakthrough came in the 75th minute with Palace’s second-half dominance coming to fruition when the referee, Lee Probert, pointed to the spot after Wilfried Zaha was brought down.

The noise levels would not drop for the rest of the game as Palace went in search of a game-killing second goal, which duly arrived in the 88th minute, with Van Aanholt slotting neatly through the legs of Hamer after being teed up by Zaha.

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SUBSTITUTES Palace: Hennessey, Kelly, Ward, Kouyate , McArthur , Ayew, Benteke Huddersfield Town: Coleman, Stankovic , Daly, Hadergjonaj, Rowe, Williams , Kachunga Goal

Own Goal

Yellow Card

Red Card

First Sub

49 POSSESSION 51

63

DUELS WON

47

19

SHOTS

15

05

SHOTS ON TARGET

05

05

CORNERS

05

10

FOULS

07

Second Sub

Third Sub

Home Team

Away Team

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Venue: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,193 Referee: Lee Probert

Key passes: 3

“AT HALF TIME, THINGS WERE LOOKING BLEAK. SO I MUST GIVE OUR TEAM AN AWFUL LOT OF CREDIT FOR THE WAY THEY CAME OUT IN THE SECOND HALF. WE MADE A COUPLE OF SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS, AND IN THE SECOND HALF WE WERE MUCH MORE LIKE OURSELVES”

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barnsley 3 crystal palace 1 The Oakwell Training Ground // 18th March 2019

Home Away

APR

MAR

FEB

JAN

DEC

NOV

OCT

SEP

AUG

U18 Professional Development League Date

Opposition

18/08/18

Hull City

Res 5-0

25/08/18

Crewe Alexandra

1-1

01/09/18

Sheffield Wednesday

0-5

07/09/18

Bolton Wanderers

1-3

15/09/18

Watford

4-2

22/09/18

Cardiff City

1-0

06/10/18

Millwall

1-4

27/10/18

Ipswich Town

1-3

03/11/18

Bristol City

1-0

10/11/18

Charlton Athletic

1-2

Palace: Russell, Bartley, Siddik, Smith, Russell, Parris, Robertson, Addy, Gordon,

24/11/18

Colchester United

1-1

01/12/18

Queens Park Rangers

3-4

Aveiro, Bello. Subs: Omilabu, Luthra, Ajayi, Jessup, Thiselton

21/12/18

Leeds United

5-6

05/01/19

Bristol City

2-1

Paddy McCarthy’s Under-18 side suffered

edge of the box and beat his man before

09/02/19

Watford

1-4

a 3-1 defeat at Barnsley in a game

firing home a low shot into the corner

16/02/19

Cardiff City

0-4

played at The Oakwell Training Ground.

of the net.

23/02/19

Millwall

2-3

02/03/19

Charlton Athletic

1-0

09/03/19

Birmingham City

4-1

on just four minutes as Kieran Feeney

on level terms in the second-half saw

The hosts took an early advantage

Palace’s best chance to get back

16/03/19

Barnsley

1-3

opened the scoring when a curling

Brandon Aveiro - who has recently

26/03/19

Queens Park Rangers

1-2

free-kick came back off the post and he

received international recognition at a

30/03/19

Burnley

2-2

02/04/19

Coventry City

3-1

pounced on the loose ball to put it into

youth team training camp with Portugal

06/04/19

Sheffield United

1-1

the net from close range.

- was denied by a fine save from Henry

09/04/19

Colchester United

2-0

13/04/19

Nottingham Forest

back into the game from the penalty

17-year-old met a cross perfectly but he

16/04/19

Ipswich Town

spot as the referee adjudged that Harry

couldn’t convert the chance to add his

22/04/19

Coventry City

Gagen had fouled Tetteh-Quaye Addy.

name to the scoresheet.

Palace were given a chance to get

Kendrick. Aveiro’s volley came as the

Team

P

Pts

01

Ipswich Town

26

52

02

Cardiff City

26

50

03

Millwall

26

04

Queens Park Rangers

26

05

Crystal Palace

25

32

06

Bristol City

27

32

07

Charlton Athletic

26

31

went into the half-time break with the

08

Watford

27

31

lead though as a fine finish from Tommy

up to sixth place in the Professional

09

Coventry City

26

22

Willard saw Barnsley once again ahead

Development League table.

10

Colchester United

25

8

Sean Robertson made no mistake from

With ten minutes of the match

the spot, even though the ‘keeper went

remaining, captain Will Calligan

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the right way with his goal putting

converted a late opportunity to complete

39

Palace back on level terms.

the victory and a miserable afternoon for

It was to be the home side that

the Eagles.

The win saw the Tykes move

in the game. He collected the ball on the PALACE

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Home Away

APR

MAR

FEB

JAN

DEC

NOV

OCT

SEP

AUG

Professional Development League Date

Opposition

Res

10/08/18

Nottingham Forest

4-3

20/08/18

Crewe Alexandra

2-0

28/08/18

Burnley

1-2

03/09/18

Barnsley

4-0

11/09/19

Birmingham City

2-2

17/09/18

Queens Park Rangers

0-5

28/09/18

Watford

1-1

15/10/18

Bristol City

2-0

22/10/18

Coventry City

0-1

Palace: Perri, D.Boateng, Woods (Mensah 59), Tavares, Brown, Dreher (McGregor

29/10/18

Cardiff City

2-2

45), M.Boateng, Flanagan, Lumeka, Pierrick, Daly (Street 45). Subs not used:

05/11/18

Millwall

2-0

12/11/18

Colchester United

4-0

Tupper, Aveiro.

19/11/18

Ipswich Town

2-5

26/11/18

Charlton Athletic

4-0

The match at Selhurst Park was an

10/12/18

Bristol City

1-1

afternoon marked by returns for Richard

14/12/18

Coventry City

3-6

Shaw’s Crystal Palace.

07/01/19

Cardiff City

1-1

22/01/19

Millwall

2-1

28/01/19

Charlton Athletic

1-3

played for the first time since joining

04/02/19

Ipswich Town

4-3

Kingstonian on loan in August. It was also

11/02/19

Queens Park Rangers

2-0

a return for Luke Dreher, who, after months

doubled his tally in fine fashion as he

4-1

It was a return for James Daly, who

goal as he guarded on the line.

Palace’s dominance finally paid off when a strike from a Flanagan free-kick cannoned off the crossbar and eventually pinged off Daly’s boot and into the back of the net.

The Palace Scholar of the Year then

18/02/19

Colchester United

04/03/19

Bolton Wanderers

0-1

sidelined by injury, finally started a game

nipped into the box before sending the

08/03/19

Sheffield Wednesday

1-5

for the Eagles again and, perhaps most

ball smartly over Kelly, giving the Eagles a

25/03/19

Sheffield United

3-0

importantly, it was a return to winning

deserved two-goal cushion.

06/04/19

Hull City

1-2

15/04/19

Leeds United

18/04/19

Watford

ways for Palace having lost consecutive matches over the last few weeks.

Team

P

Pts

01

Ipswich Town

26

49

02

Coventry City

27

42

03

Crystal Palace

26

04

Millwall

05

The game’s first-half showcased

Opening the second half, Palace resumed their position as the dominant side when Flanagan turned and twisted his boots

a paradox between two quarters of the

around the ball on the edge of the box before

match with Sheffield United dominating

again launching an effort which ricocheted

41

for the first 20-odd minutes and the

off the crossbar before the ball was whipped

27

36

Eagles leading for the second.

back in to Lumeka, who headed into the net.

Charlton Athletic

26

36

06

Bristol City

27

35

07

Queens Park Rangers

27

31

the first chance of the afternoon fell

uneventful, with its result decided long

08

Cardiff City

27

29

to the visitors when, following a Harry

before the final whistle; Palace ran-out

09

Watford

25

20

Sheppeard cross, Palace’s David Boateng

deserving victors to strengthen their hand

10

Colchester United

27

20

was forced into scooping a ball away from

near the top of the league.

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Starting on top, unsurprisingly

The remainder of the game was

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LADIES 81

Palace ladies Home Away Date

Opposition

09/09/18

Leicester City

Res 0-2

19/09/18

Lewes

1-2

23/09/18

Millwall

1-1

30/09/18

Tottenham Hotspur

1-2

14/10/18

London Bees

1-0

21/10/18

Durham

0-2

28/10/18

Sheffield United

0-1

18/11/18

Manchester United

0-5

25/11/18

Charlton Athletic

1-2

02/12/18

Aston Villa

1-3

Having been put firmly on the map in the

time, we train on Monday, Tuesday and

heart of south London, perhaps most eye-

Thursdays and on Sundays we play games.

catching of everything the Crystal Palace

But it doesn’t stop there; we’re always

09/12/18

Tottenham Hotspur

0-1

05/01/19

Millwall

3-1

13/01/19

London Bees

1-2

Ladies have managed over the past decade

looking for players, going to watch games,

27/01/19

Durham

0-2

is attracting a fan base like that never

nothing really different from the men’s side.”

10/02/19

Leicester City

3-2

seen before in women’s football: vocal and

21/02/19

Lewes

0-3

committed.

10/03/19

Sheffield United

0-2

20/04/19

Manchester United

Davenport said. “The players always know

the team’s starting line-up and, laughing,

28/04/19

Charlton Athletic

they have to perform when they come out

Davenport ran through the problems of

12/05/19

Aston Villa

because the fans will always be on the

having his own kin as part of the squad:

terraces singing about them.”

“Now, it’s quite hard to be a dad with your

“It makes a massive difference”

However, one day-to-day issue most managers won’t have to face is the ordeal of telling their daughter that she hasn’t made

Team

P

Pts

01

Manchester United

16

43

02

Tottenham Hotspur

17

39

turnstiles aren’t the only fans with support

conversations at times that don’t work out

03

Durham FC

16

35

for the team ingrained in their heritage, as

but that is what it is.

04

Charlton Athletic

17

35

Davenport has been an Eagle since the day

05

Sheffield United

16

22

he could kick a ball, leading his family to

when I’m at football, she’s a player and

06

London Bees

18

21

following the club and to spending hours

when I’m at home, she’s my daughter. She

07

Aston Villa

15

20

off the pitch working for the team around

knows that.”

08

Leicester City

18

20

09

Lewes

17

16

10

Crystal Palace

17

10

11

Millwall

17

5

PALACE

v

MANCHESTER CITY

But those pouring through the

his day job.

“I’ve been a Palace fan for 34 years.

daughter [Jade] in the team. We have

“But I’m not one to side with anyone,

Ben Mountain caught up with the ladies manager, Dean Davenport, a few

My brother was a player for the club many

weeks back for a fascinating insight into

moons ago, Stuart Davenport.

life as gaffer for the Eagles – for the full

“[Managing the ladies takes] a lot of

interview head to cpfc.co.uk

82 STATISTICS

Seasonal Statistics Most Touches

Duel Success Rate

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Luka Milivojevic

67%

2,392 Top Goal Scorers 01. Luka Milivojevic

11 08

02. Wilfried Zaha 03. Andros Townsend

Overall Discipline

04

Total Goals

41%

Shooting Accuracy

2

52

14

Hit Woodwork

39

123

180

Shots on Target

Shots off Target

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STATISTICS 83

Pass Success Rate

Player In Focus

77%

Average Possession

45%

Touches In Opposition Box

Wilfried Zaha

200 PALACE

v

MANCHESTER CITY

2,970

Luka Milivojevic is joint-first with Burnley’s Ben Mee as the only two outfield players to have played every single minute of this season’s Premier League campaign so far.

Most Aerial challenges won

James Tomkins

182

RES

ATT

POS

Sat 11

15:00

Fulham

W 2-0

24,821

4th

Mon 20

20:00

Liverpool

L 0-2

25,750

10th

Sun 26

13:30

Watford

L 1-2

20,014

10th

Tue 28

19:30

Swansea City

W 1-0

9,122

CC2

Sat 01

15:00

Southampton

L 0-2

25,495

15th

Sat 15

15:00

Huddersfield Town

W 1-0

23,696

12th

Sat 22

15:00

Newcastle United

D 0-0

25,679

11th

Tue 28

20:00

West Bromwich Albion

W 3-0

10,818

CC3

Mon 01

20:00

Bournemouth

L 1-2

10,199

13th

Sat 06

15:00

Wolves

L 0-1

25,717

14th

Sun 21

16:00

Everton

L 0-2

38,668

15th

Sun 28

13:30

Arsenal

D 2-2

25,718

14th

Wed 31

20:00

Middlesbrough

L 0-1

11,850

CC4

Sun 04

16:00

Chelsea

L 1-3

40,407

14th

Sat 10

17:30

Tottenham Hotspur

L 0-1

25,685

16th

Sat 24

15:00

Manchester United

D 0-0

74,516

16th

Sat 01

15:00

Burnley

W 2-0

25,098

14th

Tue 04

19:45

Brighton & Hove Albion

L 1-3

29,663

15th

Sat 08

15:00

West Ham United

L 2-3

56,995

16th

Sat 15

15:00

Leicester City

W 1-0

24,738

15th

Sat 22

15:00

Manchester City

W 3-2

54,340

14th

Wed 26

15:00

Cardiff City

D 0-0

25,206

14th

Sun 30

12:00

Chelsea

L 0-1

25,781

14th

Wed 02

19:45

Wolves

W 2-0

30,666

14th

Sat 05

17:30

Grimsby Town

W 1-0

19,967

FA3

Sat 12

15:00

Watford

L 1-2

25,010

14th

Sat 19

15:00

Liverpool

L 3-4

53,171

14th

Sun 27

16:00

Tottenham Hotspur

W 2-0

19,491

FA4

Wed 30

19:45

Southampton

D 1-1

28,339

15th

Sat 02

15:00

Fulham

W 2-0

25,355

14th

Sat 09

15:00

West Ham United

D 1-1

25,552

13th

Sun 17

16:00

Doncaster Rovers

W 2-0

14,010

FA5

Sat 23

17:30

Leicester City

W 4-1

31,778

13th

Wed 27

20:00

Manchester United

L 1-3

25,754

14th

Sat 02

15:00

Burnley

W 3-1

19,223

13th

Sat 09

12:30

Brighton & Hove Albion

L 1-2

24,972

14th

Sat 16

12:15

Watford

L 1-2

18,104

FA6

Sat 30

15:00

Huddersfield Town

W 2-0

25,193

13th

Wed 03

19:45

Tottenham Hotspur

L 0-2

59,215

13th

Sat 06

15:00

Newcastle United

W 1-0

51,926

12th

Sun 14

14:05

Manchester City

Sun 21

16:00

Arsenal

Sat 27

15:00

Everton

Sat 04

17:30

Cardiff City

Sun 12

15:00

Bournemouth

2018/19 Games 2018/19 Goals Palace Career Games Palace Career Goals

Cheikhou Kouyaté

TV

Red Card

Max Meyer

OPPOSITION

Yellow Card

Scott Dann

Goal(s)

James Tomkins

KO

Unused Sub

Luka Milivojevic

MAY

APR

MAR

FEB

JAN

DEC

NOV

OCT

SEP

AUG

DATE

Used Sub

Patrick van Aanholt

Started

Joel Ward

Home Fixtures Away Fixtures Cup Fixtures

Julian Speroni

Fixtures & Results

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

2

7(2)

36 35(2) 30

0 405 215 5

6(3) 19(12) 23(10)

3

11

1

79

88

87

145

31

2

9

23

7

15

2

33

Alexander Sørloth Andros Townsend Wilfried Zaha Mamadou Sakho Wayne Hennessey Jordan Ayew Jeffrey Schlupp Christian Benteke James McArthur Jonny Williams Connor Wickham Lucas Perri Michy Batshuayi Sullay Kaikai Bakary Sako Pape Souare Aaron Wan-Bissaka Giovanni McGregor Vicente Guaita Ryan Inniss Martin Kelly Sam Woods Dion-Curtis Henry Nya Kirby Joe Tupper Jason Puncheon Jairo Riedewald

09 10 11 12

w

13 14 15 17 18 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 29 30 31 33 34 35 36 39 41 42 44

tvt

x

t

4(12) 37(3) 31

1

7

8

20

119 318

55

1

12

1

51

27 19(1) 15(8) 24(12) 6(10) 32(3)

126

2

5

23

79

87

165

2

5

20

18

2

1

1(6)

1

9(2) 0(2) 0(1) 2(2) 33(1)

3

70

41

11

11

51

1

10

3

1

8

63

41

19

19

1 13(1) 0(1)

3(5)

4

1

169

19

118

1

1

16

86 STATISTICS

League Table Pos

Club

P

W

D

L

F

1

Liverpool

33 25

7

1

75 20 55 82

A GD Pts

2

Manchester City

32 26

2

4

83 21 62 80

3

Chelsea

33 20

6

7

57 34 23 66

4

Tottenham Hotspur

32 21

1

Top Scorers Sergio Agüero

19

10 60 34 26 64

Mohamed Salah

18

5

Arsenal

32 19

6

7

65 40 25 63

P-E Aubameyang

17

6

Manchester United

32 18

7

7

61 43 18 61

Harry Kane

17

7

Leicester City

33 14

5

14 46 44

2

47

Sadio Mané

17

8

Wolves

32 13

8

11 40 39

1

47

Eden Hazard

16

9

Everton

33 13

7

13 46 42

4

46

10

Watford

32 13

7

12 47 47

0

46

11

West Ham United

33 12

6

15 41 50

-9

42

12

Crystal Palace

33 11

6

16 39 43

-4

39

Eden Hazard

12

13

AFC Bournemouth

33 11

5

17 44 61 -17 38

Christian Eriksen

11

14

Burnley

33 10

6

17 40 60 -20 36

Ryan Fraser

10

15

Newcastle United

33

8

16 31 43 -12 35

Leroy Sané

9

16

Brighton & Hove Albion

31

9

6

16 32 46 -14 33

Raheem Sterling

9

17

Southampton

32

8

9

15 36 53 -17 33

Paul Pogba

9

18

Cardiff City

32

8

4

20 28 61 -33 28

R

Fulham

33

4

5

24 30 76 -46 17

R

Huddersfield Town

33

3

5

25 19 63 -44 14

9

Most Assists

Statistics correct as of Thursday 11th April

Matchweek 34 Fixtures Leicester City v Newcastle United

Southampton v Wolves

Friday 12th April 2019 – 8pm

Saturday 13th April 2019 – 3pm

Tottenham Hotspur v Huddersfield Town

Manchester United v West Ham United

Saturday 13th April 2019 – 12:30pm

Saturday 13th April 2019 – 5:30pm

Brighton & Hove Albion v Bournemouth

Crystal Palace v Manchester City

Saturday 13th April 2019 – 3pm

Sunday 14th April – 2:05pm

Burnley v Cardiff City

Liverpool v Chelsea

Saturday 13th April 2019 – 3pm

Sunday 14th April – 4:30pm

Fulham v Everton

Watford v Arsenal

Saturday 13th April 2019 – 3pm

Monday 15th April – 8pm

Brighton & Hove Albion v Cardiff City Tuesday 16th April - 7:45pm PALACE

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