2026–27 Crystal Palace F.C. season
English football club season
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The 2026–27 season is the 121st season in the history of Crystal Palace Football Club, and their fourteenth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.
Josh Harris (10%)
David Blitzer (10%)
Steve Parish (10%)
Other(s) (27%)
| 2026–27 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Co-owners | Woody Johnson (43%) Josh Harris (10%) David Blitzer (10%) Steve Parish (10%) Other(s) (27%) | ||
| Chairman | Steve Parish | ||
| Manager | Pierre Sage | ||
| Stadium | Selhurst Park | ||
| Premier League | Pre-season | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| EFL Cup | Third round | ||
| UEFA Europa League | League phase | ||
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Managerial changes
Prior to the season starting, Pierre Sage was appointed manager on a three-year contract, replacing Oliver Glasner, who left at the end of his contract.[1]
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Team | |||||
| 9 July 2026 | RB |  Óscar Mingueza | Celta Vigo | Free | [2] |
| Academy | |||||
| 17 July 2026 | CM |  Amaari Sealey | AFC Wimbledon | Undisclosed | [3] |
| 29 July 2026 | CB |  Alfie Mulvenna | Larne | [4] | |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Team | |||||
| 30 July 2026 | CB |  Maxence Lacroix | Chelsea | £52,000,000 | [5] |
| Academy | |||||
| 29 July 2026 | RB | Danny Imray |  Wrexham | £5,000,000 | [6][7] |
Loans in
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Team | |||||
| Academy | |||||
Loans out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Team | |||||
| 25 July 2026 | GK |  Owen Goodman |  Dundee | End of Season | [8] |
| Academy | |||||
| 4 July 2026 | CAM |  Hindolo Mustapha | Wigan Athletic | End of Season | [9] |
Released / out of contract
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Joined date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Team | |||||
| 30 June 2026 | RB | Nathaniel Clyne | [10] | ||
| Academy | |||||
| 30 June 2026 | CB | Craig Farquhar | Barnet | 1 July 2026 | [11][12] |
| CF | Jemiah Umolu |  Gent | [11][13] | ||
| LW | Asher Agbinone |  Al-Wahda | 3 July 2026 | [11][14] | |
| GK | Jackson Izquierdo | Crawley Town | 25 July 2026 | [11][15] | |
| CM |  Matteo Dashi | Reading | 31 July 2026 | [11][16] | |
| CF |  Rylan Brownlie | [11] | |||
| CB |  Jake Grante | [11] | |||
| RW | Zack Henry | [11] | |||
| CF | Zach Marsh | [11] | |||
| GK | Jack Mason | [11] | |||
| CB | Joshua Muwana | [11] | |||
| LW | David Obou | [11] | |||
| CM | Stuart Oduro | [11] | |||
| CB |  Abdul Ouedraogo | [11] | |||
| CDM | Dylan Reid | [11] | |||
| CDM | Kaden Rodney | [11] | |||
| GK | Harry Whitworth | [11] | |||
Pre-season and friendlies
On 5 June, Palace announced they would feature in the second edition of the Como Cup, with matches against Lens and Famalicão.[17][18] Five days later, a trip to face Bromley was confirmed.[19] On 26 June, a trip to Germany to face SC Freiburg was added to the schedule.[20] Three days later, a behind closed doors meeting with Swindon Town was added to complete the pre-season calendar.[21] On 24 July, a behind-closed-doors friendly against Fulham was announced.[22]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 18 July 2026 Friendly | Crystal Palace | 5−1 | Swindon Town | Beckenham |
| 12:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Crystal Palace Training Centre Attendance: 0 (BCD) |
| 25 July 2026 Friendly | Bromley | 3–0 | Crystal Palace | Bromley |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Hayes Lane |
| 28 July 2026 Friendly | Crystal Palace | 0–3 | Lens | Como, Italy |
| 19:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Djarum Stadio - Giuseppe Sinigaglia | ||
| Note: 45-minute match | ||||
| 28 July 2026 Friendly | Famalicão | 0−0 (4−5 p) | Crystal Palace | Como, Italy |
| 20:30 CEST | Stadium: Djarum Stadio - Giuseppe Sinigaglia | |||
| Note: 45-minute match | ||||
| 31 July 2026 Friendly | Al-Ula | 1−3 | Crystal Palace | Como, Italy |
| 19:45 CEST |
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Stadium: Djarum Stadio - Giuseppe Sinigaglia |
| 7 August 2026 Friendly | Fulham | v | Crystal Palace | New Malden |
| TBC BST | Stadium: Motspur Park Training Ground Attendance: 0 (BCD) |
| 15 August 2026 Friendly | SC Freiburg | v | Crystal Palace | Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany |
| 14:00 CEST | Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion |
Competitions
Premier League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Chelsea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 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 |
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[23]
Results summary
| 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 |
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Matches
On 19 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.[24]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 22 August 2026 1 | Everton | v | Crystal Palace | Vauxhall |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Hill Dickinson Stadium |
| 28 August 2026 2 | Crystal Palace | v | Manchester City | Selhurst |
| 20:00 BST | Stadium: Selhurst Park | |||
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 29 August, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[25] | ||||
FA Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
UEFA Europa League
League phase
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Statistics
Appearances
Players with no appearances are not included on the list.[26]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europa League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goals
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Clean sheets
| Rank | No. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Disciplinary record
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europa League | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||