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Crystal Palace √ wolves tue 20 may 2025 | 8:00pm k.o. Directors Chairman Steve Parish, David Blitzer, Joshua Harris, John Textor Chief Financial Officer Mitesh Velani Club Secretary Christine Dowdeswell Head of Sports Medicine Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad Academy Director Gary Issott Director of U21 Development Mark Bright Chief Operating Officer Jonty Castle Chief Commercial Officer Barry Webber General Counsel David Nichol Chief of Staff Noah Abrams Head of Ticketing Paul McGowan Head of Retail Foz Bowers Head of Marketing Matt Franks Head of Safeguarding Laura Baptiste Head Groundsman Bruce Elliott
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Editor Jack Lacey-Hatton Design Billy Cooke,
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Stu Ellmer, Lucas Gough Front cover David Flanagan
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Contributors Robin Johnson, Toby Jagmohan, Ed Dowling,
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Doc Brown, James McArthur, Ian King, Tommy Macarthur Photography Neil Everitt, Peter Hurn, Sebastian Frej, Pinnacle Photo Agency, Kontent Haus, Toby Jagmohan, Harry Bristow, Getty Printer Bishops Printers
63 100 years of selhurst park
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70 eagle arcade 72 WHAT’S ON?
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On Saturday, 17th May 2025, Oliver Glasner and the Crystal Palace class of 2024/25 wrote themselves into the club’s history books by lifting the FA Cup after defeating Manchester City in the Final. While the celebrations are only just getting started, allow us to take you through a momentous day for all of South London... Words: Jack Lacey-Hatton & Robin Johnson
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INSIDE PALACE
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table pos
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Club liverpool
36
25
8
3
83
37
46
83
2
arsenal
37
19
14
4
67
33
34
71
3
newcastle untied
37
20
6
11
68
46
22
66
4
chelsea
37
19
9
9
63
43
20
66
5
aston villa
37
19
9
9
58
49
9
66
6
manchester city
36
19
8
9
67
43
24
65
7
nottingham forest
37
19
8
10
58
45
13
65
8
brentford
37
16
7
14
65
56
9
55
9
brighton & hove albion
36
14
13
9
59
56
3
55
10
fulham
37
15
9
13
54
52
2
54
11
bournemouth
36
14
11
11
55
43
12
53
12
crystal palace
36
12
13
11
46
48
-2
49
13
everton
37
10
15
12
41
44
-3
45
14
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
36
12
5
19
51
64
-13
41
15
west ham united
37
10
10
17
43
61
-18
40
16
manchester united
37
10
9
18
42
54
-12
39
17
tottenham hotspur
37
11
5
21
63
61
2
38
18
ipswich town
37
6
7
24
33
78
-45
25
19
leicester city
37
4
10
23
35
79
-44
22
20
southampton
37
2
6
29
25
84
-59
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All statistics correct as of 17:00 Monday 19th May.
MATCHWeek37 fri 16 may 19:30
sun 18 may 15:00
villa park
king power stadium
fri 16 may 20:15
sun 18 may 16:30
stamford bridge
emirates stadium
sun 18 may 12:00
mon 19 may 20:00
goodison park
american express stadium
sun 18 may 14:15
tue 20 may 20:00
london stadium
selhurst park
sun 18 may 15:00
tue 20 may 20:00
gtech community stadium
etihad stadium
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