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Crystal Palace √ sunderland sat 13 sep 2025 | 3:00pm 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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Editor Jack Lacey-Hatton Design Billy Cooke, Stu Ellmer, Lucas Gough
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Contributors Robin Johnson,
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Ed Dowling, Joe Turner, Kevin Phillips, Ian King, Tommy Macarthur,
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Patrick Rosanio, Sebastian Frej Photography Neil Everitt, Peter Hurn, Sebastian Frej, Pinnacle Photo Agency, Kontent Haus, Getty Printer Bishops Printers
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briefing
weekly briefing
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Welcome back to Selhurst Park where Palace return for our first game since an excellent 3-0 win at Aston Villa 13 days ago. Today marks the start of another busy week in South London, with another home game in just three days time, at home to Millwall, as Oliver Glasner’s Eagles begin their Carabao Cup journey for 2025/26. Tickets for that one remain available at the time of writing. All Members and Season Ticket holders can now purchase up to four tickets per person, or three additional tickets if they have already purchased. Remember you can still watch if you can’t make it down to Selhurst Park, with the tie broadcast in the United Kingdom, via Sky Sports+. Should we progress, the draw for the
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next round will take place after the final block of ties are played on Wednesday, 24th September. After our midweek cup exploits, Palace return to Premier League action at the London Stadium next Saturday for an old-fashioned 15:00 BST kick-off against West Ham. Another reminder: our Premier League fixtures against Everton and Arsenal in October both have new dates and kick-off times. Our trip to Merseyside now takes place on Sunday, 5th October (14:00 BST), which will be our maiden visit to the new Hill Dickinson Stadium. The game at the Emirates Stadium will now take place on Sunday, 26th October (14:00 BST). Both games will also be broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports.
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On this day 13 september 2008
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CPFC Women √ Southampton (H)
Millwall Carabao Cup (H)
West Ham united Premier League (A)
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Palace beat Swansea 2-0 at Selhurst Park with goals from Ben Watson and Nick Carle.
TYRICK With the modern-day pressure and scrutiny that surrounds top-level professional football, it’s easy for players to forget what made them love the game. But for Crystal Palace wing-back Tyrick Mitchell, enjoying the moment is never far from his radar… Interview: Jack Lacey-Hatton
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25 YEARS CHAMPIONING GRASSROOTS Shout it from the terraces, it’s our anniversary! Since 2000, we’ve been transforming lives, giving every community great places to play sport. We're not finished yet, so here's to more game-changing investment. Search Football Foundation to find out more
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INSIDE PALACE
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