Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace may refer to:
Places Canada
* Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick
* Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario
* Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition buildin ...
's seventh consecutive season in the
Premier League
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(extending their longest ever spell in the top division of English football) and the 114th year in their history. In this season, Palace participated in the
Premier League
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,
FA Cup
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and
EFL Cup
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Orga ...
. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 26 July 2020 as the season was extended due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
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.
Season summary
August
Crystal Palace started the 2019–20 season relatively positively, with a 0–0 draw at home to Everton. The next week Palace lost 1–0 to newly promoted
Sheffield United
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, with John Lundstram scoring the only goal early in the second half. Palace got their first two goals of the season in a shock 2–1 win at
Manchester United
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.
Jordan Ayew
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scored midway through the first half, with Daniel James thinking he'd rescued a point for Manchester United with his curling equaliser late on. However,
Patrick van Aanholt
Patrick John Miguel van Aanholt (; born 29 August 1990) is a Dutch professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back for club Sparta Rotterdam.
He began his professional career a ...
scored past the goalkeeper at the near post winning the game for
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace may refer to:
Places Canada
* Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick
* Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario
* Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition buildin ...
in stoppage time. Palace then entered the
EFL Cup
The English Football League Cup, often referred to as the League Cup and currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in men's domestic football in England.
Orga ...
in the second round, being drawn at home to League Two
Colchester United
Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system.
Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...
. After a 0–0 draw, Palace lost the penalty shootout after
Andros Townsend
Andros Darryl Townsend (born 16 July 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Antalyaspor.
A graduate of the Tottenham Hotspur academy, Townsend was initially loaned out to several Le ...
’s penalty was saved by goalkeeper
Dean Gerken
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He started his career as a youth player at Southend United. He has previously played for C ...
. Back in the Premier League, Palace beat
Aston Villa
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1–0, but the game turned toxic after a decision by referee
Kevin Friend
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Henri Lansbury
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.
September
After the international break, Crystal Palace were back in action at the
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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, losing 4–0, with goals from
Son Heung-Min
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Patrick van Aanholt
Patrick John Miguel van Aanholt (; born 29 August 1990) is a Dutch professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back for club Sparta Rotterdam.
He began his professional career a ...
own goal. The first home game in September came against
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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. Palace took the lead early in the second half thanks to a fortunate own goal from
Leander Dendoncker
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, but could not hold on due to
Diogo Jota
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’s last-gasp equaliser. The next game was also at
Selhurst Park
Selhurst Park is a football stadium in Selhurst, in the London Borough of Croydon, England, which is the home ground of Premier League club Crystal Palace. The stadium was designed by Archibald Leitch and opened in 1924. It has hosted interna ...
, a 2–0 win over
Norwich City
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with goals from
Andros Townsend
Andros Darryl Townsend (born 16 July 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Antalyaspor.
A graduate of the Tottenham Hotspur academy, Townsend was initially loaned out to several Le ...
and a
Luka Milivojević
Luka Milivojević ( sr-Cyrl, Лука Миливојевић, ; born 7 April 1991) is a Serbian professional Association football, footballer who plays for Shabab Al Ahli Club, Shabab Al Ahli as a midfielder.
Milivojević began his career with F ...
penalty.
October
Palace started October strongly, where despite going 1–0 down to Sebastien Haller’s goal for
West Ham United
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, a
Luka Milivojević
Luka Milivojević ( sr-Cyrl, Лука Миливојевић, ; born 7 April 1991) is a Serbian professional Association football, footballer who plays for Shabab Al Ahli Club, Shabab Al Ahli as a midfielder.
Milivojević began his career with F ...
penalty levelled the game.
Jordan Ayew
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then scored a late winner, initially ruled out for offside but given by VAR. After an international break, Palace were back at Selhurst Park against
Manchester City
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where goals from
Gabriel Jesus
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Jesus began his senior club career at Palmeiras, where he was voted Best Newcomer a ...
and
David Silva
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downed the high-spirited Eagles. The next game was away to
Arsenal
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, where despite going 2–0 down with goals from Sokratis and
David Luiz
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after just 10 minutes, a stunning fightback ensued with a
Luka Milivojević
Luka Milivojević ( sr-Cyrl, Лука Миливојевић, ; born 7 April 1991) is a Serbian professional Association football, footballer who plays for Shabab Al Ahli Club, Shabab Al Ahli as a midfielder.
Milivojević began his career with F ...
penalty and a header from
Jordan Ayew
Jordan Pierre Ayew (born 11 September 1991) is a Ghanaian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger or Forward (association football), forward for club Leicester City F.C., Leicester Cit ...
levelled the game at 2–2. Sokratis then had a late winner disallowed by VAR due to a foul on
Luka Milivojević
Luka Milivojević ( sr-Cyrl, Лука Миливојевић, ; born 7 April 1991) is a Serbian professional Association football, footballer who plays for Shabab Al Ahli Club, Shabab Al Ahli as a midfielder.
Milivojević began his career with F ...
.
Pre-season
Palace confirmed their pre-season schedule in June 2019. A friendly against
Barnet
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*Chipping Barnet or High Barnet, commonly known as Barnet, one of three focal towns of the borough below.
*East Barnet, a district of the borough below; anc ...
was also confirmed.
Competitions
Premier League
Palace competed in the Premier League for the seventh year in a row, and finished the season in 14th place.
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The
Premier League
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fixtures for the season were announced on 13 June 2019, with Palace's first match a home match against Everton.
FA Cup
Crystal Palace entered the FA Cup in the third round, in early January 2020, along with the other 19 Premier League teams. They were drawn at home to Championship team
Derby County
Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system.
One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...
, and lost the game by a single goal.
EFL Cup
The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches. Palace were drawn at home against
Colchester United
Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system.
Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...
, and, after a goal-less game, were knocked out in a penalty shoot-out.
Players
First-team squad
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
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Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace may refer to:
Places Canada
* Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick
* Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario
* Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition buildin ...
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace may refer to:
Places Canada
* Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick
* Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario
* Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition buildin ...
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace may refer to:
Places Canada
* Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick
* Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario
* Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition buildin ...