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2025–26 Crystal Palace F.C. season

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Crystal Palace
2025–26 season
Co-ownersWoody Johnson (45%)
Josh Harris (10%)
David Blitzer (10%)
Steve Parish (10%)
ChairmanSteve Parish
ManagerOliver Glasner
StadiumSelhurst Park
Premier LeaguePre-season
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
UEFA Conference LeaguePlay-off round
FA Community ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
All:
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Ismaïla Sarr
(1 each)
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 season is the 120th season in the history of Crystal Palace Football Club, and their thirteenth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the UEFA Conference League, and the FA Community Shield, with the latter two being the club's debut appearance in the respective tournaments.

This is the first season since 2011–12 not to feature former club captain Joel Ward, who departed Palace after thirteen years following the expiration of his contract. He was the last remaining player from the side of 2012–13 that achieved promotion to the Premier League from the EFL Championship, and left Nathaniel Clyne as the last remaining player to have represented the club in the second division.

Squad

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As of pre-season

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 GK Argentina Walter Benítez Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Free transfer [1]
11 July 2025 LB Croatia Borna Sosa Netherlands Ajax £3,000,000 [2][3]
23 July 2025 LB England Khyan Frazer-Williams England AFC Dunstable Free transfer [4]
Expenditure: Decrease £3,000,000

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
24 June 2025 CB Republic of Ireland Seán Grehan England Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed [5]
23 July 2025 CF England Ademola Ola-Adebomi Austria WSG Tirol [6]
5 August 2025 RW England Malcolm Ebiowei England Blackpool [7]

Loans in

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Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.

Loans out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
2 July 2025 GK England Owen Goodman England Huddersfield Town 31 May 2026 [8]
10 July 2025 England Joe Whitworth England Exeter City [9]
15 July 2025 RWB England Danny Imray England Blackpool [10]
26 July 2025 LB Republic of Ireland Tayo Adaramola England Leyton Orient [11]

Released / out of contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Ref.
30 June 2025 GK England Louie Moulden England Norwich City [12][13]
CM Republic of Ireland Killian Phillips Scotland St Mirren [12][14]
RB England Joel Ward [15]
LM Ghana Jeffrey Schlupp England Norwich City [16][17]
CF England Luke Plange Switzerland Grasshopper [12][18]
CM England Jack Wells-Morrison [12]
CB England Joe Sheridan [12]
RW England Roshaun Mathurin [12]
DM Northern Ireland Cormac Austin [12]
RB England Finley Marjoram [12]
LB England Freddie Cowin [12]
CF England Chimaechi Eze [12]
CB England Chris Francis [12]
GK England Joseph Khoshaba [12]
RW Portugal Enrique Lameiras [12]
LB Zimbabwe Kurai Musanhi England Colchester United [12][19]
AM Wales Jadan Raymond [12]
CF Grenada Caleb Redhead [12]
31 July 2025 CB England Rob Holding United States Colorado Rapids [20]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 4 July, a behind closed doors match against Millwall was confirmed,[21] followed by a trip to face Crawley Town was confirmed.[22] A training camp in Austria was added with friendlies against Mainz 05 and FC Augsburg.[23]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Crystal Palace 1–0 Millwall Beckenham
12:00 BST
  • Rak-Sakyi 50'
Report Stadium: Crystal Palace Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
25 July 2025 Friendly Crawley Town 0–3 Crystal Palace Crawley
19:30 BST Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
29 July 2025 Friendly Mainz 05 1–1 Crystal Palace Wals-Siezenheim, Austria
14:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Hans-Ludwig-Stadion
Note: 60-minute match, first leg of double-header
29 July 2025 Friendly Mainz 05 3–2 Crystal Palace Wals-Siezenheim, Austria
15:20 CEST
Report
Stadium: Hans-Ludwig-Stadion
Note: 60-minute match, second leg of double-header
1 August 2025 Friendly FC Augsburg 1–3 Crystal Palace Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting, Austria
16:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Hofmaninger Stadium
Note: First leg of double-header
1 August 2025 Friendly FC Augsburg 1–0 Crystal Palace Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting, Austria
18:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Hofmaninger Stadium
Note: Second leg of double-header

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 17 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
FA Cup January 2026 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup September 2025 Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
UEFA Conference League 21 August 2025 Play-off round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
FA Community Shield 10 August 2025 Final Winners 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Total 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00

Last updated: 10 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Burnley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Chelsea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Crystal Palace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Everton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Fulham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2025. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[24]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHAHHAAHAH
Result
Position
Points
Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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The league fixtures were released on 18 June 2025.[25]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 August 2025 1 Chelsea v Crystal Palace Fulham
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
24 August 2025 2 Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest Selhurst
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 August, but was moved for live broadcasting.[26]
31 August 2025 3 Aston Villa v Crystal Palace Birmingham
19:00 BST Report Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 30 August, but was moved to 29 August for live broadcasting.[26] It was later moved again due to Palace's participation in UEFA Conference League on the preceding Thursday.[27]
13 September 2025 4 Crystal Palace v Sunderland Selhurst
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
20 September 2025 5 West Ham United v Crystal Palace Stratford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: London Stadium
27 September 2025 6 Crystal Palace v Liverpool Selhurst
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
4 October 2025 7 Everton v Crystal Palace Liverpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium
18 October 2025 8 Crystal Palace v Bournemouth Selhurst
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
25 October 2025 9 Arsenal v Crystal Palace Holloway
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
1 November 2025 10 Crystal Palace v Brentford Selhurst
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
8 November 2025 11 Crystal Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion Selhurst
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
22 November 2025 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
29 November 2025 13 Crystal Palace v Manchester United Selhurst
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
3 December 2025 14 Burnley v Crystal Palace Burnley
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Turf Moor
6 December 2025 15 Fulham v Crystal Palace Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
13 December 2025 16 Crystal Palace v Manchester City Selhurst
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
20 December 2025 17 Leeds United v Crystal Palace Leeds
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Elland Road
27 December 2025 18 Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur Selhurst
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
30 December 2025 19 Crystal Palace v Fulham Selhurst
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
3 January 2026 20 Newcastle United v Crystal Palace Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: St James' Park
7 January 2026 21 Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Selhurst
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
17 January 2026 22 Sunderland v Crystal Palace Sunderland
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
24 January 2026 23 Crystal Palace v Chelsea Selhurst
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
31 January 2026 24 Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace West Bridgford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: City Ground
7 February 2026 25 Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace Brighton and Hove
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
11 February 2026 26 Crystal Palace v Burnley Selhurst
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
21 February 2026 27 Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers Selhurst
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
28 February 2026 28 Manchester United v Crystal Palace Trafford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Old Trafford
4 March 2026 29 Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace Tottenham
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
14 March 2026 30 Crystal Palace v Leeds United Selhurst
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
21 March 2026 31 Manchester City v Crystal Palace Manchester
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
11 April 2026 32 Crystal Palace v Newcastle United Selhurst
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
18 April 2026 33 Crystal Palace v West Ham United Selhurst
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
25 April 2026 34 Liverpool v Crystal Palace Liverpool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Anfield
2 May 2026 35 Bournemouth v Crystal Palace Bournemouth
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Vitality Stadium
9 May 2026 36 Crystal Palace v Everton Selhurst
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
17 May 2026 37 Brentford v Crystal Palace Brentford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
24 May 2026 38 Crystal Palace v Arsenal Selhurst
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Selhurst Park

FA Cup

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As a Premier League side, Palace will enter the FA Cup in the third round.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

January 2026 Third round TBC v TBC TBC
TBC GMT Report Stadium: TBC

EFL Cup

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As one of the Premier League clubs participating in European competitions, Palace will enter the EFL Cup in the third round.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

September 2025 Third round TBC v TBC TBC
TBC BST Report Stadium: TBC

FA Community Shield

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As the defending FA Cup champions, Palace faced the reigning Premier League winners Liverpool in the FA Community Shield.

Crystal Palace won 3–2 on penalties after the match finished 2–2, thus winning their first FA Community Shield title in their debut appearance.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2025 Final Crystal Palace 2–2
(3–2 p)
Liverpool Wembley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 82,645
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Penalties

UEFA Conference League

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Crystal Palace, as winners of the 2024–25 FA Cup, were initially meant to qualify for the league phase of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League, however they were rejected the right to play in the competition due to multi-club ownership with fellow league phase qualifiers Olympique Lyonnais.[28] Lyon's status in the competition was maintained due to having a higher league position than Palace at the end of the season. Despite an unsuccessful appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Palace were ultimately demoted to play in the play-off round of the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League instead.[29][30] They were drawn against the loser of the Europa League third qualifying round tie between Fredrikstad and Midtjylland, which was won by Midtjylland.[31][32]

Play-off round

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

21 August 2025 First leg Crystal Palace England v Norway Fredrikstad London, England
20:00 BST Stadium: Selhurst Park
28 August 2025 Second leg Fredrikstad Norway v England Crystal Palace Fredrikstad, Norway
19:00 CEST Stadium: Fredrikstad Stadion

Statistics

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Appearances

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As of match played 10 August 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list, italics indicate a loaned in player.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Conference League Community Shield
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Dean Henderson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
2 DF Colombia COL Daniel Muñoz 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
3 DF England ENG Tyrick Mitchell 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
5 DF France FRA Maxence Lacroix 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
6 DF England ENG Marc Guéhi 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
7 FW Senegal SEN Ismaïla Sarr 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1 1
8 MF Colombia COL Jefferson Lerma 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF England ENG Eberechi Eze 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
14 FW France FRA Jean-Philippe Mateta 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1 1
18 MF Japan JPN Daichi Kamada 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
19 MF England ENG Will Hughes 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
20 MF England ENG Adam Wharton 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
24 DF Croatia CRO Borna Sosa 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
26 DF United States USA Chris Richards 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1 0
55 MF Northern Ireland NIR Justin Devenny 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Goals

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As of match played 10 August 2025
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Community Shield Total
1 FW 7 Senegal Ismaïla Sarr 0 0 0 0 1 1
FW 14 France Jean-Philippe Mateta 0 0 0 0 1 1
Total 0 0 0 0 2 2

Clean sheets

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As of match played 10 August 2025
Rank No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Community Shield Total
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

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As of match played 10 August 2025
No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Europa League Community Shield Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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