The 2023–24 season was the 118th season in the history of
Crystal Palace and their eleventh consecutive season in the
Premier League. In addition to the
domestic league, the club participated in the
FA Cup and the
EFL Cup
The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in men's domestic football in England. Organised by the ...
.
This was the first season since
2013–14 to not feature either Ivorian winger
Wilfried Zaha, who departed for Turkish club
Galatasaray in the summer, and Scottish midfielder
James McArthur, who retired.
Joel Ward Joel Ward may refer to:
* Joel Ward (footballer) (born 1989), English footballer
* Joel Ward (ice hockey)
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was appointed
club captain at the beginning of the season, replacing
Luka Milivojević, who left for Emirati club
Shabab Al Ahli.
Despite being 15th and just 5 points above the relegation zone in mid-February, the appointment of Oliver Glasner revived the team's fortunes and a strong finish saw the Eagles equal both their highest league finish (10th, achieved in
2014–15) and highest points total (49, achieved in
2018–19) of the Premier League era.
Four Crystal Palace players (
Ebere Eze,
Marc Guéhi,
Dean Henderson
Dean Bradley Henderson (born 12 March 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Nottingham Forest, on loan from Manchester United, and the England national team.
Henderson signed his first professional co ...
and
Adam Wharton) were called up for the
English national team for the
UEFA Euro 2024, meaning Palace became the club with the most representatives in the team.
Squad
Transfers
In
† Signed for Under-21s
Out
Loaned in
Loaned out
Released
Pre-season and friendlies
On 12 May, Palace announced a pre-season stateside tour to
Chicago and
Detroit to face
Millonarios and
Sevilla respectively. A week later, a first UK based pre-season fixture was confirmed with a trip to
Crawley Town. On 6 June, a fourth pre-season fixture was announced, against
Barnet. A fifth, but
behind-closed-doors fixture against
Brøndby was later confirmed. On 7 July, the final pre-season fixtures were announced, against
Lyon and
Watford.
Competitions
Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
On 15 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.
FA Cup
''The Eagles'' entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to
Everton.
EFL Cup
''The Eagles'' entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn away to
Plymouth Argyle
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. They were then drawn away to
Manchester United
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in the third round.
Statistics
Appearances
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References
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