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Crystal Palace √ manchester united sun 30 nov 2025 | 12:00pm k.o. Directors Chairman Steve Parish, David Blitzer, Joshua Harris, Woody Johnson Chief Executive Officer Sharon Lacey 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 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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Captain
marc Guéhi Welcome back to Selhurst Park where we’re all looking forward to today’s game against Manchester United.
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t’s great to be back on home turf today. We’ve had a long gap since our last game here against Brighton before the international window. I thought the lads were fantastic in digging in for a point against a difficult opposition that day. We all know the importance of respecting the draw in this league and it could prove a valuable point come the end of the season. Well done as well to Jaydee who came into the defence and put in an excellent performance. That just shows the depth that we now have throughout our squad and we’ll need it, particularly over the next six weeks with a game every few days. At Wolves last weekend, we were made to really work hard for three points, but in the end I thought we deserved the victory. They had have had a difficult start to the season, but as we know wins away from home in this league don’t come easy. To get a third Premier League clean sheet in-a-row is another really good achievement and shows the team takes pride in keeping it tight at the back. My congratulations to all the boys who represented their country
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the lads were fantastic in digging in for a point against a difficult opposition. We all know the importance of respecting the draw in this league and that could prove a valuable point come the end of the season
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To be unbeaten in 12 Premier League home games – a stretch covering much of this year – is a great run for us. But a large part of that, of course, comes from the support and energy you bring from the stands
over the international break. It was particularly great to see Dean and Adam starting together for England against Albania. Hopefully we’re all able to be on the plane to North America together next summer and represent our country in the biggest international tournament.
It was particularly great to see Dean and Adam starting together for England against Albania. Hopefully we’re all able to be on the plane to North America together next summer and represent our country in the biggest international tournament Today, we are faced with a Manchester United side who have been in decent form lately. They obviously had a setback on Monday night against Everton at home, but overall this season they’ve looked a strong unit. We all know they have a squad packed with top class players and that we’ll need to play at our maximum level to get another good result.
To be unbeaten in 12 Premier League home games – a stretch covering much of this year – is a great run for us. But a large part of that, of course, comes from the support and energy you bring from the stands. I know you will give us your full backing this Sunday lunchtime as we fight for another big result here at Selhurst Park
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Since moving to South London exactly 15 months ago today, Maxence Lacroix has made himself an indispensable figure in Crystal Palace’s team, helping the Eagles to trophies along the way. Now he has his sights firmly set on more silverware… Interview: Jack Lacey-Hatton 12
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premier league
leaguetable pos
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
1
Club arsenal
12
9
2
1
24
6
18
29
2
chelsea
12
7
2
3
23
11
12
23
3
manchester city
12
7
1
4
24
10
14
22
4
aston villa
12
6
3
3
15
11
4
21
5
crystal palace
12
5
5
2
16
9
7
20
6
brighton & hove albion
12
5
4
3
19
16
3
19
7
sunderland
12
5
4
3
14
11
3
19
8
bournemouth
12
5
4
3
19
20
-1
19
9
tottenham hotspur
12
5
3
4
20
14
6
18
10
manchester united
12
5
3
4
19
19
0
18
11
everton
12
5
3
4
13
13
0
18
12
liverpool
12
6
0
6
18
20
-2
18
13
brentford
12
5
1
6
18
19
-1
16
14
newcastle united
12
4
3
5
13
15
-2
15
15
fulham
12
4
2
6
13
16
-3
14
16
nottingham forest
12
3
3
6
13
20
-7
12
17
west ham united
12
3
2
7
15
25
-10
11
18
leeds united
12
3
2
7
11
22
-11
11
19
burnley
12
3
1
8
14
24
-10
10
20
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
12
0
2
10
7
27
-20
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All statistics correct as of 17:00 Thursday, 27th November.
MATCHWeek13 sat 29 nov 15:00
sun 30 nov 12:00
gtech community stadium
selhurst park
sat 29 nov 15:00
sun 30 nov 14:05
etihad stadium
villa park
sat 29 nov 15:00
sun 30 nov 14:05
stadium of light
the city ground
sat 29 nov 17:30
sun 30 nov 14:05
hill dickinson stadium
london stadium
sat 29 nov 20:00
sun 30 nov 16:30
tottenham hotspur stadium
stamford bridge
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