CPFC v Watford

Crystal Palace v Watford 12.01.2019 // 3pm

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Inside palace

Crystal Palace v Watford Saturday 12th January, 3pm

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

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Contributors Jonathon Rogers, James Woodroof, Terry Byfield, Ian King, Dominic Fifield, Chris Smith, Chris Waters, Grace Cullen, Ben Mountain

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

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I’M HOPEFUL YOU AND I WILL HAVE SOME NEW FACES TO HAVE A LOOK AT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS

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WE HAVE PLENTY OF OPTIMISM After the festive period and the FA Cup, this week has seen things return to normal and we’re back in Premier League action against Watford this afternoon.

I would like to welcome Javi Gracia, his players, staff and the Watford supporters to south London for what promises to be a tough game. They have impressed this season and go into this encounter sitting in a hugelycreditable eighth place, and have proved difficult opposition for the teams they have faced so far.

However, we have plenty of optimism ourselves having lost just once in our last six games including last weekend’s FA Cup success against Grimsby Town. It was a test for us as they were always going to sit back and soak up pressure all game, and even more so when they were reduced to 10 men after just two minutes, so we had to be patient.

I have to give credit to the players as they didn’t let the missed opportunities affect them and kept plugging away. They were finally rewarded thanks to another goal from Jordan Ayew, and you can see what a couple of those have done for his confidence. While our margin of victory could, and probably should, have been greater, you only have to look at some of the other third round matches where top-flight clubs slipped up against opposition from League One and League Two, so we’re just happy to have advanced to the next stage.

It was especially pleasing as we managed to give a lot of our squad a break after playing so many games in a short space of time. Now that congestion is out of the way, it has been nice to enjoy a normal week’s build-up on the training ground as we prepare for this afternoon’s game.

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January also means that the transfer window is open, and we have seen some players depart which should free up some room for us to add to our squad.

I know that the chairman and sporting director have been busy as usual trying to identify and bring the right type of players to this club, so I’m hopeful you and I will have some new faces to have a look at in the next couple of weeks.

For now, I am just focussing on matters on the field and trying to get a win from today’s game. Only seven points separate ourselves from Watford who are six places above us in the table, so we know that a win could go a long way to helping us close the gap on the teams above us, while pull us a little further away from the relegation zone.

Like last season, our primary goal is to ensure that we remain in the Premier League so we want to achieve that as soon as possible and then look to try and better our 11th-place finish last term. I believe that with plenty of hard work and backing from the stands, we can do both of those and ensure the second half of the campaign is enjoyable for all involved.

Enjoy the game!

WE ARE STARTING TO SHOW THAT TEAMS COMING TO SELHURST DON’T FIND IT EASY

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we're going to give everything to win It was good to have a little rest by missing the Grimsby game last weekend, and after some extra work at the training ground and some time off, I’m ready for some new challenges.

The match was a very tough one for us, even after they got the red card after two minutes because everyone expected it was then going to be very easy. It wasn’t; it was like the game against Cardiff City where we had to score the first goal and things would open up, but in the end we got what we wanted and we’re into the next round. It was also great for Jordan to score in his second game in a row, which is also good for us as a team because we need his confidence.

We didn’t have a lot of luck with the draw as we got Tottenham Hotspur, but at least it is at Selhurst Park which means that we have more of a chance to beat them and advance in the competition.

We have seen a few players depart the club recently who were part of our dressing room and they’re all really good guys, so we are sad that they have left our group. Jonny is a permanent deal while Alex and Punch are just for six months, but it’s good for all of them because they have new chances in their careers and can get some minutes, so I’m happy for them because it’ll be good for them.

It is sometimes hard to see players leave suddenly, but that’s football. One day you can be with your best friend at training, and the next day you might not see him for months or even years. It’s a hard part of the job but we are professionals and we have to adapt, but there are emotions too because you make a lot of good friendships in the game.

Hopefully we can see some new players come in

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during the rest of the month to boost the squad, but I don’t pay too much attention to it all. I’m not the kind of person who looks for transfer rumours in newspapers or on TV, but sometimes I might hear things in the dressing room or watching the TV at the training ground and find out which players might be moving clubs.

However, I did move here in January myself and it can be tough. I had spent some beautiful years in Greece and suddenly moved to a new club, so within 24 hours everything in your life has changed. Once again, that’s part of football and if you can adapt as soon as possible, then it’s much easier for you and your family.

Today we face Watford and they are a very good team who I respect a lot with a good manager, so it will 100% be a tough game for us.

However, we are starting to show that teams coming to Selhurst don’t find it easy and we’re going to give everything to win, which would mean a lot as we would have backed up the win against Wolves that started the year.

Make some noise!

IT IS NOT AN OVERSTATEMENT TO SAY THAT WE WOULD NOT BE IN OUR SIXTH SUCCESSIVE SEASON IN THE TOP-FLIGHT WITHOUT JASON

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Selhurst will give us the edge I’d like to extend a warm welcome to the supporters, staff and players of Watford, and greetings to all Palace fans here today.

Last week we witnessed a proper cup tie. Credit must go to Grimsby Town for putting up such a fight especially with 10 men for so long, and also to their fans for packing out the Arthur Wait Stand. Watching the draw on Monday night was exciting as we were left in the pot with just Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur to be picked out, and while Spurs at home is a tough draw it will be a fantastic occasion and a packed Selhurst will give us the edge we need!

Last week, Jonny Williams left the club having been with us since the age of eight. Jonny is a fantastic person and is popular with players, staff and fans alike, so he will be sorely missed around the place. I’m sure I speak for everyone in wishing him well at Charlton, and also on international duty with Wales.

We also took the tough decision to loan Jason Puncheon to Huddersfield Town for the rest of the season and the remainder of his contract. Personally I can’t thank him enough; he has been inspirational both on and off the pitch and truly cares, and he is someone I am sure we will see back at the club one day. It is not an overstatement to say that we would not be in our sixth successive season in the top-flight without him, but we will save the proper goodbye for another time to give him the send-off he truly deserves.

With Christian and Connor back in contention, everyone felt it important that Alexander got as many starts as possible, and to facilitate that he has gone out on loan to Gent. We will be in close contact with

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him throughout, and wish him all the best for his spell in Belgium.

I’d urge everyone here today to join us again at Selhurst this coming Friday night for the FA Youth Cup as we host Bolton Wanderers. These nights are special occasions for the club, and of course for the players involved. We had thousands turn up to support our youngsters last season and it made a huge impact on them as they continue their development.

Palace Ladies recently welcomed back Gemma Bryan after her summer move to Charlton. Don’t forget Gemma scored more than 100 goals for us in less than 70 games, so having her back is fantastic for the club.

She had an immediate impact by netting in the win over Millwall last weekend, and I hope that result can provide a much-needed boost to the squad as they look to climb away from a relegation battle.

Turning attention to today’s opponents, Watford have become a very impressive outfit and currently sit justifiably in eighth place. We always seem to have extremely hard-fought games against them and I have no doubt that today will be the same. As always, the atmosphere you create can make a huge difference, so throw everything you can behind Roy’s men.

Up The Palace!

10 TODAY'S GAME

Crystal Palace v Watford // Saturday 12th January // Selhurst Park

Today's game A confidence-filled Palace take on Watford this afternoon hoping to continue their good recent form against one of their favourite opponents in SE25 during the past few years.

Having won three and drawn one of their last five Premier League games, the Eagles welcome the Hornets who have won just one of their last eight trips to Selhurst Park stretching back 11 years.

However, this season’s side are a different prospect. Javi Gracia’s team have already picked up 15 points on their travels this season which is just one less than they managed in the whole of last term, and are unbeaten in their last three away league games.

Their tally of 29 points from 21 top-flight games has only been bettered once before in their history, back in 1982/83 when they finished runners-up.

That should mean for an even tighter meeting than usual between the teams, as each of the last three encounters at Selhurst in the Premier League have seen the victors win by a one-goal margin, and neither side has scored more than twice in those games.

However, Roy Hodgson’s in-form Eagles' recent displays have seen them reach six wins from their first 21 games, and only in 2015/16 have they bettered that in a Premier League campaign, giving the Eagles boss plenty of optimism as he hopes to continue their fine start to 2019.

Jordan Ayew has scored more Premier League goals against Watford than he has against any other side, netting in three of his four starts.

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Previous encounters:

Palace have won three of their five Premier League games this season with Vicente Guaita in goal, conceding 0.6 goals per game.

Head 2 head

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Palace wins Watford wins draws

Form guide: Palace have won five of their last seven home league matches against Watford, including the last two encounters in SE25.

Watford are looking to complete a league double over the Eagles for the first time since the 2001/02 campaign.

Last LEAGUE GAME BOURNEMOUTH 3-3 WATFORD 26 Ben Foster 21 Kiko Femenia 6 Adrian Mariappa 15 Craig Cathcart 25 José Holebas 16 Abdoulaye Doucouré 29 Etienne Capoue 12 Ken Sema

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Newsroom QUARTET DEPART THE EAGLES Since the opening of the transfer window, four players have left the club, including Jonny Williams whose 17-year spell with Palace came to an end following his switch to Charlton Athletic.

The Welshman joined the Eagles aged eight, progressing through the ranks to make his full debut in August 2011. He would feature regularly for the Eagles as they clinched promotion to the Premier League in 2012/13, and played 70 times for the club, scoring once.

Speaking about his departure, he said: "It’s a very strange feeling, I don’t think it’ll hit me until I properly leave. But I’ve made some great memories here and met some great people who’ll I’ll stay in touch with.

Palace has been my life."

Meanwhile, Jason Puncheon has joined Huddersfield Town on loan until the end of the season, while Alexander Sørloth has also made a temporary switch to KAA Gent until the conclusion of the Belgian Pro League campaign.

Jordon Mutch has also departed the club by mutual consent. The 27-year-old made 40 appearances for the Eagles, and spent the majority of 2018 on loan at Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps.

PALACE HANDED SPURS CUP TIE After beating Grimsby Town last weekend to reach the FA Cup fourth round, Palace have been handed a home tie against Premier League challengers Tottenham Hotspur later this month.

The Eagles last faced Spurs in the competition during their run to the final in 2016 when a Martin Kelly goal beat the Lilywhites at White Hart Lane at the quarter-final stage, but Mauricio Pochettino’s men ran out 1-0 victors in SE25 in the last league meeting back in November.

The tie will take place at Selhurst Park on Sunday 27th January, kicking off at 4pm and will be screened live on BT Sport.

Tickets for the game are now on sale, and can be purchased from tickets.cpfc.co.uk, on 08712 00 00 81 or at the box office.

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Palace The

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FA YOUTH CUP TIE CONFIRMED Having beaten Cogenhoe United last month, Palace will host Bolton Wanderers in the fourth round of the FA Youth Cup at Selhurst Park on Friday 18th January 2019 in a 7pm kick-off. Tickets can be bought at tickets.cpfc.co.uk.

U23 & U18 FIXTURE CHANGES

BRYAN REJOINS PALACE LADIES Palace Ladies have signed all-time top goalscorer Gemma Bryan from Charlton Athletic, who re-joins the club having left for the Addicks in the summer.

The 31-year-old, who scored 104 goals across three seasons, departed the Eagles in June following the club’s rejected application to join the newly formed Women’s Championship, but following a u-turn that saw the Ladies eventually handed a place in the second tier, Bryan is delighted to return to this corner of south London at the first opportunity.

She said: “I’m so excited. I’m really passionate about Crystal Palace FC as a whole, so it’s really, really good to get back.

"I just want to get playing amongst our fans again, get back in with the girls again and build upon the points they have got so far this season.”

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The development side’s away game at Millwall has been moved to Tuesday 22nd January, kicking off at 1pm at the Lions’ training ground.

Meanwhile the under-18s’ fixture home fixture with Ipswich Town and Charlton Athletic that were scheduled to take place this month will now be held on Thursday 18th April at 1pm and Saturday 2nd March at 10.45am respectively.

TOWNSEND WINS TWO AWARDS This week saw Andros Townsend pick up both the Premier League's Goal of the Month for his stunning strike against Manchester City, as well as December’s ManBetX Player of the Month, having garnered 43% of the voting.

CPFC TO GO CASHLESS To help alleviate queues inside and outside the ground, the food and drink outlets inside Selhurst Park and the Fanzone will be going cashless from the Fulham game on 2nd February instead of today’s game as previously proposed, so please remember to bring your debit or credit card to the game with you.

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On the eve of his second anniversary at Palace, Jeffrey Schlupp now has a magical moment that will ensure his place in Palace folklore for years to come. Ben Mountain chats to the man whose goal kick-started the Eagles’ stunning win against Manchester City last month as he reflects on that memorable afternoon in the north-west.

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The high point of Jeffrey Schlupp’s Palace career to date not only coincided with one of the club's brightest highlights from their 10 seasons in the Premier League, but sparked it into life as well.

On a drizzly, chilly, pre-Christmas Manchester afternoon, the Eagles travelled north to the sky blue half of the city where they would face the reigning, allconquering champions, Manchester City. It was possibly the sternest test Palace have ever faced in all their years at English football’s top table, given that Pep Guardiola and his team’s swashbuckling football had led them to 100 points the previous campaign and they were trying to improve on what many in the game had labelled as perfection.

But, against all odds, Palace won 3-2. And despite it not being the standout moment of an extraordinary affair at the Etihad Stadium, undoubtedly the key point came with Palace trailing 1-0 and Schlupp picking up possession in his own half. The midfielder, with a tight triangle of blue shirts swiftly closing in on him, looked up and launched a clever cross-field ball in the direction of Wilfried Zaha before, out of the eye of the camera, charging downfield.

Ending up in line with the home side’s goal on the edge of their penalty box and the ball rolled uneasily into his feet, Schlupp took a left-footed touch, another and then two more to steady himself before pulling the same leg back and arrowing an inch-perfect shot across the face of goal into the outstretched Ederson’s inside netting before wheeling away in celebration, launching himself into the air and allowing the embraces of his teammates to consume him.

Perhaps in that moment, though, he didn’t realise quite how significant his equalising effort would become.

“Obviously you never go into a game expecting to lose,” he reflected. “But the mentality is different when you’re playing Manchester City away compared to a lesser team at home.

“It was a relief for me to score. We needed the three points, there’s no secret about that, so it was a relief. I

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scored quite soon after they scored their first so it was important too, but it just felt good for me to get onto the scoresheet again.

“To be honest, when they got their second, we were looking at the clock! But it was probably worse for the people watching outside of the pitch, because we were in the game and focussed.”

And it was that focus which kept Schlupp’s side in the match until the end, securing a victory that will go down forever in Palace history. In spite of the magnitude of the occasion, the team knew that maintaining concentration would be an essential component to taking something from the fixture, and so the build-up to it remained the same as it would before any match.

Schlupp offered an insight into a week’s-worth of preparation to face one of the world’s great footballing

YOU NEVER GO INTO A GAME EXPECTING TO LOSE sides. “The build-up was the same for that and for most games, to be honest. We work with the analysis guys early in the week to see how they play and then we go onto the training pitches to see what we can do to limit them. Although I say the build-up is the same, the mentality can be a bit different and you do notice their talent on the pitch.”

But City weren’t the only team showcasing their talent that day and one of Schlupp’s teammates in

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particular stands out from the 27 players who competed on the Etihad’s turf. Andros Townsend would ultimately steal the headlines with his Goal of the Seasoncontending 30-yard volley, and it was that, even when exhibited alongside the likes of Sergio Agüero, Kevin de Bruyne and Leroy Sané’s skills, which has stuck in people’s memories from a game that will be deemed a modern day Premier League classic.

For Schlupp, Townsend’s moment of magic happened right in front of his eyes. It was so close, in fact, that had he not turned to face the goal, the Ghanaian would have missed it sailing in.

Looking back, he said, “You’ll take a bundle or any goal against Man City to be honest, but Andros’ was a screamer. We’ve all seen it; it was a great, great goal.

And when those type of goals go in it feels better. But Andros likes to score screamers - he’s scored quite a few recently! We’ve seen him do it before so it was no surprise to us.”

That early Christmas present arrived for Palace in the middle of a three-game unbeaten run and at the heart of a packed December which saw the Eagles rack up 10 points from seven games, having taken only nine from their opening 13. Since then, they have conceded just one goal from four games and recorded two wins and a draw in the same stretch of time.

Three weeks may have elapsed since the euphoric post-match scenes as Roy Hodgson’s players celebrated with those who had travelled to Manchester, but Schlupp believes the feel-good factor has lingered: “The atmosphere changes after a game like that. It improves in the changing room, everyone’s happier. Really, we want to continue getting wins to keep that up and keep the atmosphere like that.”

But experiences like that afternoon could only have been a pipedream for a 10-year-old Schlupp when he left Germany to move with his parents to England. Born into a family that had already uprooted once before from Ghana, his life would change monumentally when those around him upped sticks for the second time.

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ANDROS LIKES TO SCORE SCREAMERS

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Ultimately, the move to Blighty would lead to a career playing professional football at the very top of the English game that saw him lay his hands on the most prestigious of awards aged just 23: the Premier League trophy. But that moment simply wouldn’t have been on offer had Schlupp grown up elsewhere. “It was my mum who wanted to move us to Germany so we could lead a more comfortable life," Schlupp revealed. "It was same when we moved to England; she wanted us to have better opportunities.”

I’VE DEFINITELY BEEN TRYING TO ADD GOALS TO MY GAME However, not knowing a word of the language following his 1,000 kilometre upheaval, Schlupp would be forced to rely upon two things to settle in, the first of which was a rather novel form of linguistic education.

“I actually learnt a lot from watching cartoons!” he laughed. “You know, just loads of types, all the sorts that kids watch at that age. I also had a German to English translator, so if I didn’t know what a word was, I could just look it up in that. But I didn’t speak a word of English when I first came over.”

Schlupp’s family ultimately landed in Milton Keynes, settling there while the Palace star began the long road to making it as a professional footballer with the Leicester City academy, and as with so many children, football would act as a languageless way of integrating,

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meeting and ultimately, feeling comfortable. “Football definitely helped,” he said. “I started playing it straight away! I joined a team in Milton Keynes and played with them until I was about 12 and then Leicester picked me up.”

Years, countless matches and a whole load of cartoons later and Schlupp is now an established Premier League footballer who will celebrate his two-year anniversary in south London the day after the Watford match. Now 26, his game has changed significantly since those early days proving himself to the children around him through his feet whilst his English caught up with his skill.

Even now, his style is still progressing. Having not scored for the Eagles in his first season-and-a-half when he typically played at left-back, a switch to midfield for the opening day of this season saw him net at Fulham before later adding two more to his seasonal tally. “I’ve definitely been trying to add goals to my game lately,” he explained.

“Because I’ve moved from left-back to left-wing, I’ve been trying to get more because I’m further forward. But it’s not been a big move for me because playing at left-back and left-wing can be quite similar.”

The goals may be coming, however, for an older and clearer reason. “I was a striker when I was younger,” Schlupp elaborated. “At Leicester, I went out on loan to Brentford where I scored six goals and when I came back to Leicester, I actually scored a hat-trick on my debut! But I’d gone on tour with the squad [to Sweden] and played left-back there quite a lot and did quite well.

“The gaffer, Sven-Göran Eriksson, used to play me there. So in that game where I scored a hat-trick up front on my league debut, I played the last 10 minutes of the match at left-back! I wouldn’t say that attacking is exactly easy for me, but I definitely have a taste for it because I became used to it when I was younger.”

Those early days would prove hugely valuable for the Eagles in later years. And after finding the net to kick-start one of their most famous top-flight victories, Palace fans will be grateful to have the former cartoon-watching, footballing protégé Jeffrey Schlupp among their ranks, scoring goals and defeating champions.

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

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WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST SHIRT AS A KID?

WHAT WERE YOU WEARING ON YOUR PRO DEBUT?

WHICH IS THE MOST SPECIAL SHIRT YOU’VE WORN?

I remember having a Zinedine Zidane Real Madrid shirt at one point with the number five on the back of it.

It was when I was at West Ham and it was an away shirt when we played against Everton in 2008. It’s still knocking around at home somewhere.

Maybe the one when West Ham won the Championship play-off final, or when I played in the last FA Cup game at Upton Park or my Palace debut. I can’t choose!

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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’m not too sure he wanted my shirt, but Ledley King was a big player for me and I got his when he played for Tottenham.

That was probably Stewart Downing when he was playing for Middlesbrough when we were at home. I played with him at West Ham so that was nice.

I’d say England because it’s my national team – anything with the old school Three Lions on it like the Euro 96 shirt.

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

PART XII 1980-1984

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1981/82

The programme continued in similar vein to the previous one in the First Division but the same number of pages (24) would now cost 5p more at 30p and the club name on the cover was in a different font.

It was edited once more by commercial manager Tony Shaw.

Again manager Terry Venables opened the inside content with his views, but as the season progressed there would be three managers and two chairmen providing the opening notes. Once more three pages were afforded to the visitors and John Henty provided his ‘Talking Point’ while the historical section was compiled by Rev. Nigel Sands titled ‘Looking Back’.

Junior supporters were still provided for with ‘Palace Guard’ and an outside agency added general football news and titbits. The centre pages illustrated a recent game and then came four pages of stats, tables and line-ups that was followed by ‘Palace off the Park’. The programme was completed with a crossword, a two-page player profile and team lineups on the back page.

The programme for 1981/82 suffered following relegation to the Second Division coupled with mounting financial problems and sliding attendance figures, and thus the publication saw a reduction in content to 20 pages but another price hike, to 35p.

Style and dimensions remained, although now edited by Mel Priddle, and a rather fussy colour cover for the first few home games later gave way to a much cleaner look as illustrated.

The manager started proceedings followed by the section on that day’s visitors including pen pictures. Fans interested in the history of the club were catered for with a ‘Whatever Happened To….’ feature about a former player. Line-ups and statistics were to be found in the centre and there was a numbered series for the ‘Palace Parade’ of current players.

Photographic action was supplied by Neil Everitt with ‘Selhurst Scene’ providing news for supporters.

A list of items for sale in the club shop included sweatshirts at £6.50 and a Palace pillowcase for £3.50.

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1982/83

Postbag’ the last few pages petered out in a mixture of club promotions, with team line-ups as usual on the back.

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It was a return to an oblong size (20cms x 17cms) for this season, again containing 20 pages but this time it cost 40p. Three different action pictures were utilised on the cover as the campaign progressed and the edition pictured is from the final game of the season when victory over Burnley ensured the avoidance of relegation at the Clarets' expense.

The production of the programme was now outsourced to an agency to the detriment of the content; the first inkling of this came with no regular page from manager Alan Mullery. ‘Selhurst Park Scene’ highlighted news from around the club followed by ‘Eagles in Action’ depicting one and a half pages of photos from a recent encounter.

The visitors were given two pages that usually included a team photo and results, and line-ups for the Eagles were spread across the centre with the reserves’ fixtures and scores on the following page next to ‘Palace Parade’, highlighting a member of the first-team.

Rev. Nigel Sands contributed an historical section entitled ‘Looking Back’ but, apart from a page for ‘Palace

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A return to a vertical 17cms x 24cms format came with an increase to 28 pages but at the cost of another hike in price, this time by 25% to 50p. Nine pages were now taken up with advertising and the agency responsible for the production contributed a further six generic football pieces that were not about the club.

It opened promisingly enough with Mullery now penning a regular column that was followed by ‘Selhurst Scene’ and ‘Centrestage’ which portrayed a member of the first-team. In the last quarter of the programme came ‘Eagle Echoes’ about a notable past player and a Q&A session with a Palace player entitled ‘Personal File’.

Two pages were filled with details on the opponents and another two for Neil Everitt’s ‘Eagles in Action’ while ‘Statistics’ completed the inside pages with the teams on the back page.

However, despite the content, throughout the programme there was no mention of how to contact the club nor ticket or travel details for forthcoming games, and quite frankly it was a poor product.

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Howard William Thompson 03/01/195024/12/2018. Howard grew up around Addington and was a loyal supporter. His family are “glad all over” the club has recognised him today. RIP X

Reece is taking his younger brother Caiden from Donegal over to his first CPFC game today.

A very happy birthday to Dylan Shoubridge who is celebrating turning seven later this month. Three points against Watford would be the perfect present! Lots of love from Mummy, Daddy, Oliver, Harry and Isla x

Happy 10th birthday to Herbie Ross, all our Fergal Lynch and Dave Leach, International Happy 29th birthday to David Allen. Have love from Mummy, Daddy, Rosie and all your Members from Skerries, Dublin, are looking a great day and let’s hope for a win! Love family and friends. Eagles! forward to the match today and three points Chynna, Grandad, Sean and family xx with seven other Eagles from Skerries.

Happy 35th birthday to Palace's biggest fan Steven Cowell on 4th January, he travels to every home and away game. Love Stacey, Dexter, Layla and Crystal the dog.

Alex Girdler sadly passed away on 16th December. A Palace fan from the late 60s to present day, from the depths of the Third Division to Wembley Way. A big man with an even bigger heart, we will all miss you Alex.

RIP Ted - a very dear friend and neighbour devoted to Palace who will be very sadly missed. Always in our hearts, from all your Palace friends in Tonbridge.

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Happy birthday Michael/Dad, hope you have Wishing Kimberley Ellis a very happy 18th a great day. Lots of love from Gemma, Leah birthday on 15th January. Love you loads, from Mum, Dad, Lucy, Grandad, Dodo and and Callum xxx Fluffy xxx

Happy 17th birthday to Kevin Bartley, love Mum, Dad, Joe, Grandpa, Nan and Lawrence xxx

Patricia Jones sadly passed away 10 years Wishing George Beckham a very happy 11th ago on 5th January. She was Palace mad, birthday. Lots of love from Mum, Dad, Ben played for Palace Ladies and is sadly missed and Harry. Enjoy the game! xx

by Steven, Stephen, Les, Sheila and Jackie.

Dave Ebery will be celebrating his 60th birthday in January. He sits in the Upper Holmesdale. Have a good one Gaffer, from the tour team.

Jack West turns 10 on 20th January. His favourite player is Wilf Zaha. Love Mum, Dad and Ben.

Happy 18th birthday to Louis Attwood. So proud of you, love from Mum and Dad x

Happy birthday to season ticket holder Jack Fisher who has just turned four, from Daddy, Mummy and the whole Palace family.

Congratulations to Chris and Annabel on their engagement. You’ll be hard pressed to find two bigger Palace fans, so let’s hope this is the first step towards welcoming their own little Eagles to Selhurst!

The club were saddened to hear of the passing of Dee Thompson-Scarlett who worked for almost 30 years in the club shop and the Players’ Lounge. Much love from her son Jonathan, daughter Jennifer, husband Roy and the rest of our families.

Happy 13th birthday Alek. We hope you enjoy the match at Selhurst today. Love from Mama, Olivija and the rest of the Svilar family x

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2 0 1 3 P L AY- O F F F I N A L :

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? On a glorious sunny bank holiday afternoon in May 2013, Palace edged out today’s opponents in the Championship play-off final to reach the Premier League where they have remained ever since. While some of the protagonists of that day could feature this afternoon, others have found new homes in all four corners of the globe, and here we take a look at where they can be found nearly six years on.

40 2013 PLAY-OFF FINAL

Released by Palace a year after the final, Gabbidon returned to hometown club Cardiff City for a season that also saw him named interim boss in September 2014 following Ole Gunner Solskjaer’s dismissal. He retired in 2015 and now works for BBC Radio Wales.

16 Wilfried ZAHA

Still at Palace 21 Dean MOXEY

Exeter City 08 Kagisho DIKGACOI

Retired

Another player who swapped south London for south Wales, the South African featured for Cardiff and Durban-based Lamontville Golden Arrows before retiring in 2017. He currently runs a sportswear design company that supplies the kits for the Malawi national team.

33 Danny GABBIDON

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01 Julian SPERONI

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18 Aaron WILBRAHAM

Still at Palace

Aston Villa

Rochdale

27 Damien DELANEY

Waterford United

SUBS ON: 22 Stuart O'KEEFE

Plymouth Argyle (loan) 09 Kevin PHILLIPS

Stoke City (coach)

10 Owen GARVAN 02 Joel WARD

After loans to Bolton Wanderers and Millwall, the Irishman joined Colchester United in 2015 where he played 53 games before returning to his native Dublin to play for St Patrick’s Athletic, but is currently without a club after being released back in June.

Unattached

Still at Palace

30 Andre MORITZ

The play-off final was the Brazilian’s Palace swansong, and after a season at Bolton Wanderers a spate of globetrotting saw him play in India, South Korea, Thailand and Turkey before joining hometown team Avai FC, whom he helped to top-flight promotion last term.

20 Jonny WILLIAMS

Charlton Athletic

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The man who brought down Wilfried Zaha for the game-deciding penalty spent another season at Vicarage Road before ending his career at Como in 2016. He is now assistant boss of Albania, who are managed by his former Roma and Italy teammate Christian Panucci.

21 Ikechi ANYA

Derby County

The shot-stopper featured for the Hornets for another season, but ahead of a move to Serie A side Cagliari in 2014 his medical flagged up a rare heart condition that could cause sudden death, forcing him to retire.

He currently coaches goalkeepers in the UAE.

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27 Marco CASSETTI

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Retired

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Huddersfield Town

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09 Troy DEENEY

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20 Matej VYDRA

Burnley

22 Almen ABDI

12 Lloyd DOYLEY

Sheffield Wednesday

Hemel Hempstead Town

SUBS ON: 36 Alexandre GEIJO

Venezia 41 Fernando FORESTIERI

Sheffield Wednesday 38 Cristian BATTOCCHIO 18 Daniel PUDIL

Sheffield Wednesday

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Tipped by then-Italy boss Antonio Conte to be one of the Azzurri’s future stars, the midfielder made his loan move to Watford permanent and slipped down the pecking order, and after stints in the second tiers of Italy and France, he is now at Maccabi Tel Aviv.

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THE HORNETS FOUNDED: 1898

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The manager Having spent his entire 15-year career in his native Spain, Gracia took his first step into coaching with Villarreal’s youth sides before working his way up from the third tier of his homeland. He would reach the top-flight with Almeria in 2013 before spending time in La Liga with Osasuna and Malaga; latterly leading to eighth and ninth-place finishes. After time in Russia with Rubin Kazan, Gracia was named Watford boss just under 12 months ago, where he was named Premier League Manager of the Month for August.

Club legend Watford’s record holder for both appearances and goals, the striker helped lift the club from the Fourth Division to the top-flight during the 1970s and 1980s, and won the Golden Boot in 1982/83 at the end of his first season at that level.

That led to an England call-up and a move to AC Milan but he would return to Vicarage Road after one season in Italy, the second of three spells with the Hornets. His 503rd and final appearance came in 1992, during which time he scored 186 goals.

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Woking 0-2 Watford FA Cup

Bournemouth 3-3 Watford Premier League

Watford 1-1 Newcastle United Premier League

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Heurelho Gomes

110

Etienne Capoue

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Troy Deeney

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MOST PREMIER LEAGUE GOALS

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Age

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WFC Debut

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I N T E R N AT I ON AL C AP S : 8 GOAL S : 0

Foster has been one of the signings of the season since returning to Vicarage Road after unsuccessfully preventing West Brom from relegation.

He initially played for Watford between 2005 and 2007 on loan from Manchester United and while there helped them to Premier League promotion, earned his first England cap and was voted Player of the Year in 2006/07. He was man of the match in both United’s 2009 and Birmingham City’s 2011 League Cup triumphs before spending seven years with Albion.

WFC Games: 102 WFC Goals: 0

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Age

Crystal Palace

29

August 2005

Newcastle United

WFC Games: 300 WFC Goals: 5

IN T E RN AT I O NA L CAP S : 4 1 G OAL S: 2

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Blackpool

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25

September 2014

Bologna

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August 2018

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WFC Debut

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IN T E RN AT ION AL

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WFC Games: 8 WFC Goals: 0

Signed from

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August 2016

WFC Games: 61 WFC Goals: 5

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WFC Games: 115 WFC Goals: 5

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Roma

WFC Debut

August 2015

I N T E R N AT I ON AL C AP S : 3 8 GOAL S : 1

This season has seen the left-back turn into a unlikely goalscorer with three goals to his name, including the winner against Palace in August.

The German-born Greece international boasts UEFA Champions League experience from his time at Olympiakos - where he won four league titles and two Greek Cups - and a solitary season at Roma before he moved to Vicarage Road. Holebas has also won 38 caps for his country including games at Euro 2012 and World Cup 2014.

WFC Games: 95 WFC Goals: 5

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WFC Games: 13 WFC Goals: 1

IN T E RN AT I ON AL CA P S: 6 G OAL S: 0

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08 WFC Games: 81 WFC Goals: 12

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August 2017

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August 2017

WFC Games: 57 WFC Goals: 5

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WFC Debut

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

Age

Chelsea

September 2012

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WFC Games: 36 WFC Goals: 4

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Rennes

WFC Debut

August 2016

I N T E R N AT I ON AL

Watford’s reigning Player of the Year has been in fine form of late, netting three goals in his past seven games to continue his impressive displays.

A former France under-21 international, the powerhouse midfielder worked his way through the youth ranks at Rennes to make his first-team bow in the 2012/13 season. He would play 92 games before spending time on loan at Grenada in 2016 before moving to another Pozzo-owned club in Watford a few months later and netted seven goals last term.

WFC Games: 84 WFC Goals: 11

IN T E RN AT I ON AL CA P S: 7 G OAL S: 1

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West Ham United

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WFC Games: 119 WFC Goals: 12

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I N T E R N AT I ON AL C AP S : 4 GOAL S : 0

Age

Granada

24

August 2016

Barcelona

WFC Games: 21 WFC Goals: 4

10 Signed from

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January 2018

WFC Debut

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WFC Games: 44 WFC Goals: 4

Juventus

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August 2016

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WFC Games: 67 WFC Goals: 13

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WFC Debut

August 2010

I N T E R N AT I ON AL

Last season saw the Hornets skipper become just the fifth player to score a century of Watford goals, and he started 2019 with a brace at Bournemouth and a goal against Woking to take his seasonal tally to six.

Released by Aston Villa as a junior, the striker got his break at Walsall before winning a move to Watford in 2010. After initially struggling to find the net, Deeney fired his side into the Premier League with 21 strikes in 2014/15, and the net has continued to ripple for the frontman ever since.

WFC Games: 353 WFC Goals: 118

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Things you didn't know...

ABOUT WATFORD

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 Watford.

Watford FC were formed in 1898 as an amalgamation of two clubs, West Herts and Watford St Mary’s. West Herts had actually started life as Watford Rovers in 1881 but were only able to play friendly matches under its conditions of using the Earl of Essex’s estate to play matches.

They turned professional soon before deciding to merge with West Herts.

The iconic yellow shirts, black shorts and red trim did not appear until as late as 1976. The original shirt was a spectacular green, gold and red striped affair, morphing to black and white stripes, before changing to blue shirts and white shorts in 1927. In 1959 the shorts turned black and the shirts gold, before a minor tweak of colour to yellow with red trim in the late 1970s.

Everyone associates the theme tune of popular 1960s police drama Z-Cars with Everton as it is played at the start of every game at Goodison Park as the teams enter the pitch, however, Watford also play this before the start of each match. It was introduced to Vicarage Road in October 1963 by then-manager Bill McGarry after a home defeat to Peterborough United and seemed to bring the team luck as they were unbeaten at home for over a year after the tune’s introduction.

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There are a few clubs who have experienced the true highs and lows of the Football League, and the Hornets are certainly one of those. From the depths of despair at the bottom of the Fourth Division in the 1970s, Watford rapidly ascended the leagues under the guidance of Graham Taylor, and indeed hit first place in the old First Division in 1982. One player who experienced life with the Hornets in 92nd and 1st place in the football pyramid was former Palace junior Ross Jenkins.

The M1 or Beds-Herts derby between Luton Town and Watford has been keenly contested 118 times since 1885. It really hotted up following a notorious game in April 1969 when three players were sent off in a match in which the Hornets had already secured promotion to the Second Division. The last derby between the sides separated by 19 miles was 13 years ago, and the Hatters hold the ascendency with 53 wins to the Hornets’ 36.

The Hornets and Eagles made history in March 1994 when Bruce Dyer became the first ÂŁ1 million teenage transfer when he moved from Vicarage Road to Selhurst Park. Dyer had only made 38 appearances for Watford before the move a month before his 19th birthday, and the striker went on to score 44 goals for Palace.

The Holmesdale terrace is fondly remembered by so many, but it was Watford who had the honour of being the final opposition to play in front of it before its demolition.

That day in May 1994 saw the Eagles faithful celebrate promotion to the Premier League but the Hornets won 2-0 thanks to second half goals from Andy Hessenthaler and Tommy Mooney, which did little to spoil the party.

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Lee Sinnott

Glyn Hodges

Adrian Mariappa

Ben Watson

Cliff Holton

Keith Millen

Peter Nicholas

Kevin Phillips

Tony Collins

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A foot in

Both camps GK: Kevin Miller – CPFC 76/0 WFC 151/0 The shot-stopper won the Player of the Year award at Vicarage Road twice in his three seasons there, leading to a £1.5 million move to the Eagles in 1997.

CB: Lee Sinnott – CPFC 68/0 WFC 95/2 A member of the Hornets’ 1984 FA Cup final side, Sinnott would join Palace from Bradford City in 1991 and made 19 appearances in their first ever Premier League campaign.

CB: Adrian Mariappa – CPFC 49/1 WFC 300/5 A product of Watford’s academy, the Jamaican is back with the club after stints at Reading and the Eagles, whom he represented in the 2016 FA Cup final.

CB: Keith Millen – CPFC 0/0 WFC 191/6 Croydon-born Millen was on Palace’s books as an apprentice but after carving out a career for himself at Brentford and Watford, he was placed in caretaker charge of Palace three times between 2013 and 2015.

RM: Glyn Hodges – CPFC 11/1 WFC 102/19 The Welsh international spent three years in Hertfordshire where he scooped the Hornets’ Player of the Year award in 1989, but his time in SE25 was short-lived.

CM: Ben Watson – CPFC 189/20 WFC 78/2 The Eagles academy graduate helped both Palace and Watford to Premier League promotion in between netting an FA Cup final winner for Wigan Athletic in 2013.

CM: Peter Nicholas – CPFC 199/16 WFC 46/1 Nicholas’ career is best remembered for his two stints with the Eagles, which included top-flight promotion in 1978/79, but it actually ended at Watford in 1993.

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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.

LM: Tony Collins – CPFC 61/16 WFC 112/10 A pioneer in British football, the winger had two spells at Watford before becoming Palace’s first black player in 1957, and would later also be the first black Football League manager at Rochdale.

RF: Cliff Holton – CPFC 112/49 WFC 163/104 A prolific goalscorer wherever he played, Holton netted a Watford record 48 goals in a season in 1959/60 and fired the Glaziers to second-tier promotion four years later.

CF: Kevin Phillips – CPFC 21/7 WFC 65/25 Plucked from non-league by the Hornets, Phillips would sting his former employers in 2013 by scoring the goal that sent the Eagles into the top-flight at Watford’s expense.

LF: Ross Jenkins – CPFC 17/2 WFC 398/42 A former Palace junior, Jenkins joined fourth-tier Watford in 1972 and featured for them at every level before they challenged for the First Division title in 1982/83.

TOTAL APPEARANCES

CPFC

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TOTAL GOALS 112

RESULT

WFC 216

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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.

56 THE GLORY YEARS

1968/69

14th December 1968

Crystal Palace 4 Aston Villa 2

Match report reproduced from the Croydon Advertiser

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n adding machine would have been needed at Selhurst Park if Crystal Palace had been able to take a reasonable percentage of the chances that went their way in Saturday’s Second Division tilt with last-placed Aston Villa.

Palace created chances by the hatful, tossed them away by the bucketload and missed a great opportunity to better their goal average, a factor that may count for so much this season. Many of the happenings were incredible.

Admittedly, the woodwork intervened on a couple of occasions, but the number of times the ball hurtled inches over the top or past an upright was almost uncountable. Bobby Woodruff, for example, did not notch one goal, yet he could have set a personal record!

Villa came up with their moments to suggest they are not a hopeless case if the money is spent wisely, and they undoubtedly possessed the match star in young John Dunn who made some positively brilliant saves to foil Palace’s forwards, and his positioning and anticipation kept the tally down, along with the many misses, of course. The crowd was only 11,071 strong, but a good portion stayed behind to give Dunn a rousing ovation at the end.

Kember opened it all up by heading wide in the first minute. Then the list swelled. Jackson hit a fine shot that Dunn parried and Aitken turned behind for a

corner... Jackson sent in a fine low drive, equally finely saved at a post by Dunn... Woodruff had a header that Dunn put behind for a corner... Woodruff from the six-

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yard line hit a post with a shot... Tony Taylor blasted a shot that Dunn, cutting the angle well, against parried.

Meanwhile, Villa made two dangerous raids.

Ferguson, clean through, placed a shot outside the post, and Martin took a tumble inside the penalty area when tackled by Blyth. Referee Mr T. Reynolds awarded a penalty, but Anderson’s low drive was just touched by John Jackson and a post did the rest.

The spell was broken in the 18th minute in a more simple fashion when Woodruff’s long, probing throw bounced over to Colin Taylor who smartly drove in a low shot. This came seconds after Sewell had sent in a scorching ground-shot that Dunn saw late, but still held.

Still the sequence continued. Dunn fisted a Woodruff attempt over and forced a Kember shot behind, but he was beaten again in the 62nd minute when he could only half-check a Jackson shot and Tony Taylor was there to tap in his first goal for the club.

There were gasps of astonishment when Villa cut one back in the 74th minute. Slack marking from a free-kick allowed Martin to nip unmolested through the

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penalty area and turn the ball into the net. But Palace were not to be thwarted now, and Dunn made his only major error when he dropped Woodruff’s long cross and Hoy gleefully netted – also his first goal for the club.

When Colin Taylor hit a fast, low cross into the far corner of the net in the 87th minute, it looked all over, but Villa had one more surprise in store when Edwards, their hardest-working on-field player, surprised John Jackson with a searing drive from 25 yards that raced into the net.

A decisive win, then, and one that should have been even more so, but the ways of soccer are such that one wondered what would have been the outcome had that penalty gone in...

Palace – Jackson (J.), Sewell, Loughlan, Hoy, McCormick, Blyth, Taylor (T.), Kember, Jackson (C.), Woodruff, Taylor (C.).

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

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58 THE GLORY YEARS

1978/79

Story of the

Season Part 4

D

ecember 1978 began with the Eagles top of the Second Division but only ahead of Stoke City on goal difference with eight other clubs close behind.

One of these was Newcastle United who were the visitors to Selhurst Park at the start of the month where the only moment of class came just before half-time when Mike Elwiss headed home a hard low cross from Terry Fenwick in a somewhat dour game that the Eagles should have won more easily. It was Elwiss’ fourth goal in four games since returning from injury, who was still worrying about seeing a specialist about a knee issue that had troubled him earlier in the season.

Another team with promotion ideas followed a week later with a trip to Notts County. Newcomer Tony Hazell continued at right-back with Fenwick covering for the missing Peter Nicholas in another somewhat tetchy encounter where thrills were hard to come by in a goalless draw, with manager Terry Venables probably happy to come away with a point.

It was a much better performance when lowly Leicester City came to SE25 on Saturday 16th December as Hazell made way for the returning Nicholas. Jim Cannon opened the scoring midway through the first half with a headed goal from a corner then seven minutes later the referee blew his whistle for an infringement in the Foxes’ penalty area. Most

thought it was for a foul by David Swindlehurst on the visitors’ keeper Mark Wallington but the official had noted a push on the Palace player immediately beforehand, and the striker took the spot-kick himself to claim his 11th goal of the campaign.

In the second half the Eagles appeared to ease off and were punished 19 minutes after the restart when Larry May reduced the arrears only for the team to step up a gear again and four minutes later Elwiss turned and put in a shot from 20 yards to seal a 3-1 win.

Palace made their first league visit to the Abbey Stadium two days before Christmas Day to face home draw specialists Cambridge United and that was again the outcome with another goalless away day that witnessed Steve Kember making his 250th first-team

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appearance. Paul Hinshelwood returned at right-back after eight weeks out with a knee injury but more worrying was the withdrawal of Elwiss seven minutes before the break with the same knee complaint.

It would spell the end of his first-team career with the Eagles just as he was proving to be money well spent, and those lucky enough to see him play during his short time in SE25 will know what a skilful player he was.

Boxing Day saw Selhurst Park welcome Bristol Rovers with Ian Walsh replacing Elwiss. The team started brightly as the Welshman hit the crossbar and Jerry Murphy had a shot cleared off the line in the first 15 minutes, but after that Palace seemed to lose their way and six minutes into the second half Steve White sidestepped Cannon to score and reduce the lead at the top to one.

The next home game followed four days later against Orient whose returning duo of defender Bill Roffey and goalkeeper John Jackson thwarted any attempt for their former club get back to winning ways.

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A goal from Vince Hilaire midway through the first half was all the Eagles had to show for their domination with Jackson pulling off two tremendous saves. Murphy had to be substituted at half-time which seemed to affect the team and Orient, who had come with the aim of just defending, equalised with only 17 minutes left.

60 THE GLORY YEARS

1988/89

John

Salako

Midfielder | 1986-1995 273 Games, 34 Goals 1988/89 Record: 34 Games, 0 Goals

What was it like being a teenager and trying to make it at a club like Palace filled with established professionals?

It was proper old school. When you got a chance to come from the youth team and train with the main group it was such a special thing, but they knew if you were being given the chance to step up then you were looking to take their places.

Getting involved on a matchday, being on the bench and then getting the call to go on was just so special; a magical time where all your dreams are coming true. When you pull on the shirt and go on out there it is scary, but the most exciting thing ever.

You came through alongside players who also enjoyed excellent careers, what was the secret to your success?

The step up is difficult; you play in front of big crowds with added responsibility so you have to deal with the pressure at a young age. Chris Powell was very levelheaded and Richard Shaw was strong and powerful and everyone knew he was going to make it.

Gareth Southgate was a year younger and people like Simon Osborn and Simon Rodger were also making those same moves up the ladder. Thinking back, we were all strong-minded and driven individuals, and desperate to carve out careers for ourselves.

You debuted in January 1987 but it took a while for you to become a regular. How was that?

It was frustrating because I had to be patient and go out on loan. I was just desperate to play and I can remember Steve Coppell asking: “do you want to play down the left or as a striker?” but I didn’t really care, I just wanted a shirt and get on there and play.

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The play-offs were a new concept back then, how did the squad deal with them?

The two-legged tie gave the players a different type of psychology to play with as their minds had to be adjusted to the games ahead of them.

It was something which we embraced well and gave us something to aim for as the season went on. Any player will tell you that winning them is just the best feeling, and credit to our group because we showed belief to come from behind in both games and take the club into the First Division.

I was happy to get the chance to create, track back and do whatever was needed in a game when I was called upon. As a winger, it was special to know I had created the chance for the team to win a game. I wasn’t as selfish as I would be now, and I wouldn’t be as easily bullied by those two brilliant players up front!

Promotion was the culmination of five years’ hard work by Steve Coppell, how was he to work under at that time?

What Steve achieved coming in at the age of 28 was just incredible, he bought a fresh outlook when he moved into management and the club just took off.

What he was able to get out of the players that he signed from a tactical and organisational side of it was amazing and together with all his hard work and planning. He knew what was possible from the group of lads that he had, he just had the perfect methods on the training ground and then at the end of the week the lads responded in the right way because everyone loved playing for Steve.

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Step Back

Before kick-off of a home match against Chelsea in March 1983, Palace recognised Upper Norwood’s Dee Thompson who was one of the first female officials to officiate fixtures in the Southern Area Sunday Leagues - a far cry from her day job as a nurse. She also worked at Palace in the club shop and the Players’ Lounge, and sadly recently passed away.

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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.

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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!

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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.

January should see football journalists in their element. The transfer window opened on New Year’s Day with a month of political manoeuvrings, tantalising rumours and Sky-patented yellow tickered deals upon us.

A desire to read about prospective ins and outs, whether they were exclusives splashed across the back page or a mere mention of my club in the round-up sections buried inside, was always a personal incentive to buy

at source. Agents, with whom some

a newspaper. These days breaking a

journalists have better relationships than

been too trustworthy at times and written stories

story, and then seeing a player’s mooted

others, may want to move their player

harder than I should, making them definitive

move come to fruition, is a source of

on, secure a client a new contract on

when they might better have reflected an on-

professional pride.

better terms or merely test the water and

going process.

The online figures suggest interest remains out there to read such tales and,

ascertain what interest exists.

Intermediaries add another layer of

I’ve still made mistakes over the years. I’ve

Club chairmen have previously pulled me up on it, with social media an open forum for

while it has become cliché to dismiss

intrigue to the mix these days. Clubs tend

journalists’ inaccuracies to be exposed. I have

one of the hardest aspects of the job as

not to want any details of targets or even

unwisely jumped the gun on Twitter and endured

a deceitful pursuit of internet clicks (the

bids in the public domain but, if they do,

the burn when the Liverpool or Arsenal fanbase

implication being journalists sit at home

it may be born of a desire to coax out

seize upon a tweet and the mentions roar into

and imaginatively pluck transfer ‘swoops’

extra interest in one of their own players

four figures.

from the ether), I have never written

to drive up the price or spark an auction.

something I know is devoid of truth. I

The press are used to put stories

Other times I’ve ended up looking wrong when a transfer has not materialised, despite

find it hard to believe that my colleagues

in the public domain just as much as

there being any number of reasons why a deal

and competitors – on nationals or local

journalists dig deeper to try and sell their

is never formally concluded: initial interest

papers – would deliberately seek to

newspapers. It is a two-way relationship.

may not be pursued; targets can switch at the

mislead, either. Everything is sourced,

The skill is attempting to work out why

last moment; prices can suddenly be hiked; a

yet, for all the good intentions, this can

you are being told certain information,

player can fail a medical. But the key remains

also be a treacherous game.

double-sourcing to ensure its veracity

to negotiate a passage through all the vested

and then making a judgement call as to

interests and footballing gossip. It can be a

whether it is something to be pursued.

frenzied few weeks.

The information gleaned during a transfer window invariably comes loaded

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Palace for life palaceforlife.org

Hearts of Red &Blue Waves of electric breeze Recharge the streets, As the mighty roar Of Palace fans as one Echoes, In the afternoon sun -

PLAYMAKERS VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMME Sabirina Mohamed, 19, has been working with the Foundation since last summer when she was one of the contributors to the Thornton Heath Youth Chronicle, a newspaper written entirely by local young people.

As part of that project, Sabirina met headteacher and writer, Khalil Goddard.

Having lived in south London for 25 years, Khalil has developed an affinity with the local area and volunteers his time as a PlayMaker with the Foundation.

Khalil has spent the past six months running writing workshops to develop the creative talent of local 16-25 year-olds, like Sabirina.

Sabirina, with support from Khalil, has produced ‘Hearts of Red & Blue’; an ode to the binding allegiance Palace fans have to their club.

If you are interested in volunteering with the Foundation and becoming a PlayMaker, contact: zaynabosman@palaceforlife.org.

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Their hands held aloft Or fists clenched below, Battle for victory, Dream of glory Outcomes Resting on a turn of pace The wave of a flag A blast on a whistle.

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Sam Woods Having made his first-team debut earlier this season, the boyhood Palace fan discusses what steps he now needs to take to achieve his dream of featuring regularly for the team he loves.

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FACT FILE Name: Sam Woods Date of birth: 11th September 1998 Place of birth: Bromley When did you start at Palace?

Aged 12 Team supported as a youngster?

Palace First footballing idol?

Steven Gerrard Career highlight to date: Making my first-team debut against Middlesbrough Favourite food: Pizza Favourite TV show: Games of Thrones What do you do in your spare time?

Spend time with friends and play a bit of Fortnite If you weren’t a footballer, what would you be?

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

Cristiano Ronaldo Hopes for the season: If I go out on loan, to do well. If I stay here, to push into to the firstteam and help the under-23s.

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Sam Woods

Representing Palace is important for me because my whole family support them. I grew up around Sanderstead, and I’ve always wanted to be a footballer.

My dad is a Palace fan; he bought me a kit as a baby and I had a season ticket in the Family Stand. My first big match as a fan was the play-off final against West Ham United. We got the coach to Cardiff and I remember that was an atmosphere. I was only about six or seven and I remember it was so loud.

Because I was focussed I didn’t feel too excited when I came on for my debut. When Roy Hodgson told me I was coming on, it was surreal. I could hear the Middlesbrough fans cheering, there was a drum going and I thought: “wow, this is what it’s all about”. It was a great feeling. There’s a definite difference playing with a crowd, but you do get in the zone and block it out a bit. When you play in pre-season against non-league teams and there are only a couple of hundred fans, then that’s when you really hear the names and stuff. I tend to laugh it off, it doesn’t affect me.

My dad was very emotional following my debut.

He and my sister went up to Middlesbrough and I remember when I got home, Mum said: “Dad was nearly crying on the phone to me!” When I saw him later that night, I just gave him a big hug. He said: “I’m so proud of you, son, well done. Keep working hard and you’ll get more opportunities like that.”

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The under-18s coming through into the development side are doing very well. It takes time to adapt, and you learn through experience. I remember my first under-23s game; I was 16 or 17 playing against Charlton Athletic and the manager at the time said to me that Ricardo Vaz Te would be playing up front. He just said: “make sure you’re ready”. It was a really good experience and I did well because he didn’t score!

The under-23s have done well with a changing, youthful squad. We’re third in the table and we’ve played with quite a mixed team. We’ve had some firstteam players for some games and under-18s for some of the others, so it’s quite hard to get any consistency.

The first-team are really good; they bring experience and they help with the game management side of things as they’re always giving you advice. Now, it’s our job as the older ones to help the younger players develop.

Whatever happens next for me, I want to keep improving day in, day out so that I can be my best.

I don’t know if I’ll be going out on loan or staying here so we’ll have to wait and see, but whatever happens I’ll work hard and fight in a new squad to play regularly, or if I stay here I get to train with the first-team and learn from the gaffer. Both paths have their own challenge as going out on loan will be completely different to the under-23s. There are different physicalities and different paces, but that excites me.

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CRYSTAL PALACE 0 Chelsea 1 Sunday 30th December 2018

Palace ended 2018 with a defeat at the hands of Chelsea as N’Golo Kante’s 50th minute strike proved to be enough for the Blues to win this capital clash.

They could have found their way in front before the Frenchman’s strike with Olivier Giroud having the first of two goals disallowed for offside before Willian bent a free-kick against the post, which was also struck by Ross Barkley with an acrobatic attempt from a corner.

However, five minutes after the restart David Luiz chipped a pass into the box and Kante made a

LINE-UPS

MAN OF THE MATCH

Crystal Palace v Chelsea 31

Vicente Guaita

29

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

5

James Tomkins

12

Mamadou Sakho

3

Patrick van Aanholt

Kepa Arrizabalaga

1

Possession gained: 9

Cesar Azpilicueta

28

Interceptions:

Antonio Rudiger

2

Clearances:

David Luiz

30

Marcos Alonso

3

18

James McArthur

N'Golo Kante

7

4

Luka Milivojevic

Jorginho

5

8

78 Cheikhou Kouyaté

15

69 Jeffrey Schlupp

10

Andros Townsend

11

Wilfried Zaha

Ross Barkley 88

8

Willian 82

22

Olivier Giroud 76

18

Eden Hazard

10

SUBSTITUTES Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Dann, Puncheon, Meyer , Ayew, Wickham .

Chelsea: Caballero, Zappacosta, Christensen, Emerson, Ampadu, Kovacic, Morata.

Goal

Own Goal

great run to squeeze between the defensive line, and his low shot had just enough power to trickle over the whitewash and into the net despite Vicente Guaita getting a hand to it.

Sights of goal were a rarity for Palace all afternoon, but in the dying stages Luka Milivojevic pumped a long free-kick into the box which was nodded by James Tomkins to Connor Wickham, but after doing well to bring the ball down, the striker hammered it over the crossbar from close range.

Yellow Card

Red Card

First Sub

3 5 Passes: 56 Pass success rate: 88%

34 POSSESSION 66

49

DUELS WON

51

04

SHOTS

12

00

SHOTS ON TARGET

04

03

CORNERS

04

11

FOULS

08

Second Sub

Third Sub

Home Team

Away Team

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Venue: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,781 Referee: Craig Pawson

Most Duels: 14

WHEN THEY SCORED WE HAD TWO OPTIONS; EITHER FLY AT IT AND RISK CONCEDING ANOTHER THREE OR FOUR, OR KEEP IT TIGHT AND TRY AND WIN AN UNDESERVED POINT IN THE LAST 15 MINUTES

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wolves 0 Crystal palace 2 Wednesday 2nd January 2019

Jordan Ayew found the perfect time to net his first goal for Palace as he sparked a late surge that saw his team begin the new year in the best way possible.

Despite the pre-match flames and fireworks, the game took a while to heat up but on 36 minutes Ivan Cavaleiro’s corner was met by an unmarked Wily Boly and the ball fell kindly to Matt Doherty to nod goalwards but the full-back couldn’t hit the target when well-placed.

Opportunities continued to be far and few between

LINE-UPS

as the game entered the final stages, however seven minutes from time Patrick van Aanholt saw a cross-shot screw perfectly into the path of Ayew, who took an excellent touch before coolly firing past Rui Patricio.

Vicente Guaita was called into his first save of the night in stoppage-time when Ruben Neves saw a deflected low drive head goalwards, and that proved vital as moments later Wilfried Zaha was tripped in the box by Ryan Bennett and Luka Milivojevic drove home the penalty with the last kick of the game.

MAN OF THE MATCH

Wolves v Crystal Palace 11

Rui Patricio

Vicente Guaita

31

Key passes:

3

5

Ryan Bennett

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

29

Touches:

39

16

Conor Coady

James Tomkins

5

Distance covered:

10.8km

15

Willy Boly

Mamadou Sakho

12

Sprints:

14

2

Matt Doherty

Patrick van Aanholt

3

Pass accuracy:

74%

28

Joao Moutinho

Cheikhou Kouyaté

8

Romain Saiss

Luka Milivojevic

4

19

Jonny

James McArthur

18

10

84 Helder Costa

Andros Townsend

10

9

Raúl Jiménez

Wilfried Zaha

11

7

84 Ivan Cavaleiro

Jordan Ayew

27

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Wolves: Ruddy, Vinagre, Dendonker, Gibbs-White , Neves , Traore , Bonatini.

Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Kelly, Riedewald, Schlupp, Meyer, Wickham .

Own Goal

Yellow Card

Red Card

53

DUELS WON

47

14

SUBSTITUTES

Goal

52 POSSESSION 48

First Sub

09

SHOTS

17

01

SHOTS ON TARGET

04

03

CORNERS

10

09

FOULS

07

Second Sub

Third Sub

Home Team

Away Team

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Venue: Molineux Attendance: 30,666 Referee: Roger East

Best passing accuracy in opposition half: 93%

I’M REALLY PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE, THE DISCIPLINE AND I’M DELIGHTED TO WIN A GAME AWAY FROM HOME BECAUSE IT MAKES THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD QUITE A GOOD ONE FOR US

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BRISTOL CITY 1 CRYSTAL PALACE 2 SGS Wise Campus, Bristol // 5th January 2019

Home Away

APR

MAR

FEB

JAN

DEC

NOV

OCT

SEP

AUG

U18 Professional Development League Date

Opposition

18/08/18

Hull City

Res 5-0

25/08/18

Crewe Alexandra

1-1

01/09/18

Sheffield Wednesday

0-5

07/09/18

Bolton Wanderers

1-3

15/09/18

Watford

4-2

22/09/18

Cardiff City

1-0

06/10/18

Millwall

1-4

27/10/18

Ipswich Town

1-3

03/11/18

Bristol City

1-0

Palace: Luthra, Russell (D. Boateng 59), Chamberlin-Gayle, Gurung, Onoabhagbe,

10/11/18

Charlton Athletic

1-2

Siddick, Keutcha, M. Boateng, Omilabu (Kymani-Gordon 79), Donkin (Parris 89),

24/11/18

Colchester United

1-1

01/12/18

Queens Park Rangers

3-4

Aveiro. Subs not used: Russell, Trehy, Parris.

21/12/18

Leeds United

5-6

05/01/19

Bristol City

2-1

Palace’s under-18s kick-started 2019

when Aveiro responded fastest to a

02/02/19

Colchester United

with a win on the road against Bristol

loose ball in the box following Donkin’s

09/02/19

Watford

City, with the goals coming from Brandon

saved effort, and the Palace winger

16/02/19

Cardiff City

23/02/19

Millwall

Aveiro and Pierrick Keutcha to take three

tapped home calmly.

02/03/19

Charlton Athletic

09/03/19

Birmingham City

12/03/19

Queens Park Rangers

their first effort was mis-hit by Chinese

by Luthra as he stuck out a strong leg

16/03/19

Barnsley

Taipei international Will Donkin, but City

to deny Sam Bell. The Palace backline

would enjoy a sustained period on top

were again thanking their shot-stopper

points back to south London.

The Eagles began on top, though

Bristol looked to equalise immediately, and were only stopped

23/03/19

Coventry City

30/03/19

Burnley

02/04/19

Coventry City

and Vince Harper attempted to net the

when his reflexes kept the home side

06/04/19

Sheffield United

Robins’ first of several efforts but saw

from opening their account as he saved

13/04/19

Nottingham Forest

his shot held by Palace keeper Rohan

Taylor’s well-struck volley.

18/04/19

Ipswich Town

Luthra, before Marcus Day rifled over

Team

P

Pts

01

Cardiff City

16

34

02

Ipswich Town

17

31

03

Queens Park Rangers

16

26

04

Millwall

17

25

05

Charlton Athletic

16

23

06

Watford

17

22

07

Bristol City

17

08

Crystal Palace

09 10

Six minutes after half-time, City

and Luthra was called into action again

finally found themselves level when Zak

as he was forced to respond to a Jamie

Smith played the ball through to Day

Taylor strike.

who found the back of the net, but in a

Having soaked up the home side’s

quieter second-half Palace managed to

pressure, the Eagles responded after

grasp the lead again on 72 minutes as

22

20 minutes when David Omilabu tested

Keutcha bundled the ball over the line

14

17

City’s Will Buse for the first time. Their

inside a packed Robins area as their

Coventry City

14

14

regained presence in the game was

defence tried in vain to defend a free-

Colchester United

18

4

swiftly rewarded seven minutes later

kick, but ultimately concede the winner.

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Crystal palace 1 cardiff city 1 CPFC Training Ground, Beckenham // 7th January 2019

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: Henry, Tavares, O’Dwyer, Woods, Mitchell, McGregor (Keutcha 59),

29/10/18

Cardiff City

2-2

Kirby, Addy (Dreher 59, D. Boateng 84)), Flanagan, Lumeka, Street.

05/11/18

Millwall

2-0

12/11/18

Colchester United

4-0

Subs not used: Tupper, Hungbo.

19/11/18

Ipswich Town

2-5

26/11/18

Charlton Athletic

4-0

Palace’s development side ground-out

10/12/18

Bristol City

1-1

a point from Cardiff City in an evenly

found themselves momentarily on the

fought, if scrappy, match at a chilly

back foot when Mark Harris broke into

Beckenham on Monday afternoon.

the Eagles’ box to force Henry into a

Having gone a goal down, Palace

14/12/18

Coventry City

3-6

07/01/19

Cardiff City

1-1

22/01/19

Millwall

28/01/19

Charlton Athletic

04/02/19

Ipswich Town

45 fell to the hosts, including an

team began to attack with their own

11/02/19

Queens Park Rangers

opportunity for TQ Addy who struck the

sense of purpose again and O’Dwyer met

18/02/19

Colchester United

25/02/19

Watford

ball inches over the bar from 10 yards

the ball well with his head once more

04/03/19

Bolton Wanderers

out, and Ollie O’Dwyer’s towering header

but could only put it over the bar from an

08/03/19

Sheffield Wednesday

at goal was blocked close to the line by

in-swinging corner.

25/03/19

Sheffield United

a Bluebirds defender.

06/04/19

Hull City

15/04/19

Leeds United

The major chances of the opening

Closing the first half’s proceedings,

strong reflex save, but Richard Shaw’s

However, a while later another set-piece delivery caused issues when

Giovanni McGregor drove from midfield

Hall mis-punched the cross which fell

to rifle a low shot but visiting keeper

kindly to Sam Woods, and the defender

Matt Hall got down to his right and

volleyed home on the turn with precision

26

tipped it around the post, but despite

to score his first of the campaign.

16

25

showing little threat, after the interval

Coventry City

17

22

06

Bristol City

17

20

Cardiff grabbed the lead in fine style

sides each had a share of half-chances

07

Cardiff City

16

18

when Quivi Fowler whipped the ball

though neither would go on to snatch a

08

Watford

16

16

towards goal from the edge of the box

winner, with the only late drama coming

09

Charlton Athletic

17

15

and Henry could only watch helplessly as

when Cardiff’s Jack Bodenham was sent

10

Colchester United

16

10

it curled perfectly inside his post.

off for dissent.

Team

P

Pts

01

Ipswich Town

17

33

02

Queens Park Rangers

17

28

03

Crystal Palace

17

04

Millwall

05

PALACE

v

WATFORD

With the scores now level, both

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Crystal palace 3 MILLWALL 1 Hayes Lane, Bromley // 5th January 2019

Home Away Date

Opposition

09/09/18

Leicester City

Res 0-2

19/09/18

Lewes

1-2

23/09/18

Millwall

1-1

30/09/18

Tottenham Hotspur

1-2

14/10/18

London Bees

1-0

21/10/18

Durham

0-2

28/10/18

Sheffield United

0-1

18/11/18

Manchester United

0-5

25/11/18

Charlton Athletic

1-2

02/12/18

Aston Villa

1-3

09/12/18

Tottenham Hotspur

0-1

05/01/19

Millwall

3-1

13/01/19

London Bees

Gemma Bryan marked her return to

treatment following a clash with Lucy

27/01/19

Durham

Palace by getting on the scoresheet

Fitzgerald and at half-time, it was

10/02/19

Leicester City

to help them claim a vital victory in a

decided that she couldn’t continue and

21/02/19

Lewes

basement battle against Millwall.

with no second-choice keeper on the

10/03/19

Sheffield United

20/04/19

Manchester United

with the Eagles forced to play midfielder

28/04/19

Charlton Athletic

Chloe Burr in goal for the entire second

Ashlee Hincks sent a free-kick just

12/05/19

Aston Villa

half, who had opened the scoring after

inches wide but the Eagles doubled their

just seven minutes when she hooked the

lead in the 52nd minute when Hannah

The win was earned the hard way

bench, Burr donned the gloves.

Within five minutes of kicking-off,

Team

P

Pts

01

Manchester United

11

28

ball into Chloe Sansom’s net to kick-off

Mackenzie latched onto a loose ball in

02

Tottenham Hotspur

11

27

the Eagles’ account for the day.

the box to strike home. Their joy was

03

Charlton Athletic

12

26

04

Durham FC

12

25

Michelle Young lofted a free-kick into

back a minute later when Ravenscroft

05

Leicester City

11

16

the box for Ylenia Priest to head into

lobbed Burr to make it 2-1.

06

London Bees

12

15

the arms of Shannell Salgado, and the

Palace then tried to kill the game off

07

Sheffield United

11

13

Lionesses continued their efforts when

and Sansom couldn’t prevent Bryan from

08

Aston Villa

11

12

Gabby Ravenscroft jinked along the right

enjoying the dream start to her second

09

Lewes

12

10

wing before driving an effort towards

stint with the club when on 63 minutes

Salgado, who pushed it around the post.

she placed a header with precision and

10

Crystal Palace

12

7

11

Millwall

11

2

PALACE

v

WATFORD

Millwall responded well when

However, the Palace shot-stopper spent nearly 10 minutes receiving

short-lived though as Millwall pulled one

power into the net after leaping high to meet a wide cross.

82 STATISTICS

Seasonal Statistics Most Touches

Best Passing Accuracy

Mamadou Sakho

Luka Milivojevic

88%

1,529 Top Goal Scorers 01. Luka Milivojevic

06

02. Wilfried Zaha

03

03. Jeffrey Schlupp

03

Overall Discipline

Total Goals

41%

Shooting Accuracy

1

35

12

Hit Woodwork

19

79

Shots on Target

113

Shots off Target

PALACE

v

WATFORD

STATISTICS 83

Pass Success Rate

Player In Focus

78%

Average Possession

112

46%

No Palace player has won more aerial challenges than James Tomkins so far this season.

Most Crosses (Open Play)

Best Duel Success Rate

Andros Townsend

72

PALACE

v

WATFORD

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

67%

ATT

POS

Fulham

W 2-0

24,821

4th

Mon 20

20:00

Liverpool

L 0-2

25,750

10th

Sun 26

13:30

Watford

L 1-2

20,014

10th

Tue 28

19:30

Swansea City

W 1-0

9,122

CC2

Sat 01

15:00

Southampton

L 0-2

25,495

15th

Sat 15

15:00

Huddersfield Town

W 1-0

23,696

12th

Sat 22

15:00

Newcastle United

D 0-0

25,679

11th

Tue 28

20:00

West Bromwich Albion

W 3-0

10,818

CC3

Mon 01

20:00

Bournemouth

L 1-2

10,199

13th

Sat 06

15:00

Wolves

L 0-1

25,717

14th

Sun 21

16:00

Everton

L 0-2

38,668

15th

Sun 28

13:30

Arsenal

D 2-2

25,718

14th

Wed 31

20:00

Middlesbrough

L 0-1

11,850

CC4

Sun 04

16:00

Chelsea

L 1-3

40,407

14th

Sat 10

17:30

Tottenham Hotspur

L 0-1

25,685

16th

Sat 24

15:00

Manchester United

D 0-0

74,516

16th

Sat 01

15:00

Burnley

W 2-0

25,098

14th

Tue 04

19:45

Brighton

L 1-3

29,663

15th

Sat 08

15:00

West Ham United

L 2-3

56,995

16th

Sat 15

15:00

Leicester City

W 1-0

24,738

15th

Sat 22

15:00

Manchester City

W 3-2

54,340

14th

Wed 26

15:00

Cardiff City

D 0-0

25,206

14th

Sun 30

12:00

Chelsea

L 0-1

25,781

14th

Wed 02

19:45

Wolves

W 2-0

30,666

14th

Sat 05

17:30

Grimsby Town

W 1-0

19,967

FA3

Sat 12

15:00

Watford

Sat 19

15:00

Liverpool

Sun 27

16:00

Tottenham Hotspur

Wed 30

19:45

Southampton

Sat 02

15:00

Fulham

Sat 09

15:00

West Ham United

Sat 23

15:00

Leicester City

Wed 27

20:00

Manchester United

Sat 02

15:00

Burnley

Sat 09

15:00

Brighton

Sat 16

15:00

Tottenham Hotspur

15:00

Huddersfield Town

15:00

Newcastle United

15:00

Manchester City

Sat 20

15:00

Arsenal

APR

Sat 30 Sat 13 Sat 27

15:00

Everton

Sat 04

15:00

Cardiff City

Sun 12

15:00

Bournemouth

2018/19 Games

Max Meyer

RES

15:00

Sat 06

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

3(2) 22 21(1) 18

2018/19 Goals Palace Career Games Palace Career Goals

403 211 4

1 14(7)

2

6

65

73

75

137

9

18

6

15

21

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

x

16(5) 4(12) 24(1) 19

1

21

5

3

20

104 306

49

1

10

1

46

21

17 10(6) 12(9) 4

123

2

3

16

64

75

2

3

20

21

2

1

0(5) 0(2) 2(2) 22(1)

8

1

7(1) 0(1)

3(5)

4

151

70

39

11

8

1

112

169

19

18

1

9

1

63

30

1

1

16

86 STATISTICS

League Table Pos

Club

P

W

D

L

F

1

Liverpool

21 17

3

1

49 10 39 54

A GD Pts

2

Manchester City

21 16

2

3

56 17 39 50

3

Tottenham Hotspur

21 16

0

5

46 21 25 48

P-E Aubameyang

14

4

Chelsea

21 13

5

3

38 16 22 44

Harry Kane

14

5

Arsenal

21 12

5

4

46 31 15 41

Mohamed Salah

13

6

Manchester United

21 11

5

5

43 32 11 38

Eden Hazard

10

7

Leicester City

21

9

4

8

25 23

2

31

Sergio Agüero

10

8

Watford

21

8

5

8

30 31

-1

29

Richarlison

9

Top Scorers

9

Wolves

21

8

5

8

23 25

-2

29

10

West Ham United

21

8

4

9

29 32

-3

28

11

Everton

21

7

6

8

31 31

0

27

12

Bournemouth

21

8

3

10 31 40

-9

27

Ryan Fraser

9

13

Brighton & Hove Albion

21

7

5

9

24 29

-5

26

Eden Hazard

9

14

Crystal Palace

21

6

4

11 19 26

-7

22

Mohamed Salah

7

15

Newcastle United

21

4

6

11 15 29 -14 18

Leroy Sané

7

16

Burnley

21

5

3

13 21 42 -21 18

Christian Eriksen

7

17

Cardiff City

21

5

3

13 19 41 -22 18

Raheem Sterling

7

18

Southampton

21

3

7

11 21 38 -17 16

19

Fulham

21

3

5

13 19 47 -28 14

20

Huddersfield Town

21

2

4

15 13 37 -24 10

Most Assists

Statistics correct as of Thursday 10th January

Matchweek 22 Fixtures West Ham United v Arsenal

Leicester City v Southampton

Saturday 12th January – 12.30pm

Saturday 12th January – 3pm

Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool

Chelsea v Newcastle United

Saturday 12th January – 3pm

Saturday 12th January – 5.30pm

Burnley v Fulham

Everton v Bournemouth

Saturday 12th January – 3pm

Sunday 13th January – 2.15pm

Cardiff City v Huddersfield Town

Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester United

Saturday 12th January – 3pm

Sunday 13th January – 4.30pm

Crystal Palace v Watford

Manchester City v Wolves

Saturday 12th January – 3pm

Monday 14th January – 8pm

PALACE

v

WATFORD

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