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On this day 07 january 2006
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Welcome back to Selhurst Park for this evening’s match against Aston Villa. After tonight’s game, Palace will turn attentions towards Saturday’s FA Cup tie, where we enter as holders for the first time, heading to National League North side Macclesfield FC for a 12:15 GMT kick-off in the third-round. For those without a ticket, the game will be shown live on both BBC One (and BBC iPlayer) as well as TNT Sports 2 and Discovery+. It starts a big month of cup football across the club. Jo Potter’s Women’s team travel to Chelsea in the
fourth-round of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup the following Saturday (17th, 12:30 GMT). A win would send the Eagles into the last 16, just one round away from matching last season’s run to the quarter-finals. At the time of writing, tickets are still available – head to www.cpfc.co.uk/tickets to secure your seat at Kingsmeadow. And in the FA Youth Cup, Palace Under-18s will head north for an away tie against Newcastle United. Javier Alonso’s side travel to Whitley Park on Thursday, 22nd January, with kick-off scheduled for 19:00 GMT.
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Palace Women √ Sheffield United (A)
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Palace progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup after avoiding a giant-killing with a comfortable 4-1 win over Northampton Town.
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Nathaniel Clyne was yet to start a Premier League game in 2025/26 before last month’s win over Fulham. Since that day he has laid down a reminder of what a consistent operator he is. In today’s feature interview, he discusses that game and his adjustment to the role of wing-back... Interview: Jack Lacey-Hatton
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premier league
leaguetable pos
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Club arsenal
20
15
3
2
40
14
26
48
2
manchester city
20
13
3
4
44
18
26
42
3
aston villa
20
13
3
4
33
24
9
42
4
liverpool
20
10
4
6
32
28
4
34 31
5
chelsea
20
8
7
5
33
22
11
6
manchester united
20
8
7
5
34
30
4
31
7
brentford
20
9
3
8
32
28
4
30
8
sunderland
20
7
9
4
21
19
2
30
9
newcastle united
20
8
5
7
28
24
4
29
10
brighton & hove albion
20
7
7
6
30
27
3
28
11
fulham
20
8
4
8
28
29
-1
28
12
everton
20
8
4
8
22
24
-2
28
13
tottenham hotspur
20
7
6
7
28
24
4
27
14
crystal palace
20
7
6
7
22
23
-1
27
15
bournemouth
20
5
8
7
31
38
-7
23
16
leeds united
20
5
7
8
26
33
-7
22
17
nottingham forest
20
5
3
12
19
33
-14
18
18
west ham united
20
3
5
12
21
41
-20
14
19
burnley
20
3
3
14
20
39
-19
12
20
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
20
1
3
16
14
40
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All statistics correct as of 17:00 Monday, 5th January.
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