Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur

Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur 10.11.2018 // 5.30pm

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Inside palace

Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur Saturday 10th November, 5:30pm

Directors Steve Parish (Chairman) David Blitzer, Joshua Harris Chief Executive Phil Alexander

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Programme Editor Jonathon Rogers

Graphic Design

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Billy Cooke, Luke Thomas

Contributors Jonathon Rogers,

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James Woodroof, Terry Byfield, Ian King, Dominic Fifield, Chris Smith, Chris Waters, Grace Cullen, Ben Mountain, Alan Russell

Photography Neil Everitt, Sebastian Frej, Reuters, Pinnacle, Rex Features, Tara Hook

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THE ARSENAL RESULT WILL NOT ONLY GIVE US PLENTY OF OPTIMISM DURING THIS RUN OF TOUGH MATCHES, BUT IT WILL ALSO STAND US IN GOOD STEAD RIGHT THROUGHOUT THE SEASON

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give us plenty of optimism Last time we were all together here in SE25 I was proud of my players for getting a point against an in-form Arsenal team, and in fact the performance may well have merited more.

There was plenty of character shown right throughout the team, and that was typified by Luka Milivojevic who displayed great courage to score the penalty that put us ahead, just a week after missing at Everton.

That level-headedness is a major part of his game, and I had no doubts that he would score the next penalty that presented itself, so I was happy for him when it hit the back of the net.

Arsenal are a quality side and they showed that at the start of the second half as we suddenly, and perhaps harshly, found ourselves behind. However, once again the spirit of this group came to the fore and they put any feelings of disappointment or injustice behind them to strive to get something out of the game, which we ultimately did by scoring an equaliser which was the least we deserved.

That result will not only give us plenty of optimism during this run of tough matches against the Premier League’s elite, but it will also stand us in good stead right throughout the rest of the season. When things get tough, we can point to that resilience and use it to good effect.

Last Sunday we had another derby day against Chelsea, and once again I can’t fault the attitude and performance of my players, even if we didn’t get a result. For the second game in succession, we fought hard to recover from a setback and grab an equaliser through a well-taken goal by Andros Townsend.

However, we conceded twice after that and ultimately

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fell to defeat against a team that are proving incredibly difficult to take points from this season.

We may not have picked up any from our trip to Stamford Bridge, but I have been satisfied with the way we are approaching matches, the execution of the gameplan and the effort being shown. That fills me with confidence that should a little luck come our way, we’ll soon start collecting the wins that we probably deserve.

Today we face another tough prospect in the shape of Tottenham Hotspur, and I’d like to welcome Mauricio Pochettino, his players and his staff who have made the short journey across London today. I asked for your backing from the stands against Arsenal and you certainly didn’t disappoint, so please be just as vocal this evening and help us to get another positive result against another north London club!

Following this game, we have the final international break of the year and then we can focus firmly on the league with no interruptions until January when the FA Cup gets underway. We have 10 games between now and then, so I’m really looking forward to working with the players week in, week out on the training ground without any distractions as we head towards an important part of the season.

Enjoy the game!

IF WE PLAY WELL OVER 90 MINUTES AND CONCENTRATE ALL THE WAY THROUGH, WE KNOW THAT WE CAN BEAT THESE KIND OF TEAMS

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the emotion came out from me I was really impressed with our performance against Arsenal two weeks ago as we ended their 11-game winning streak, which will give us plenty of confidence for the future.

If you watched the game over the 90 minutes, I think we maybe deserved to win it. In the first half we created a lot of chances, and the opportunity for me to put things right after Everton came straight away. I managed to score two goals, and it was important to help get some points for the team.

Taking the first penalty wasn’t easy after what happened the week before but it’s better than having to wait a couple of months. There was also pressure on the whole team as our fans had been waiting for four games to see a home goal, and we had 55 shots in that time without scoring. However, I knew that whenever I got the next one I would be confident that I would score, and I did that.

I didn’t feel that much pressure for the second one. If I’d missed the first then I wouldn’t have been confident, but I knew where I wanted to shoot and that if I put good pace on my shot then the ball would go in.

I managed to finish it well, and the emotion came out from me because we know how hard we’ve worked since the start of the season and how unlucky we have been. That goal gave me the chance to give something back to the team and take a point; we were in the 83rd minute so if I had missed the game was probably over, but I scored and gave us a chance to win.

After that, we went to Chelsea and from my point of view we again played very well for the whole 90 minutes. We gave them plenty of possession and they

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like to keep the ball, but we came to get a result and they didn’t get into our box until after 33 minutes or even have the chance to shoot at our goal.

When a top team does score against you it’s hard, but we showed what a strong team we are in the second half and made it 1-1. However, the first two goals we conceded were cheap and against teams of that level we cannot let that happen, so it was always hard to come back from that but we still managed to play a good game.

I’m expecting a similar match to the Arsenal one today. Tottenham like to have the ball at their feet but they are a little more direct than Chelsea, so I expect a tough game but I think we can surprise them.

I believe in our squad. We just have to be focussed and score our chances. Even when we play against the top teams, we create three or four good opportunities to score. If we do that again today and take them, play well over 90 minutes and concentrate all the way through, we know that we can beat these kind of teams.

Make some noise!

WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT WITH REGARDS THE FUTURE OF OUR ACADEMY SET-UP

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Today we will remember them Welcome to the staff, manager, players and directors of Tottenham Hotspur, a club I have a huge amount of respect for, and as always to each and every Palace fan here today.

The tragedy a fortnight ago at Leicester City’s King Power Stadium was a truly dark day for the football world. Our thoughts are with the families of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Eric Swaffer, Izabela Roza Lechowicz, Nusara Suknamai, Kaveporn Punpare and everyone at the club.

Today we will remember them alongside our commemorations to our armed forces on the eve of Remembrance Sunday. We will hold a minute’s silence before kick-off, and the players will be wearing poppies on their shirts which will be auctioned to raise money for the Royal British Legion. Meanwhile, last week saw Roy, Joel Ward and Connor Wickham plant eight saplings at the training ground to provide a physical reminder of the eight former Palace players who served in the Great War and lost their lives. Lest we forget.

Last time out at Selhurst Park, Roy’s team put in a magnificent performance to secure a well-earned point against Arsenal. To follow that up with a loss in the Carabao Cup away at Middlesbrough was bitterly disappointing, especially after we’d sailed through the early rounds of the competition. That said, huge credit must go to Middlesbrough, and it wouldn’t surprise me if they’re back in the Premier League next season.

The trip to Chelsea was always going to be tough, given it was our third game in the space of a week.

There really is no shame in losing at Stamford Bridge, especially when the hosts have such strength in depth

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and the luxury of someone like Eden Hazard on the bench. With Tottenham’s visit this evening and a trip to Manchester United in a fortnight’s time, everyone knows we have to be right at the top of our game to pick up points in November.

Away from first-team matters, we are very close to making an announcement with regards the future of our academy set-up; a project I believe will help transform the experience of the current members of our junior teams and attract the very best young talent to Palace.

Everyone behind the scenes is working on a range of events for supporters during the festive season, and this week we’ve also opened a new pop-up shop in Croydon’s Centrale shopping centre. It’s important that we have a high street presence in one of our heartlands, and I’d urge anyone who lives nearby to pay a visit to stock up on gifts for Palace-loving friends and family this Christmas.

All that’s left for me to say is, as always, don’t underestimate the impact your support can have on Roy’s team. We don’t have a game here in south London until 1st December, so please throw everything you can behind the lads today.

Up The Palace!

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Crystal Palace v Tottenham // Saturday 10th November // Selhurst Park

Today's game After claiming a point against Arsenal last time out in SE25, Palace will be hoping to achieve their first home win of the campaign against more north London opposition this evening.

However, Tottenham have been formidable on their travels throughout 2018, and last weekend’s victory against Wolves was their 11th league success away from Wembley since the turn of the year. They have collected more points on the road this term than anyone else, with six wins and just one defeat.

While they have done well to cling onto the coattails of the Premier League’s three unbeaten sides and reach the League Cup quarter-finals, Mauricio Pochettino’s team have struggled in the UEFA Champions League, and with 12 minutes remaining of their game against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday night they were heading out of the competition. However, two goals from Harry Kane has rekindled hope, but games with Inter Milan and Barcelona remain.

The Eagles have found points hard to come by in recent meetings with the Lilywhites, who have won each of the six straight encounters, but if recent history is anything to go by, then expect late goals this evening.

Only one strike in the past 26 scored in Premier League clashes between Palace have Spurs came in the first half – a fact that bodes well for the Eagles as five of their last seven have been netted after half-time.

luka milivojevic has taken the most (11) and scored the most (nine) penalties in the Premier League since the start of 2017/18.

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Previous encounters:

Erik Lamela has had a hand in 11 goals in his last 13 appearances in all competitions (8 goals, 3 assists).

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Form guide: Palace have lost their last six top-flight games against Spurs; they have never lost to a single opponent in seven straight matches.

Tottenham have won their last five league London derbies, they last had a longer run in the top-flight between 1950 and 1951.

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Newsroom PALACE REMEMBER FALLEN WAR HEROES The club have commemorated the centenary of the end of World War I by planting eight trees at the Beckenham Training Ground, one for each former player who tragically died during the conflict.

Joseph Bulcock, Donald Bell, Richard Harker, Edwin Myers, George Smith, James ‘Ginger’ Williams, Norman Wood and Edward Bell were all on Palace’s books at some stage in their career, which were cut short as they perished during The Great War, but their sacrifices have been recognised with a dogwood sapling each, planted by Joel Ward, Connor Wickham and Roy Hodgson.

The tree planting is part of a national campaign called Football Remembers, which is a partnership between the Woodland Trust and National Football Museum, as well as the Premier League, English Football League, the PFA and the FA. Hodgson said: “We are honoured to be part of this special project and to commemorate the eight Palace players who lost their lives. The trees we have planted will be a permanent and long-lasting memorial and will be a daily reminder of the ultimate sacrifice that they, and many others, made for us.”

NEW CPFC SHOP IN CROYDON A new pop-up club shop opened this week at Croydon’s Centrale shopping centre, with Eagles players Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Mamadou Sakho and Alexander Sørloth on hand to meet and greet supporters at its official unveiling on Thursday.

It features a great range of club merchandise, replica kit, shirt printing and clothing, opening at the perfect time for locals to stock up on gifts for Palace supporters ahead of the festive season without the need to travel to Selhurst Park.

The Croydon shop is open seven days a week until end of January 2019. Loyalty points can be collected on purchases, and discounts will be applied for Gold, Junior Gold and International Members as normal.

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Other Remembrance Activity As well as a minute’s silence before today’s game as a mark of respect to those who have died in conflict, the Palace players will wear shirts featuring a poppy which will be auctioned to raise funds for the Royal British Legion. Details will be released on cpfc.co.uk in due course.

Supporters can buy a poppy badge featuring the club crest, which are on sale in the club shop priced at £3 with all proceeds once again going to the Royal British Legion.

Carabao Cup Hopes Dashed

McARTHUR CALLS TIME ON SCOTS James McArthur has announced his international retirement having won 32 caps for Scotland, scoring four times.

The 31-year-old made his international debut in November 2010 and his final cap came against Slovenia in October last year, but now he has decided the time is right to focus purely on his club football.

McArthur said: “It is with much regret that I feel the time has arrived for me to retire from international football. I have found it increasingly difficult over the last year to manage a number of physical issues. I have debated long and hard about this decision and I feel the only way for me to be able to maintain my fitness in order to continue to play at the top level is to retire from international football.”

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Palace’s interest in the Carabao Cup ended last week as they were beaten 1-0 by Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium. Youngster Lewis Wing’s long-range strike in first half stoppage-time saw the Teesiders advance into the quarter-finals, where they will host Burton Albion.

Wan-Bissaka Wins Third Award Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been voted ManBetX Player of the Month for the third time running as he claimed October’s prize. After featuring in every minute in all five of Palace’s matches during the month, the right-back edged out Luka Milivojevic and Wayne Hennessey who finished second and third respectively.

Brighton Tickets Sold Out Tickets for the derby game away at Brighton & Hove Albion on Tuesday 4th December have sold out.

Supporters can sign up for a waiting list at tickets. cpfc.co.uk should any become available for the 100th meeting between the old rivals.

Palace have been blessed with some illustrious left-backs in their history, but perhaps none have ever played the game the way Patrick van Aanholt does. One of the league’s deadliest defenders speaks to Ben Mountain about his path from an unknown teenager in a foreign land to becoming a regular name on Premier League scoresheets.

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The sight of a full-back bursting his way along the white-painted strip of a touchline has become commonplace in today’s game. However, as football shifts its focus to fielding sides of 11 skilled ball-players, the role of a defender looks more different now than it ever has before. Despite the swiftly evolving nuances of the position, perhaps no Premier League footballer embodies the role of the modern defender better than Patrick van Aanholt.

The Dutch left-back has scored twice this season after netting five times in the previous campaign, and despite having played 40 matches less, has already racked up one more goal for Palace than the eight he managed for his previous club Sunderland. It took him less than a month to score his first for the Eagles in a vital win over Middlesbrough in February 2017, and characteristically he hasn’t stopped since.

But, from the not-so-distant past, there is one strike in particular that Palace fans will recall most vividly. Collecting the ball from Wilfried Zaha in a chilly Bournemouth penalty area, the defender cut back and, his right boot the executioner, took aim and fired with emphatic precision. As the ball flew its way into the opposition’s net with Goal of the Month credentials, it was a timely indicator of just how far the role of defending has progressed.

With pace, a rare ability to control the ball at close proximity and a shot not typically seen from many defenders, Van Aanholt is perfectly suited to roaming his way up the pitch. Watching him cut inside with such damaging effect conjures up thoughts of another famous Dutch footballer, renowned for his ability to turn inside and fire with deadly results. Unlike Arjen Robben, however, Van Aanholt is not situated in an attacking role and so getting on the scoresheet becomes all the more of a feat, but it’s telling that when it happens now, few eyebrows are raised.

Far from the black and white, simple, onedimensional job of yesteryear, today flashes of red and blue – interspersed with flicks of a trademark blonde

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- have become a familiar sight marauding up the fringes of Selhurst Park’s expansive green turf, but Van Aanholt says attacking is still typically a secondary thought.

“I attack on the left and Aaron [Wan-Bissaka] attacks on the right, which makes it difficult for other teams,” he said. “But, as a defender, for me it’s all about defending first. Of course I like to attack but defending comes first. It’s my job.”

Wan-Bissaka, almost mirroring Van Aanholt on the opposite flank, is one player in particular helping the Eagles move forward. Having recently won the club’s Player of the Month for the third month running, the

"AS A DEFENDER, FOR ME IT’S ALL ABOUT DEFENDING FIRST. OF COURSE I LIKE TO ATTACK BUT DEFENDING COMES FIRST. IT’S MY JOB." 20-year-old is fast becoming a fan favourite, much like his Dutch senior. He too goes some way to highlighting just how defending is changing every year in top-level football, as Van Aanholt explained.

“I think he was a right-winger first of all but the club spotted his potential to play at right-back and that’s been great. When Aaron came in, we could see he was good. He got given his chance and he took it. That’s what you’ve got to do.

“But getting into the first-team is the easy thing,” Van Aanholt continued. “The difficult part is to stay in. [That is] what Aaron managed with his first few matches and that’s what the boys training with us now will have to try and do.”

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Much like Wan-Bissaka, Van Aanholt worked his way up from a young age at a top-flight London side. He spent seven years developing his game on Chelsea’s books, but regular match action only arrived when sent out on loan. The full-back would only feature eight times for the Blues, but he feels the time he spent surrounded by some of the game’s biggest superstars at their training ground in Cobham proved vital during his early years in the game.

“I always thought I could become a professional footballer, and when Chelsea came I believed it even more,” he added. “I signed for them at 16 and the years

"I ALWAYS THOUGHT I COULD BECOME A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER, AND WHEN CHELSEA CAME I BELIEVED IT EVEN MORE" at Chelsea shaped me today. I played with the greats: Frank Lampard, John Terry, Didier Drogba - you name it.

I’m very grateful to them for my time there.

“Back then, I had moved [from Holland] with my dad and lived with him. I didn’t want to live in the digs where everyone lives because I’m a family man. I wanted Dad to come with me. But now he’s back in Holland and it’s just my family and me in England; my wife and kids.”

Ultimately, that’s what it all comes down to for Van Aanholt: the recurring theme of family. Despite an often flamboyant style of play and outgoing public persona, real life is much quieter and, beyond football, family seems to be the only thing that the Dutchman spends his energy on.

"MY FAMILY SAY THAT AS A KID IF I DIDN’T HAVE A BALL AT MY FEET I’D BE CRYING; SCREAMING."

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“Yeah, I just like to spend time with my wife and kids,” he smiles. “As I said, I’m a family man. I’ll take them to dinner or out when I have time with them. It’s just the four of us over here; the kids are nearly three and five.” When Van Aanholt was that age himself, life had one sole importance: the beautiful game. “My family say that as a kid if I didn’t have a ball at my feet I’d be crying; screaming. I had to play.”

Growing up, he knew that he was a talented footballer and set his mind on becoming nothing else.

Football was an obsession; a perpetual aspect of daily life, but ultimately making his dream come true would involve huge decisions and sacrifices at a young age. Moving to England at 16 with only his father for Dutch-speaking company was a monumental transition and, naturally, could only ever have been catalysed by a deep love of football.

Upping sticks was a consequence of an unbreakable desire to make it as a footballer, but meant leaving behind all the comforts of home for a huge gamble in a foreign country. It’s risky enough for players to strive to achieve on the pitch in their own native country, far more so when that achievement requires overcoming all the difficulties that come with moving your life overseas.

Looking back on his first experiences of life in England, Van Aanholt suggests: “It took me a few months to a year to settle in. I was learning English by hearing it and speaking it every day. I’d watch English television so that didn’t take long. But it was new and I learnt a lot in my time at Chelsea. I had a lot of loan moves and that time definitely shaped who I am today, not only as a player.”

In fact, moving would become an unrelenting part of Van Aanholt’s first few years west of the North Sea. In the space of just half a decade, the Palace man would bounce around on loan five times at Coventry City, Newcastle United, Leicester City, Wigan Athletic and Eredivisie side Vitesse, with whom he earned his first senior international call-up in 2013.

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A year later, eventually the chance came to switch permanently to Sunderland. Seven years after leaving his native Holland, the left-back had finally found somewhere to call home and played a total of 95 games for the Black Cats, netting eight times to mark his evolution into the player seen today.

That led to a return to London life with the Eagles, with pen put to paper for Palace back in January 2017.

Van Aanholt is now fast approaching two years in this particular corner of south London, so just how is he finding life back in the capital?

“I’m happy here. I have no worries about Palace this season, we’re confident,” the 28-year-old said. “The atmosphere in the changing room is good, no one’s feeling down. The draw with Arsenal was great [and] will help us going forward.”

Despite losing to former club Chelsea in the following week and being in the heat of a challenging run of fixtures, the Palace man isn’t concerned and explained that, on their day, the Eagles can compete with the very best as they did against the Gunners by claiming a point in a well-deserved 2-2 draw. But points don’t drop or increase dependent on the size of the club you play and Van Aanholt made it abundantly clear that preparation for any game is the same, whether facing Spurs or Solihull.

“We don’t prepare any differently for bigger teams.

It doesn’t matter if it’s a big club or a small club. We prepare the same and the mindset among the team is the same. With our gameplan, we can compete.

But I look forward to [games such as] Tottenham and Manchester United, yes. They’re big.”

Spurs cross the Thames today renowned for their employment of skilful, pacy and threatening full-backs, but for a change it will be their defence who will have to deal with opponents who have equally gotten to grips with this rapidly-changing position. With his ability to switch defence into attack seamlessly, Patrick van Aanholt will certainly be eyeing up any opportunities that come his way.

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Throughout this season we’re finding out which shirts matter most to the Palace squad.

Here, Pape Souaré 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?

It was a Lens shirt which was yellow and red, and I had the number 26 on the back but I can’t remember which player's name was on it!

It was when I was at Lille and played for them in a cup game against Colma. It was a nice kit, I liked it a lot!

I would have to say the shirt I wore when I received my first call-up back to the Senegal team last season following my accident.

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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?

I’d have to say Eden Hazard when I played against Chelsea for Palace. I used to play with him at Lille so that was a nice moment.

It was Sadio Mane when he came to Selhurst Park to play against Palace last season – I like to swap with current or former teammates.

I’d go for any of the white shirts that Senegal have worn over the years!

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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.

Part VI

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1946/47

For the first season after the end of World War II, the 12-page programme was printed by the Andress Printing Co. of Waddon. It measured 14.5cms x 21.5cms, the price had risen to 3d (1½p approx.) but the quality of the paper was variable, and the programme for the games against Watford and Exeter City in February consisted of just a single sheet.

Palace captain Fred Dawes was featured on the cover and the inside page contained a picture and notes on a player, opposite an article titled “Club Gossip” written by manager George Irwin. The fourth page showed the Division Three South table next to a football quiz and the half-time scoreboard grid.

In the centre came the line-ups, as usual surrounded by adverts, while later in the edition came two pages offering fans the opportunity to ‘Choose The Team’ from the players listed and submit it to the club.

Finally, the outer cover brought the usual fixtures and results for the first XI and reserves.

1947/48 Utilising the same printers, the following season saw an improvement in the quality of the paper with a slightly thicker stock used for the outer covers. The price remained the same but the size was reduced by a centimetre all round, however Dawes remained on the cover in a slightly different pose.

The content was still basically the same with a player profiled on the inside cover, but “Club Gossip” was now handled by new manager Jack Butler. The quiz remained as well as the listing of public transport services such as the 654 trolleybus that ran close by.

The centre pages were altered so that the team line-ups were on the left, and the adverts on the right.

For this season ‘A’ team and junior results were listed, the latter racking up some phenomenal scores, as well as a page for the Supporters Club. The league table with fixtures and results completed the inside pages, and the back cover provided details of forthcoming home games.

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1948/49

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The format remained the same for the third year running, but there were now 16 pages and again there was a subtle change to the cover. Again it featured a Palace player, but this time obviously (despite being in black and white) wearing a claret and light blue shirt.

The first two inside pages housed the same material but the fourth page contained a variety of football topics through the season.

Towards the middle pages “Letters to the Chairman” was a regular item, with added interest bearing in mind the team’s perilous position in the table.

The centre contained the teams alongside an advert for the Trustee Savings Bank on the right, but the increase in the number of pages was mainly taken up with advertising and this occupied the next section, including one for British Railways offering some bizarre Sunday half-day excursions to Leeds and Liverpool. Fixtures and results featured towards the rear, with two more pages of ads completing the programme.

Colour reappeared on the front cover for the first time in 10 years, but inside was virtually the same format, although there was another increase in the number of pages to 20 - again for the benefit of advertising.

“Club Notes” was now being written by player-manager Ronnie Rooke, and room was found for a half-page on Palace’s opponents and a whole page devoted to a football item.

The centre was in its usual format and almost a page was given over to “With the Reserves”, followed by the league tables and goalscorers for both the first and second XIs. Forthcoming home fixtures were shown with coach travel to the next away games - costing 5/6d (27½p) to Brighton for example - and fixtures and results were located on the last inside page.

An unexpected back page was a colour drawing of a young blonde lady wearing a Palace shirt and small white shorts aiming a right leg kick to advertise a travel agent in Streatham! This was replaced by an advert for Arthur Wait's building company the following season.

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persuaded Back in 1963, Palace to SE25 for Real Madrid to come unveiling of a friendly to mark the . Francisco their new floodlights Nicholl Gento and Johnny Mc ies before exchanged pleasantr opean Cup the-then five time Eur winners. winners ran out 4-3

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Tim - happy anniversary! Hope you enjoy the Wishing Harley a very happy birthday on Happy 10th birthday Jack, hope you have a game. Love always, M xxx 28th November! Enjoy your day today being great day. Lots of love from Mummy, Ben, a mascot. Lots of love mummy Sharon and Maisi, Ellie and Joby xx brothers Morgan, Beau and Rocco.

Happy 40th Tom Anthony, the birthday year Happy 18th birthday to Sam Martins, from keeps giving! Enjoy the match, much love JT. Mum, Dad, Jake and all the family!

Wishing Callum Lee, a season ticket holder in the Main Stand, a very happy ninth birthday today. Love from Mum, Dad, Matthew and Ethan x

Happy seventh birthday Katherine - your second year as a season ticket holder. Lots of love from Mummy, Daddy and all your Palace family xxx

Very happy third birthday, Amelia. Enjoy your party today. Eagles! Lots of love from Nanny and Grandad Poole xxx

Happy 12th birthday to Andrei and a big welcome to Florin, Alina, Andrei and Dan attending their second Palace match.

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Enjoy the day and the game future Zaha in the making Jack Fisher! Love from Daddy.

Happy 60th birthday to lifelong Palace fan David Collins, with love from Monique and Mia xx

Huge congratulations to our newly-engaged Main Stand neighbours, Tom (aka ‘the doctor’) and Faye. About time too. Love the Crisps x

Happy 15th birthday to Leo McCrea from Poole, and congrats on being nominated for Swim England's ParaSwim Athlete of the Year. Love Mum and Dad.

Celebrating Maya's first match and a lifelong Gone but never forgotten. A true Palace love of the Eagles. Enjoy the day - Love Mom man through and through looking down on and Dad. Selhurst today. RIP Colin (Baggers) Bagwell you will be missed.

Happy 33rd birthday to Ian Grierson, lifelong Happy 18th Luca Batten xxx Palace fan and naval history enthusiast.

Happy birthday Georgia and Isla, hope you have a great day. Lots of love, Alex.

Happy 40th birthday to Matty and Brendan Happy 13th birthday today to our wonderful Nye. 40 years supporting the mighty Eagles! boy, Lucien Krikler, and Mazal Tov on your Lots of love from Mum, Dad, C and Tunde xx upcoming Barmitzvah! Love from all the family xxx

Happy birthday Grandad Kevin. Have a great day! Lots of love, Harry and Max xx

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With the nation commemorating a century since the end of World War I this weekend, Andrew Hill recalls the remarkable tale of his grandfather who had entered the conflict as a goal-getting striker, and after becoming a casualty of war went on to become a Palace goalkeeper.

40 PALACE REMEMBERS

A GOALSCORER TURNED GOALKEEPER

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omorrow sees the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day and the end of the Great War. Palace, like almost every sports club across the country, lost players during the conflict such as prolific scorer John 'Ginger' Williams, but many other employees were also affected.

As a child in the 1960s, I grew up knowing that my grandfather Charles Hill had been Palace’s reserve team goalkeeper right after the war. It was a matter of family pride, especially for his widow who had a photo of him on her mantelpiece in his woollen goalkeeper’s jumper leaning against a goalpost.

He played as an amateur, meaning that when he returned from the war to take up his old job at London County Council, he would occasionally receive an open postcard on a Thursday to inform him he was required to play for Palace, signed by manager and club secretary Edmund Goodman. However in the days before substitutes and back-up keepers,

Charles would never feature for the first-team but did go on to play for Brentford and Orient.

As he had died before I was born, I grew up only knowing he was a very good amateur goalkeeper. It was therefore surprising, after looking through boxes in my parents’ loft in the 1980s, to find an old ledger from before the war detailing seasonal stats for a club named only as SFC playing in Marlow Road, Anerley.

In it I found Charles listed as club captain, alongside what were to be two of his future brothers-in-law, yet he was playing centre-forward and banging in goals seemingly for fun: two, three or four a game!

It puzzled me why a player scoring like a pre-discovery Ian Wright was known only as a goalkeeper in family history, and it was not until after my father had died that the subject happened to crop up while talking with my uncle, who chuckled: “Oh! But didn’t you know? He was gassed in the war – he was never able to run again, so he could only play in goal after that!”

In fact, Charles had played pre-war as a goalkeeper for Dulwich Hamlet and Brentford, however further research found that he was gassed in March 1916 in France - hardly a couple of months after having been moved across the Channel to Flanders and almost to the day of his 26th birthday. He was returned to England to recover but was never fit enough again for active

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IN MEMORIAM This Remembrance weekend, Crystal Palace pay tribute those players who represented the club and tragically perished during World War I.

service, remaining a Training Sergeant in the Corps of Signals until his demob in 1919.

Unable to run any real distance, any thought he might have had of playing outfield again was gone, and so bad were the effects of the gas on his airways and lungs that he had to breathe brine in through his nose and out through his mouth daily to help his red-raw airways heal or stay free of infection. He did that until his death in 1955 aged 65.

In the current day, it is impossible to imagine that the club would suggest to Wilfried Zaha or Christian Benteke to continue as the club’s thirdchoice goalkeeper after a significant lung ailment stopped them being able to run.

However, back then all those who returned from conflict, either wounded or struggling with the horrors they had witnessed, tried to regain a sense of normality by playing football, and honour those that did not, or physically could not, return home. And for that, a century later, we shall remember them.

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44 OPPOSITION

Tottenham Hotspur

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The manager Pochettino spent an 18-year playing career in his homeland, Spain and France and won 20 caps for Argentina before moving into management with Espanyol, where he had played for 10 seasons. He helped to keep them in La Liga before moving on to Southampton in January 2013, and he spent 18 months at St Mary’s before being poached by Spurs. He has since led them into the UEFA Champions League three times, and last season to a runners-up finish in the league - their best result in 54 years which earned him a new five-year deal.

Club legend Prolific frontman Greaves played for Tottenham between 1961 and 1970, scoring a club record 266 goals in 379 matches and finished top scorer in six separate seasons. During his time at White Hart Lane, he won the FA Cup in 1962 and 1967 as well as the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1963, bagging a brace in the 5-1 defeat of Atletico Madrid as Spurs became the first British club to lift a European trophy. At international level, Greaves won 57 caps for England, scoring 44 goals.

The stadium Wembley Stadium Capacity: 90,000 Opened: 2007 Record attendance: 89,874 Portsmouth v Cardiff City FA Cup final, 17th May 2008

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Tottenham 2-1 PSV UEFA Champions League

Wolves 2-3 Tottenham Premier League

West Ham 1-3 Tottenham Carabao Cup

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Ledley King

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Jermain Defoe

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Darren Anderton

MOST PREMIER LEAGUE GAMES

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Teddy Sheringham

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Harry Kane

MOST PREMIER LEAGUE GOALS

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Age

31

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Lyon

THFC Debut

September 2012

I N T E R N AT I ON AL C AP S : 1 0 6 GOAL S : 0

The Spurs stopper became only the fourth goalkeeper to captain his side to World Cup glory when he got his hands on the famous trophy back in July.

Incredibly, that was the first major honour he’d won since the 2012 French Cup during his time at Lyon, whom he played for 195 times after moving from Nice. Lloris cost Spurs just £8 million, which has proven to be one of the bargains of recent history as he has helped them become a Premier League force.

THFC Games: 263 THFC Goals: 0

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Leeds United

THFC Games: 123 THFC Goals: 6

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Ajax

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August 2017

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06 THFC Games: 55 THFC Goals: 0

Signed from

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August 2009

THFC Games: 168 THFC Goals: 10

04 THFC Debut

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I N T E R N AT I ON AL C AP S : 2 5 GOAL S : 0

THFC Debut

03

THFC Games: 19 THFC Goals: 0

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Burnley

THFC Debut

September 2015

I N T E R N AT I ON AL C AP S : 1 6 GOAL S : 1

One of the stars of England’s run to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup, Tripper’s free-kick in that game against Croatia gave his nation hope before they saw a place in the final slip away.

That capped off an incredible transformation in fortunes for the full-back, who initially struggled to hold down a first-team place at Spurs.

However, Kyle Walker’s departure opened the door for the Manchester City academy graduate to become a key member of Mauricio Pochettino’s team.

THFC Games: 89 THFC Goals: 2

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Southampton

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THFC Games: 77 THFC Goals: 6

IN T E RN AT I O NA L CAP S : 5 2 G OAL S: 6

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THFC Games: 140 THFC Goals: 4

08 THFC Games: 75 THFC Goals: 1

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September 2017

THFC Games: 30 THFC Goals: 2

33 THFC Debut

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Age

September 2016

THFC Games: 194 THFC Goals: 9

Newcastle United

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Sporting Lisbon

August 2014

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THFC Games: 90 THFC Goals: 2

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Last month saw Alli tie his future to Spurs by penning a six-year contract which will keep him in north London until 2024, where he has developed into one of this country’s best young talents.

Having come through MK Dons’ academy to play for his local side 88 times, scoring 24 goals in the process, Spurs snapped him up for £5 million in 2015. Since winning a first England cap later that year, he has solidified his place in the team and featured in his first World Cup last summer.

THFC Games: 155 THFC Goals: 48

Ajax

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Roma

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THFC Games: 166 THFC Goals: 29

Paris St Germain

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THFC Games: 37 THFC Goals: 5

THFC Debut

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THFC Games: 27 THFC Goals: 6

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THFC Debut

August 2011

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Having previously won two Premier League Golden Boots, Kane also claimed the accolade at the World Cup by netting six times as England captain.

After an inauspicious start to his career saw him sent on loan to Leyton Orient, Millwall, Norwich City and Leicester City, he burst into life in 2014/15 by scoring 31 times and has barely stopped since, becoming the second quickest player to reach 100 Premier League goals last season in just his 141st game.

THFC Games: 228 THFC Goals: 150

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Things you didn't know...

ABOUT TOTTENHAM

s r e t a W s i r Ch By

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

The club was formed in 1882 by a group of schoolboys keen to play sport in the winter months when there was no cricket. They chose the name Hotspur FC in honour of Harry Hotspur, a rebel in Shakespeare’s Henry IV (Part I) whose family once owned a great deal of land in the Tottenham area. After post sent to another club, London Hotspur, was misdirected north of the river, a switch was made to Tottenham Hotspur FC to avoid any further confusion.

The original Spurs kit was a blue shirt with white trousers and blue socks, with a large H stuck on a red shield emblazoned on the shirt. A number of other designs were used before the club finally settled on white shirts, blue shorts and blue socks in 1893. This was in deference to England’s best team at that time, Preston North End.

In 1893 the tensions between professional and amateur football was at its height. Fulham’s Ernie Payne agreed to play for Tottenham but turned up with no kit, Spurs gave him money to buy new boots. After Fulham complained about Payne’s poaching, the London FA found Spurs guilty of professionalism with financial inducement to attract a player and kicked them out of the FA Cup. The scandal massively increased the team’s profile, leading to larger crowds and the ability to sign better players.

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Spurs are the only club to win the FA Cup as a non-league side. The 1901 final was played against Sheffield United at the Crystal Palace, with a remarkable 110,820 spectators in attendance, then a world record for a football match.

The match ended 2-2 and was filmed, showing one of the Blades’ goals not to have crossed the line! The replay was at Burnden Park, Bolton, and Spurs triumphed 3-1.

Prior to settling at White Hart Lane in 1899, the club were kicked out of various grounds due to misdemeanours such as playing cards in church and a refreshment stand collapsing as fans tried to get a decent viewpoint for a match against Woolwich Arsenal. Ground architect extraordinaire Archibald Leitch was heavily involved in the fullscale redevelopment of White Hart Lane in 1909.

The phrase “as sick as a parrot” is believed to have come from a story that Spurs’ mascot, a parrot which was brought home in 1908 from a tour of South America, died in 1919 on the very day the club were denied a place in the First Division at the expense of arch-rivals Arsenal. This followed a reorganisation of the Football League after World War I, with the Gunners given the nod despite only finishing sixth in the second tier the previous season.

Tottenham’s new stadium will have the largest singletier stand in the UK, with a capacity of 17,000. Other must-haves include an in-house bakery, a microbrewery able to deliver 10,000 pints a minute and the infamous cheese room. Most importantly of all, its official capacity of 61,000 is 400 more than Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, making it the biggest club ground in the capital.

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Dean Austin

Gary O’Reilly

Anthony Gardner

Andy Gray

Edgar Davids

Terry Fenwick

Andros Townsend

Peter Taylor

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A foot in

Both camps

In each edition, we will try and 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.

GK: Neil Sullivan – CPFC 1/0 THFC 81/0 Sullivan played once for Wimbledon’s landlords in 1992 and after establishing himself as one of the league’s top keepers, moved to Spurs and won their Player of the Year in 2001.

CM: Edgar Davids – CPFC 7/0 THFC 44/1 The Dutch legend had played for both Milan clubs, Ajax, Juventus and Barcelona before spending two years in north London, and went on to have a brief stint in SE25 in 2010.

RB: Dean Austin – CPFC 168/6 THFC 150/0 Signed from Southend United in 1992, the defender was a regular for Tottenham in the Premier League’s early years and would later captain Palace during administration.

LM: Andros Townsend – CPFC 93/8 THFC 93/11 A product of the Spurs academy, the electric winger would star for Spurs and England and after a short spell at Newcastle United in 2016 he has since sparkled for Palace.

CB: Gary O’Reilly – CPFC 85/4 THFC 47/8 O’Reilly started his career at Spurs but his career highlights would come at Palace as he netted in the 1990 FA Cup semi-final and final to solidify his status as a cult hero.

ST: Chris Armstrong – CPFC 136/58 THFC 173/62 Second only to Wilfried Zaha in the Eagles’ all-time Premier League scoring charts, Armstrong would also enjoy success at White Hart Lane in the form of the 1999 League Cup.

CB: Anthony Gardner – CPFC 62/2 THFC 144/3 Capped once by England, Gardner's crowning glory in SE25 saw him net in both legs of the League Cup semi-final against Cardiff City.

ST: Clive Allen – CPFC 29/11 THFC 135/84 The Arsenal hitman was swapped with Kenny Sansom in 1980 but it was at their neighbours Spurs that Allen shined, netting an incredible 49 goals in the 1986/87 campaign.

LB: Terry Fenwick – CPFC 82/2 THFC 118/10 A member of famed Team of the Eighties, the full-back won two FA Youth Cups with the Eagles, and after a lengthy stint with Queens Park Rangers headed to Spurs in 1987.

RM: Peter Taylor – CPFC 142/39 THFC 140/33 A legend at Selhurst Park, Taylor was capped by England despite representing Palace in the third tier, prompting a move to Tottenham in 1976 whom he would be relegated and promoted with.

CM: Andy Gray – CPFC 242/51 THFC 36/2 Another 1990 FA Cup finalist, Gray had two spells at Palace before the England international headed to north London in 1993.

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CPFC 1,047 THFC 1,161

TOTAL GOALS

CPFC 181

THFC 214

RESULT

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Terry Byfield This season we are celebrating the 30th, 40th and 50th anniversaries of Palace's promotionwinning campaigns via a series of season reviews, interviews and classic match reports, detailing the key moments that saw the return of top-flight football to Selhurst Park.

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Mark

Midfielder | 1967-1970 70 Games, 17 Goals 1968/69 Record: 41 Games, 11 Goals

Lazarus You arrived at Palace in 1967, what were you weighing up when you made the move from QPR? There were quite a few clubs interested in signing me at the time but I joined Palace because of Bert Head and geographically it was a better move for me. I thought the club I was joining could have the potential to be one of the biggest in London and I knew they wanted me to be part of their club.

Looking back, whenever I played at Selhurst Park for an opposition team I would always be booed fanatically by the home support; they never liked me one bit! When I told my wife that I was going to sign for them she turned to me and said: “you’re joking, they hate you at Crystal Palace”. But in the end I want to place on record how pleased I was with how they treated me because they were absolutely wonderful.

What kind of contract were you handed by the club back then?

Because of their interest to sign me there was an opportunity to negotiate a favourable signing-on fee, but at the back of my head I knew that if Palace had said they couldn’t get that figure for me, I would have still signed for them because of my belief of where Bert Head could take the club. Also included was a goal bonus if I was to go on and score 10 times in a season.

I was fortunate that wherever I played I scored goals and that was no different at Palace. Head asked if I could guarantee him 10 goals and I felt I could, and out of that came the agreement to give me the incentive. I am pleased to say I delivered what he wanted!

On the topic of goals, can you elaborate on your energetic goal celebrations?

People always talk about me doing a lap of honour but I never did! All I used to do was run over to the front of the stand, where in those days there would have been a front row of supporters standing and give a bow and shake hands with some of them. I don’t know where the

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lap of honour story came from, but I know one thing - I didn’t have the energy to do that in the middle of a game at any part of my career!

You had reason to celebrate in the 3-2 win over Fulham that clinched promotion, what are your memories of that game?

We were two down but we got ourselves together in the dressing room at half-time and showed some team spirit. I scored the second goal to get us back on level terms and the other goals came from Stevie Kember and Cliff Jackson. Cliff was a little man and quite fragile, but he got many goals and it was fitting that as our leading scorer that year he was to seal promotion by getting the winner in that game.

What do you feel was the key reason you gained promotion that year?

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side it was a team of unknown players that Bert Head somehow made work together and we all fought for one another.

The camaraderie at Crystal Palace went throughout the whole club, whether it was the players, the manager - who was a players’ man - or the chairman Arthur Wait. He made himself a friend to the players and was always around to share his time with the lads.

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28th October 1978

Crystal Palace 0 Fulham 1

Match report reproduced from the Croydon Advertiser

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ddie Hughes came up from Weston-superMare on Saturday – and wished he was still back in the cider country. Mr Hughes acted as match official and emerged unscathed until he amazed the clock-watchers in the 28,733 crowd by whipping the players off early.

It must be said that Mr Hughes and his linesmen did not appear on to the field until 2.59 and that the match was three minutes late getting away, but that was nothing to the furore at the end. Mr Hughes said his watch had stopped and then restarted, and he made an educated guess.

The ground staff uprooted the flags and the crowd headed for their transport. Players had discarded boots and socks and it was reported that Nick Chatterton, one of the fastest changers in the west, was nearly out of the door when the boys were called back after the linesman had noted there were still two-and-half minutes left. Mr Hughes went through a five-and-a-half minute period before winding the curtain down for good.

Meanwhile Brian Greenaway, a slim young man who loves playing alongside fellow Londoners, has climbed on to his own little pedestal. He became the man who smashed Palace’s unbeaten League record. Greenaway had to knock on wood to beat John Burridge, but Fulham did not really need luck to knock the leaders off the top and few would dispute their right to the Second Division points.

Palace, it has been evident, are not quite the glittering force that they were earlier in the campaign.

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low shot inside Burridge, off a post and into the net. Greenaway has scored only five goals in his career – four of them against London sides.

Palace then started to put it together and in one hectic minute Les Strong smacked the ball against his own crossbar and, from the corner, Nick Chatterton dropped the ball onto the top of the bar. There always seemed a chance Palace might save it, but Fulham showed their teeth and moved to their third successive victory at Selhurst Park.

Palace: Burridge, Fenwick, Sansom, Chatterton, Cannon, Gilbert, Nicholas, Murphy, Swindlehurst, Elwiss, Hilaire. Sub: Walsh for Cannon.

Fulham: Peyton, Evans, Strong, Lock, Money, Gale, Bullivant, Davies, Guthrie, Beck, Greenaway. Sub: Evanson for Davies.

helped, but you have to have replacements of quality in this division.

So Fulham, who had lost one of only nine previous League games, came with expectation of lowering the flag. Palace fought, of course, because that is now Palace’s way and they were pushing madly at the close, and even in the extra period that might have given them a bonus. But the silkiness was not there. Palace have not had a great deal up front for a few matches, as three blanks in the last four games will testify.

Fulham defended tightly and Palace just could not muster enough to get through. Meanwhile, they were having unexpected problems at the back through misplaced passes and indifferent covering; Burridge can hardly have believed it after playing behind a watertight rearguard so often.

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Story of the

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busy October for the Eagles saw seven league fixtures and a League Cup tie packed into 28 days, starting with a home game against Plymouth Argyle when the ‘goal machine’ of Mark Bright and Ian Wright finally swung into action again with both getting on the scoresheet in the 4-1 victory. Three days later league leaders Ipswich Town were seen off 2-0 with the dynamic duo again getting the goals.

The next Saturday witnessed one of the more bizarre matches in Palace’s history at another highflying team in Blackburn Rovers. After falling behind early on, Geoff Thomas equalised to leave the teams on level terms at the break, but incredibly the second half produced seven goals. Wright and Bright put Palace 3-1 up with 30 minutes left only for the referee to award Rovers a mystifying penalty which Howard Gayle converted.

Following that, Simon Garner netted twice in a minute to give Rovers a 4-3 lead, only for Gary O’Reilly to head home John Pemberton’s free-kick to restore parity. Then in the last 30 seconds Colin Hendry stole it for the Lancashire side, leaving manager Steve Coppell fuming at the referee as all left the field of play.

The second leg of the League Cup second round tie brought about a 2-0 win over Bristol City at Selhurst Park to record a 4-1 aggregate success, while the climb

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up the Second Division table continued at Bradford City three days later thanks to a solitary Wright strike in the 23rd minute. Latching onto an under-hit backpass, he rounded the Bantams keeper to fire into an empty net, while the defence held firm during the second half with Coppell’s men looking the more likely to score on the break.

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Wright then netted for the seventh-straight game a week later at home to Hull City but 60 seconds later Tigers winger Alex Dyer, a problem for Palace all afternoon, drew the sides level. Early in the second half injury struck Wright who had to hobble off with John Salako taking his place and Phil Barber moved into attack. His contribution to the team sometimes overlooked, Barber reminded supporters of his qualities as he produced a well-struck effort around the hour mark to put the Eagles in the lead once more, and then added a second to cement victory right at the death.

The charge towards to the top six continued the following Tuesday when Oxford United came to Selhurst but Wright’s injury kept him out and Salako deputised. The visitors, under new manager Brian Horton, came to defend and with Palace repelling a number of chances it seemed to be working, that is until the 68th minute when a penalty was awarded for a handball by David Bardsley which was strenuously contested by the victim. Want-away winger Neil Redfearn emphatically put the spot-kick away for the

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only goal of the game and Palace moved into fifth place.

A gruelling month ended on Saturday 29th with a trip to the Victoria Ground to face mid-table Stoke City, still without Wright, and again the Eagles started sluggishly and conceded after just 57 seconds.

Two minutes into the second half Bright took advantage of a slip by a Potters defender and, collecting a pass from Redfearn, chipped the ball over the keeper from 30 yards. Palace were then in the driving seat but a lack of concentration at a free-kick 20 minutes from time allowed Stoke to claim all three points, despite a late rally.

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Step Back

Much was expected of Clive Allen after his arrival at Selhurst Park as part of the 'first £1 million swap deal’ that took Kenny Sansom across London to Arsenal. It all started so well with Allen scoring a hat-trick in only his third game of the season against Middlesbrough in August 1980. For this feat he received The Sun’s Golden Ball award. The Palace Guard, the club’s supporters’ team, also received 10 training balls as part of the prize.

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Noticeboard Please note that all views from external contributors in this programme are not necessarily those of Crystal Palace FC. SMOKING Smoking is not permitted anywhere inside Selhurst Park. To smoke you need to be outside the club’s property on Holmesdale Road or beyond the gates to Sainsbury’s car park.

EQUALITY Crystal Palace Football Club is committed to identifying, confronting and eliminating discrimination and intends to ensure that everyone who wishes to engage with the club, whether as matchday fans, staff, players, board members or participants in Foundation programmes has a real and equal opportunity to do so.

The club is also supporter of the Kick It Out programme and would like to remind all supporters to refrain from racist, homophobic or discriminative chanting.

TEXT ALERT NUMBER If you notice an issue on a matchday and want to report an incident, we have a confidential text alert number on 07507 477669 to contact the club directly.

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SAFEGUARDING Free young supporter wristbands which can include your contact information to keep your child safe can be collected from the Information Centre, located in the main car park by Entrance 9.

STADIUM SECURITY Crystal Palace has been working closely with the police and the Premier League to review security at Selhurst Park. It is vital that everyone remains vigilant and reports any concerns to stewards or police.

EARLY BIRD OFFER Fans who are in the ground more than 45 minutes before kick-off can grab themselves a special offer at the food outlets, with a burger and a drink available for just £6.

Take your pick from a cheeseburger or a hot dog and combine with the choice of a beer, cider, soft drink, water or a hot beverage to start your matchday the right way!

OPENING TIMES The Club Shop will be open until kick-off and then for an additional hour after the game, while the Box Office will also be open until kick-off but closes 30 minutes after the final whistle.

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Behind The

Headlines

By Dominic Fifield

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 and games in the sport.

Burnley have built their new media

scramble clear of trouble, their start to

holding the upper hand. In that context, missing

centre on the site of a bungalow once

the current season has been slapdash.

out might not seem so disastrous. Yet Europe was

owned by Arthur Bellamy, their former

Raising the mood has become

midfielder turned groundsman, in the

Dyche’s priority. “The chance to compete

grounds of Gawthorpe Hall. It fits in well

in the Europa League was an attraction,”

with the whole training centre having

said Mee, whose own performances,

been revamped with money from their

undermined by a disrupted pre-season,

brief stay in the top-flight in 2014/15

have reflected the team’s rather sloppy

under Sean Dyche.

opening. “So many of the boys hadn’t

Their ambitions are loftier these

exciting. So to go out when so close...

the top level and the sense that they

it was horribly disappointing. It just

belong more engrained. Yet, as a club,

wasn’t to be.

“But there was bound to be some

An afternoon I spent ‘off the London

kind of fallout from that. We’d targeted

beat’ in Ben Mee’s company recently

Europe for a season, and brought new

demonstrated as much, with the man

faces in over the summer with Europa

who had captained the Clarets through

League football in mind. Then, suddenly,

much of last term now left to reflect on

it was snatched away and we were

the European tour that might have been.

having to refocus ‘only’ on the Premier

They were the surprise package of the previous Premier League campaign, a seventh-place finish their best in 44

League, as daft as that sounds. It did

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affect us as a group.”

Wha

Mee played four of the six-match

years. It had carried the promise of

qualification campaign, but could be

Europa League football. Yet, having

forgiven if his overriding memory of

squeezed beyond Aberdeen and Istanbul

the whole European experience was

Basaksehir, they were cast from the play-

being spat at by locals in Piraeus as he

offs by Olympiakos with the group stage

sat behind the dugout at the Georgios

tantalisingly close.

Karaiskakis Stadium.

Maybe that might explain the

Already, all that feels like a deception.

had that on their CVs. It was all new and

days, with this a third season back at

they are having to cope with anti-climax.

to be the reward for last year’s admirable efforts.

Or the bedlam backstage at half-

team’s subsequent hangover. Burnley are

time in that first leg which brought Greek

Palace’s next visitors to Selhurst Park

temper tantrums in the tunnel with the

but, while they retain the capacity to

tie level at 1-1 and the visitors apparently

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Thank you to everyone who took part in the Marathon March 2018, helping to raise more than £100,000 to support young south Londoners!

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Palace for life palaceforlife.org

JORDAN’S STORY Jordan is a Palace-mad 15-year-old who has been supporting the club for as long as he can remember.

Through the Foundation, he has been able to fulfil his passion to play football, gain new skills and prepare for his future.

Jordan attends Bensham Manor, a special secondary community school for boys and girls with moderate learning difficulties and autism in Thornton Heath focusing on language and functional skills development, where he has been taking part in afterschool football sessions for more than three years.

Jordan’s enthusiasm and commitment led to his coach, Keon Richardson, recommending him for a Sports Leaders course, to further develop his confidence.

Keon, Disability Officer at the Foundation, explained: “Jordan has been a stalwart participant at our after-school football session. He is the first to arrive and the last to leave as he’s helping me pick up the cones. He’s confident in giving constructive

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feedback to his peers and is always encouraging when the other participants make mistakes.

“I decided to put him forward for the Sports Leaders Level 1 to increase his skills in motivating others and understand the role of a coach. He has been even more helpful since successfully completing the course!”

As a result, Jordan is now keen to help the Foundation and has ideas for how he could give back to others in the community. He said: “This club is a massive part of my life and the Foundation has helped me a lot. It’s important to help kids with disabilities and I just want to carry that on. I would like to set up my own team one day and hopefully next year I can take part in the Foundation’s Marathon March, too.”

His mum, Catarina, added: “Jordan absolutely loves Palace and he goes to a lot of the matches. His confidence has grown so much since he has started with Palace for Life and I am so proud of him.

I’d like to thank the support team as he has such a good bond with the coaches.”

To find out more about the Foundation’s Disability Programmes, please contact: keonrichardson@palaceforlife.org

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Bivesh Gurung The midfielder gives an insight into what life is like playing for Paddy McCarthy’s under-18 side, as well as how he finds the switch between academy and development football when selected to make the step up.

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FACT FILE Date of birth: 1st July 2001 Place of birth: Maidstone When did you join Palace?

Midway through the season in 2016 Team supported as a youngster: Manchester United First footballing idol: Steven Gerrard Career highlight to date: Signing for Palace Favourite food: I should say something healthy!

Actually, pizza Favourite TV show: My Wife and Kids What do you like to do in your spare time?

See my friends and be with my family If you weren’t a footballer, what would you be?

A football coach If you could meet anyone famous, who would it be?

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Bivesh Gurung

Signing for Palace has been fantastic for my confidence. When it first happened it was surreal.

My old Sunday League club was Maidstone and I was playing there until under-16 level, so at that stage I did question if I’d get picked up by a professional club. I was always wondering ‘is it ever going to happen for me?’, so there were loads of doubts, but ever since Palace took me on I’ve been filled with confidence and I’m just really happy. In fact, everyone’s happy!

My style of play is quite varied but I’m working hard to improve. I’m a box-to-box midfielder who likes getting involved in individual duels in the middle of the park to win the ball back for my team. When I get the ball, I look to play forward, be positive and create some chances. My weaker aspects, however, are in the final third. My stats for goals and assists aren’t up there yet, but I’m working to improve that.

I’d like the team to improve on last season this time around. Last year, we got to the play-off final but it didn’t go to plan like we wanted it to. I’d like to win the play-off final this year and go as far as we can in the FA Youth Cup. I’d also like to keep my place in the under-18s team by playing regularly and hopefully earn some call-ups to the under-23 squad like I managed to get last season.

The best outcome in a few years for me would be to be playing first-team football in the Premier League and international football as well.

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Damien Delaney gave me a lot of advice last season. Playing with the under-23s is hard, because obviously if you make any mistakes at that level then you get punished. It’s more ruthless and you’ve got to be on it all the time. However, the more senior players help you a lot with the transition when they step down to that level, and last season Damien Delaney offered a lot of guidance which was really good for me.

Paddy McCarthy is very hard-working and demands a lot from us. The management team here at the academy make sure we work our hardest which is good because you don’t want to get comfortable and you always want to push. Paddy is great at that and he’ll also call you to the side individually to give you advice, which I really appreciate. Gary Issott is the same because he gives you lots of personalised advice, and so because of all the feedback I’m really enjoying it here. The younger lads have come in this season, and they’ve settled in well so we all get along with each other.

We have to strive to get better results this season.

Palace is my first professional club and I’m pleased with how we’re playing, though it could be improved. Our league campaign so far this season has been mixed because we haven’t won as many games as we’d have liked to, but hopefully our win against Bristol City last weekend will help us, and now we can go on a little run of form.

OUR FOOTBALLERS WENT TO WAR A century ago football players from Palace sacrificed their future to fight in the First World War.

Make sure they are never forgotten. Get behind your club to plant 100 trees at a national woodland memorial commemorating football’s part in the First World War. Visit forclubandcountry.org.uk/crystalpalace

Any donations given on forclubandcountry.org.uk are shared between the Woodland Trust and the National Football Museum, 90% to the Woodland Trust and 10% to the National Football Museum. The Woodland Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales no. 294344 and in Scotland no. SC038885. 12235 10/18

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Box office tickets.cpfc.co.uk // 08712 00 00 71*

Classic clash

Manchester United v Crystal Palace 24.11.18 // Old Trafford 3pm

9th December 1989

Tickets are on sale to season ticket holders and members at two per person.

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CRYSTAL PALACE 2 Arsenal 2 Sunday 28th October 2018

Having missed in his previous outing against Everton, Luka Milivojevic exorcised his penalty demons by netting twice from the spot to gain Palace a point against Arsenal on an enthralling afternoon in SE25.

After Wilfried Zaha thumped the ball off the base of the post, three goals in the space of 10 minutes either side of half-time saw Milivojevic put his team in front in stoppage-time after Shkodran Mustafi brought down Cheikhou Kouyaté, allowing the skipper to score from 12 yards, but not long after the restart a fierce Granit

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MAN OF THE MATCH

Crystal Palace v Arsenal 13

Wayne Hennessey

29

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Bernd Leno

19

Shots:

Hector Bellerin 45

2

Passes:

5

James Tomkins

Shkodran Mustafi

20

12

Mamadou Sakho

Rob Holding

16

3

Patrick van Aanholt

Granit Xhaka

34

18

61 James McArthur

Lucas Torreira

11

4

Luka Milivojevic

8

88 Cheikhou Kouyaté

10

Andros Townsend

11

Wilfried Zaha

P-E Aubameyang

Jordan Ayew

Alexandre Lacazette

14

64

Matteo Guendouzi

29

Alex Iwobi

17 10

Mesut Özil 68

Own Goal

, Sokratis, Smith-Rowe, Ramsey ,

Yellow Card

Red Card

42 POSSESSION 58

51

DUELS WON

49

9

Palace: Guaita, Kelly, Riedewald, Schlupp, Puncheon , Meyer , Sørloth

Goal

4 53 Passes in opp half: 33 Possession gained: 8 Distance run: 12km

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SUBSTITUTES Arsenal: Cech, Lichtsteiner Mkhitaryan, Welbeck .

Xhaka free-kick and a controversial goal by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - which saw Alexandre Lacazette handle the ball in the build-up - meant the game completely switched.

However, Palace continued to press and they were denied by the woodwork once again when Max Meyer struck an upright, but with eight minutes to go they got the point their play merited. Zaha won another penalty for Palace when he drew a foul from Xhaka, and Milivojevic slammed it into the net to seal a point for his team, who arguably deserved more from a thrilling encounter.

First Sub

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SHOTS

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03

SHOTS ON TARGET

02

06

CORNERS

04

10

FOULS

16

Second Sub

Third Sub

Home Team

Away Team

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Venue: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,718 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Most Fouled: 7

THE ATTITUDE OF THE PLAYERS AND THE WAY WE GOT IN CONTROL OF THE GAME AGAIN AFTER GOING BEHIND MEANT IT WAS A VERY DESERVED EQUALISER. I’M VERY HAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE; I’M JUST A BIT SAD IT DIDN’T GIVE US THE THREE POINTS

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Chelsea 3 crystal palace 1 Sunday 4th November 2018

Alvaro Morata netted twice as Chelsea beat Palace 3-1 to continue their unbeaten start to the campaign in the second of three successive London derbies for the Eagles.

Roy Hodgson’s team began brightly but just after the half-hour mark Cesar Azpilicueta slipped a pass into Pedro’s path who had two bites of the cherry to pick out Morata, and when the ball did arrive at his feet the in-form striker beat Wayne Hennessey from close range.

However the visitors remained in the game and another positive spell at the start of the second half reaped

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rewards when Andros Townsend and James McArthur exchanged passes and the winger raced through on goal to produce an accurate, composed finish into the bottom corner to equalise.

But the Blues would continue to threaten and regained the lead on 65 minutes when an Eden Hazard free-kick found Morata at the back post to fire in his second, and five minutes later Marcos Alonso sent a low centre towards the penalty spot where Pedro was on hand to lash the chance past Hennessey and seal the win.

MAN OF THE MATCH

Chelsea v Crystal Palace 1

Kepa Arrizabalaga

Wayne Hennessey

13

Shots:

28

Cesar Azpilicueta

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

29

Possession gained: 10

2

Antonio Rudiger

30

David Luiz

3

Marcos Alonso

7

James Tomkins

5

Duels:

Mamadou Sakho

12

Distance covered: 11.8km

Patrick van Aanholt

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Sprints:

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7

Luka Milivojevic

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80 Jorginho

8

64 Ross Barkley

11

Pedro

11

64 Willian

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Alvaro Morata

Cheikhou Kouyaté

8

James McArthur 80

18

Andros Townsend

10

Wilfried Zaha

11

SUBSTITUTES Chelsea: Caballero, Zappacosta, Cahill, Fabregas , Kovacic , Loftus-Cheek, Hazard .

Palace: Guaita, Kelly, Schlupp , Riedewald, Puncheon, Ayew , Sørloth.

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Own Goal

Yellow Card

Red Card

First Sub

12 11

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54

DUELS WON

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15

SHOTS

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06

SHOTS ON TARGET

02

04

CORNERS

02

06

FOULS

13

Second Sub

Third Sub

Home Team

Away Team

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Venue: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 40,407 Referee: Michael Oliver

Most Clearances: 6

I WAS PROUD OF THE WAY THE PLAYERS KEPT AT IT AND KEPT FIGHTING TOWARDS THE END. WE WERE NOT CONFRONTED WITH LOTS OF CHANCES AND OPPORTUNITIES AND I THOUGHT WE KEPT THEM AT BAY PRETTY WELL

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Opposition

18/08/18

Hull City

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25/08/18

Crewe Alexandra

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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

Keutcha, Malcolm (Gordon 82), Robertson, Street (Aveiro 64). Subs not used:

24/11/18

Colchester United

01/12/18

Queens Park Rangers

Whitworth, Mathews, Donkin.

08/12/18

Coventry City

21/12/18

Leeds United

Sean Robertson’s goal proved to the

Robertson, who powerfully rifled in his

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Bristol City

difference as Palace returned to winning

first goal of the campaign.

12/01/19

Ipswich Town

ways at the expense of Bristol City, despite

26/01/19

Charlton Athletic

02/02/19

Colchester United

Palace: Luthra, Russell, Onoabhagbe, Trehy, Chamberlin-Gayle, Boateng, Gurung,

the midfielder being red carded late on.

The hosts were easily the better

Following the break, City began to threaten and a corner resulted in a very near miss as the ball glanced over

09/02/19

Watford

16/02/19

Cardiff City

team to begin with and Rob Street

Palace’s crossbar, and then Rohan Luthra

23/02/19

Millwall

headed inches wide from a corner before

was called into action twice at his near

02/03/19

QPR

09/03/19

Birmingham City

suffering the same fate soon after when

post to produce a pair of smart reflex

16/03/19

Barnsley

he connected with a Robertson cross, but

saves, one with his legs and the second

23/03/19

Coventry City

Street was handed a golden opportunity

with his lightning-fast hands.

30/03/19

Burnley

to get on the scoresheet when Jude

06/04/19

Sheffield United

Russell was fouled in the box, but the

the Eagles continued to carve out chances

13/04/19

Nottingham Forest

Palace striker was denied from the

and Robertson was frustrated to send a

penalty spot by a great save.

shot wide before Malcolm poked an effort

Despite City’s new-found momentum,

Team

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Cardiff City

10

21

02

Ipswich Town

12

19

03

Bristol City

10

18

their attack relent however, and the

04

Millwall

11

17

visiting shot-stopper again pulled off

became a bit gritty, Robertson was

05

Queens Park Rangers

11

17

06

Crystal Palace

9

13

an admirable save from close range to

dismissed following an altercation with

07

Watford

12

13

deny Street once again, but the home

an opposition player, but despite the

08

Charlton Athletic

10

11

side deservedly broke the deadlock

numerical disadvantage McCarthy’s side

09

Coventry City

10

11

on 40 minutes when Joshua Malcolm

successfully saw out the final stages to

10

Colchester United

13

3

unselfishly played the ball across to

record their first win in three.

Paddy McCarthy’s team didn’t let

across the face of goal.

As the game wound down and

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Crystal palace 2 MILLWALL 0 Beckenham Training Ground // 5th November 2018

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: Tupper, Tavares, O’Dwyer (D. Boateng 41), Dann, Mitchell, Addy (Hungbo

29/10/18

Cardiff City

2-2

83), Williams, Kirby, Flanagan, Lumeka, Kaikai. Subs not used: Webber, McGregor,

05/11/18

Millwall

2-0

12/11/18

Colchester United

Jno-Baptiste.

19/11/18

Ipswich Town

26/11/18

Charlton Athletic

Two late goals from Kian Flanagan

10/12/18

Bristol City

and Joseph Hungbo secured the south

Levi Lumeka tested Martin and Flanagan

London bragging rights for Palace as they

fired into the side netting before Lumeka

leapfrogged Millwall to take third place in

again demanded a defensive reaction as

the Professional Development League.

he saw a shot blocked well.

Chances quickly began to stack up as

14/12/18

Coventry City

07/01/19

Cardiff City

15/01/19

Millwall

28/01/19

Charlton Athletic

04/02/19

Ipswich Town

11/02/19

Queens Park Rangers

of the opening half came when TQ Addy

into Martin’s arms from close range, but

found himself on the end of a driven cross

after the Welshman saw another attempt

but volleyed the ball at visiting goalkeeper

deflected away, the following corner

The Eagles’ first and best chance

Jonny Williams then mis-hit an effort

18/02/19

Colchester United

25/02/19

Watford

04/03/19

Bolton Wanderers

08/03/19

Sheffield Wednesday

David Martin, but they suffered a blow

bounced across the box before falling to

25/03/19

Sheffield United

after half an hour when Ollie O’Dwyer

Flanagan who struck convincingly from 20

06/04/19

Hull City

suffered in a collision with a visiting

yards and buried the ball into the net.

15/04/19

Leeds United

player and had to be stretchered off with

With barely 10 minutes left, Hungbo

Team

P

Pts

01

Ipswich Town

12

23

02

Queens Park Rangers

12

18

03

Crystal Palace

11

18

Lions were frustrated to send two shots

04

Millwall

12

18

wide of Joe Tupper’s post as Lewis White

05

Bristol City

12

15

06

Coventry City

12

14

struck off target twice, but after a quiet

the midfielder hit the ball on the volley

07

Charlton Athletic

12

12

first half Palace - once again with Scott

to emphatically rifle home, doubling the

08

Cardiff City

11

10

Dann in their backline who completed the

Eagles’ lead and completing an excellent,

09

Watford

12

10

90 minutes - looked a rejuvenated side

patient afternoon’s work for Richard

10

Colchester United

10

6

after the break.

Shaw’s side.

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a broken nose.

Once the game recommenced, the

entered the field and made his mark within no time at all to seal the victory in the final minute.

Reacting first to a rebounded shot,

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crystal palace 0 SHEFFIELD UNITED 1 Hayes Lane, Bromley // 28th October 2018

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

25/11/18

Charlton Athletic

02/12/18

Aston Villa

09/12/18

Tottenham Hotspur

06/01/19

Millwall

13/01/19

Palace Ladies fell to defeat at the

Salgado, before Balfour curled inches

hands of Sheffield United in their latest

wide and Hincks blasted straight into the

London Bees

Women’s Championship encounter, with

arms of Brooks.

27/01/19

Durham

Jade Pennock’s 35th minute strike proving

10/02/19

Leicester City

to be the difference.

An end-to-end encounter saw Palace

However it would be the visitors who took the lead 10 minutes before the break. A lapse in concentration in defence

21/02/19

Lewes

10/03/19

Sheffield United

have the first chance on two minutes

allowed the lively Pennock to be played

20/04/19

Manchester United

when Chloe Burr’s deep cross was nearly

through on goal, and she coolly slotted

28/04/19

Charlton Athletic

fumbled into her own net by goalkeeper

into the bottom corner.

12/05/19

Aston Villa

Alex Brooks, and soon after Blades

Team

P

Pts

After the break, the Blades started

forward Bex Rayner saw her fierce shot

on the attacking foot and Cox nodded a

deflected into the side-netting.

free-kick just wide, before Palace’s first

01

Tottenham Hotspur Ladies

7

18

02

Manchester United Women

6

16

Next, it was Palace’s turn to threaten

03

Charlton Athletic Women

7

16

and after outstanding play along the wing

substitute Andrea Georgiou but her low

04

Durham Women's FC

7

15

from Kallie Balfour, Ashlee Hincks couldn’t

drive was saved well by the diving Brooks.

05

Leicester City Women

7

10

quite convert from close range, and in the

06

Sheffield United Women

6

9

10th minute the Eagles breathed a sigh of

Mackenzie had perhaps the Eagles’ best

07

Lewes Women

7

9

relief when Danielle Cox headed a free-

chance but once again found Brooks in

kick beyond Shanell Salgado, only to have

inspired form as she tipped away her

her goal ruled out for offside.

header, and ultimately it was United who

08

London Bees Ladies

8

6

09

Aston Villa Ladies

7

5

10

Crystal Palace Ladies

7

4

11

Millwall Lionesses

7

1

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Chances continued to occur rapidly

attack of the second period came through

As time drew on, Hannah

were the unluckier in the final minutes

and Rayner glided past three challenges

as Rayner’s 30-yard free-kick crashed

before scuffing her shot straight at

against the crossbar.

82 STATISTICS

Seasonal Statistics Best Passing Accuracy

Most Interceptions

Max Meyer

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

90%

27

Top Goal Scorers 01. Wilfried Zaha

03 02

02. Luka Milivojevic 03. Patrick van Aanholt

Overall Discipline

01

Total Goals

45%

Shooting Accuracy

1

19

7

Hit Woodwork

8

41

Shots on Target

51

Shots off Target

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STATISTICS 83

Pass Success Rate

Player In Focus

79%

Average Possession

15

46%

Andros Townsend has created the most chances for teammates so far this season, all from open play.

Most Aerial Duels Won

Most Passes

Christian Benteke

63

PALACE

v

TOTTENHAM

Luka Milivojevic

622

RES

ATT

POS

W 2-0

24,821

4th

15:00

Fulham

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

Sat 24

15:00

Manchester United

Sat 01

15:00

Burnley

Tue 04

19:45

Brighton

Sat 08

15:00

West Ham United

Sat 15

15:00

Leicester City

Sat 22

15:00

Manchester City

Wed 26

15:00

Cardiff City

Sun 30

12:00

Chelsea

Wed 02

19:45

Wolves

Sat 12

15:00

Watford

Sat 19

15:00

Liverpool

Wed 30

19:45

Southampton

Sat 02

15:00

Fulham

Sat 09

15:00

West Ham United

Sat 23

15:00

Leicester City

20:00

Manchester United

15:00

Burnley

Sat 09

15:00

Brighton

Sat 16

15:00

Tottenham Hotspur

Sat 30

15:00

Huddersfield Town

Sat 06

15:00

Newcastle United

15:00

Manchester City

Sat 20

15:00

Arsenal

APR

Tue 26 Sat 02

Sat 13 Sat 27

15:00

Everton

Sat 04

15:00

Cardiff City

Sun 12

15:00

Bournemouth

Max Meyer

TV

Red Card

Scott Dann

OPPOSITION

Yellow Card

James Tomkins

KO

Goal(s)

Sat 11

MAY

MAR

FEB

JAN

DEC

NOV

OCT

SEP

AUG

DATE

Unused Sub

Luka Milivojevic

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

2(2)

12

11(1)

9

2

2

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

403

5(6)

210

55

63

66

136

4

9

14

6

15

11

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

08 09 10 11 12

w

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

tvt

7(4)

11

3(8)

13(1)

10

1

3

3

15

93

297

39

1

8

46

1

11

11

117

7(2)

9

9(3)

1

4

11

1

0(1)

0(2)

1(2)

55

75

141

70

35

11

62

1

20

16

1

9

1

12(1)

3

1

5

20

3

1

109

1

0(1)

3(1)

3

1

165

16

18

86 STATISTICS

League Table Pos

Club

P

W

D

L

F

A GD Pts

1

Manchester City

11

9

2

0

33

4

29 29

2

Chelsea

11

8

3

0

27

8

19 27

3

Liverpool

11

8

3

0

21

5

16 27

Eden Hazard

7

4

Tottenham Hotspur

11

8

0

3

19 10

9

Sergio Agüero

7

Top Scorers

24

5

Arsenal

11

7

2

2

25 14 11 23

P-E Aubameyang

7

6

Bournemouth

11

6

2

3

20 14

6

20

Richarlison

6

7

Manchester United

11

6

2

3

19 18

1

20

Harry Kane

6

8

Watford

11

6

1

4

16 13

3

19

Sadio Mané

6

9

Everton

11

5

3

3

19 15

4

18

10

Leicester City

11

5

1

5

17 16

1

16

11

Wolves

11

4

3

4

11 12

-1

15

12

Brighton & Hove Albion

11

4

2

5

12 16

-4

14

Ryan Fraser

5

13

West Ham United

11

3

2

6

13 17

-4

11

Benjamin Mendy

5

14

Crystal Palace

11

2

2

7

8

-8

8

Raheem Sterling

5

15

Burnley

11

2

2

7

12 25 -13

8

Sergio Agüero

4

16

Southampton

11

1

4

6

7

20 -13

7

Hector Bellerin

4

17

Newcastle United

11

1

3

7

7

14

-7

6

Olivier Giroud

4

18

Huddersfield Town

11

1

3

7

5

21 -16

6

19

Cardiff City

11

1

2

8

9

24 -15

5

20

Fulham

11

1

2

8

11 29 -18

5

16

Most Assists

Statistics correct as of Thursday 8th November

Matchweek 12 Fixtures Cardiff City v Brighton & Hove Albion

Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur

Saturday 10th November - 12:30pm

Saturday 10th November - 5:30pm

Huddersfield Town v West Ham United

Liverpool v Fulham

Saturday 10th November - 3pm

Sunday 11th November – 12pm

Leicester City v Burnley

Chelsea v Everton

Saturday 10th November - 3pm

Sunday 11th November – 2.15pm

Newcastle United v Bournemouth

Arsenal v Wolves

Saturday 10th November - 3pm

Sunday 11th November – 4.30pm

Southampton v Watford

Manchester City v Manchester United

Saturday 10th November - 3pm

Sunday 11th November – 4.30pm

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crystal palace √ Tottenham Hotspur Julian SPERONI Joel WARD Patrick VAN AANHOLT Luka MILIVOJEVIC James TOMKINS Scott DANN Max MEYER Cheikhou KOUYATÉ Alexander SØRLOTH Andros TOWNSEND Wilfried ZAHA Mamadou SAKHO Wayne HENNESSEY Jordan AYEW Jeffrey SCHLUPP Christian BENTEKE James McARTHUR Jonny WILLIAMS Connor WICKHAM Sullay KAIKAI Pape SOUARÉ Aaron WAN-BISSAKA Vicente GUAITA Martin KELLY Jason PUNCHEON Jairo RIEDEWALD

Referee Jonathan Moss

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Assistant Eddie Smart

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Hugo LLORIS Kieran TRIPPIER Danny ROSE Toby ALDERWEIRELD Jan VERTONGHEN Dávinson SÁNCHEZ Heung-min SON Harry WINKS Harry KANE Érik LAMELA Victor WANYAMA Michel VORM Georges-Kévin N’KOUDOU Eric DIER Kyle WALKER-PETERS Moussa SISSOKO Fernando LLORENTE Mousa DEMBÉLÉ Dele ALLI Juan FOYTH Paulo GAZZANIGA Christian ERIKSEN Serge AURIER Lucas MOURA Ben DAVIES

Assistant Andy Halliday

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