Crystal Palace 2023–24 season Preview: It was yet another routine mid table finish for Crystal Palace last season. However, it would not be an overstatement to mention that Palace fans would be disappointed with the way things have panned out.
This is largely because the fans had hoped that they had a reliable, young manager for the next few years in Patrick Vieira. Nevertheless, Palace fans have something to look forward to with the experience of Roy Hodgson back in the dugout.
Crystal Palace 2023–24 season Fixtures
| Day of the week | Date | Home team | Away team | Stadium | City | Region | Time (UK) | |
| Saturday | 12th August | Sheffield United | vs | Crystal Palace | Bramall Lane | Sheffield | South Yorkshire | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 19th August | Crystal Palace | vs | Arsenal | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 26th August | Brentford | vs | Crystal Palace | Brentford Community Stadium | Brentford | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 2nd September | Crystal Palace | vs | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 16th September | Aston Villa | vs | Crystal Palace | Villa Park | Birmingham | West Midlands | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 23rd September | Crystal Palace | vs | Fulham | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 30th September | Manchester United | vs | Crystal Palace | Old Trafford | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 7th October | Crystal Palace | vs | Nottingham Forest | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 21st October | Newcastle United | vs | Crystal Palace | St. James’ Park | Newcastle | Tyne and Wear | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 28th October | Crystal Palace | vs | Tottenham Hotspur | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 4th November | Burnley | vs | Crystal Palace | Turf Moor | Burnley | Lancashire | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 11th November | Crystal Palace | vs | Everton | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 25th November | Luton Town | vs | Crystal Palace | Kenilworth Road | Luton | Bedfordshire | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 2nd December | West Ham |
vs |
Crystal Palace | London Stadium | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Tuesday | 5th December | Crystal Palace | vs | A.F.C. Bournemouth | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 19:45 |
| Saturday | 9th December | Crystal Palace | vs | Liverpool | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 16th December | Manchester City | vs | Crystal Palace | Etihad Stadium | Manchester | Greater Manchester | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 23rd December | Crystal Palace | vs | Brighton & Hove Albion | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Tuesday | 26th December | Chelsea | vs | Crystal Palace | Stamford Bridge | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 30th December | Crystal Palace | vs | Brentford | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 13th or 20th January | Arsenal | vs | Crystal Palace | Emirates Stadium | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Tuesday | 30th January | Crystal Palace | vs | Sheffield United | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 19:45 |
| Saturday | 3rd February | Brighton & Hove Albion | vs | Crystal Palace | Amex Stadium | Brighton | East Sussex | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 10th February | Crystal Palace | vs | Chelsea | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 17th February | Everton | vs | Crystal Palace | Goodison Park | Liverpool | Merseyside | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 24th February |
Crystal Palace |
vs |
Burnley | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 2nd March | Tottenham Hotspur | vs | Crystal Palace | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 9th March | Crystal Palace | vs | Luton Town | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 16th March | Crystal Palace | vs | Newcastle United | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 30th March | Nottingham Forest | vs | Crystal Palace | City Ground | Nottingham | Nottinghamshire | 15:00 |
| Tuesday | 2nd April | A.F.C. Bournemouth | vs | Crystal Palace | Vitality Stadium | Bournemouth | Dorset | 19:45 |
| Saturday | 6th April | Crystal Palace | vs | Manchester City | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 13th April | Liverpool | vs | Crystal Palace | Anfield | Liverpool | Merseyside | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 20th April | Crystal Palace | vs | West Ham | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 27th April | Fulham | vs | Crystal Palace | Craven Cottage | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 4th May | Crystal Palace |
vs |
Manchester United | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 15:00 |
| Saturday | 11th May | Wolverhampton Wanderers | vs | Crystal Palace | Molineux Stadium | Wolverhampton | West Midlands | 15:00 |
| Sunday | 19th May | Crystal Palace | vs | Aston Villa | Selhurst Park | London | Greater London | 16:00 |
The Crystal Palace squad has by far one of the smallest in the Premier League. This is largely due to a number of players being released by the club.
The list includes, Joshua Addae, Ryan Bartley, Kalani Barton, Freddie Bell, David Boateng, Jack Butland, Maliq Cadogan, Junior Dixon, Reece Hannam, James Leonard, Cameron Lewis-Brown, James McArthur, Luka Milivojević, David Omilabu, Daniel Quick, Basilio Rieno, Rob Street, and Matthew Vigor.
Worryingly, only five of these athletes commanded a transfer fee. While the others were set to run their contract out. However, this is not the first time the club has had to deal with such a situation.
Midfielder Jefferson Lerma from Bournemouth was signed for free by the club already. Right winger, Adrian Mazilu from FCV Farul Constanta, the top flight of Romania is a player the club are close to signing at the time of writing.
Few interesting names including Sergiño Dest, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Perr Schuurs, Folarin Balogun, Charles De Ketelaere, Matheus França, and Arnaut Danjuma are all being linked with the club.
Crystal Palace 2023–24 season Squad
| No. | Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
Goalkeepers |
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| 13 | Vicente Guaita | GK | Spain | Torrent | 10 January 1987 (age 36) | Getafe | 1 July 2018 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 19 | Remi Matthews | GK | England | Gorleston | 10 February 1994 (age 29) | Sunderland | 12 July 2021 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 21 | Sam Johnstone | GK | England | Preston | 25 March 1993 (age 30) | West Bromwich Albion | 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
Defenders |
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| 2 | Joel Ward | RB | England | Emsworth | 29 October 1989 (age 33) | Portsmouth | 1 July 2012 | £525,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell | LB | England | Brent | 1 September 1999 (age 23) | Brentford | 22 July 2016 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| 5 | James Tomkins | CB | England | Basildon | 29 March 1989 (age 34) | West Ham United | 5 July 2016 | £9,800,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi | CB | England | Abidjan | 13 July 2000 (age 22) | Chelsea | 18 July 2021 | £20,000,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen | CB | Denmark | Solrød Strand | 31 May 1996 (age 27) | Lyon | 28 July 2021 | £15,000,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne | RB | England | Stockwell | 5 April 1991 (age 32) | Liverpool | 14 October 2020 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 26 | Chris Richards | CB | United States | Birmingham | 28 March 2000 (age 23) | Bayern Munich | 27 July 2022 | £10,000,000 | 30 June 2027 |
Midfielders |
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| 10 | Eberechi Eze | AM | England | Greenwich | 29 June 1998 (age 25) | Queens Park Rangers | 28 August 2020 | £16,000,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 15 | Jeffrey Schlupp | LM | Ghana | Hamburg | 23 December 1992 (age 30) | Leicester City | 13 January 2017 | £12,000,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| 19 | Will Hughes | CM | England | Weybridge | 17 April 1995 (age 28) | Watford | 28 August 2021 | £6,000,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré | DM | Mali | Bamako | 8 January 2000 (age 23) | Lens | 11 July 2022 | £19,000,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 29 | Naouirou Ahamada | CM | France | Marseille | 29 March 2002 (age 21) | VfB Stuttgart | 31 January 2023 | £10,500,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 44 | Jaïro Riedewald | DM | Netherlands | Haarlem | 9 September 1996 (age 26) | Ajax | 24 July 2017 | £8,000,000 | 30 June 2024 |
Forwards |
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| 7 | Michael Olise | RW | France | Hammersmith | 12 December 2001 (age 21) | Reading | 8 July 2021 | £8,000,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew | CF | Ghana | Marseille | 11 September 1991 (age 31) | Swansea City | 25 July 2019 | £2,500,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta | CF | France | Sevran | 28 June 1997 (age 26) | Mainz 05 | 31 January 2022 | £9,000,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 22 | Odsonne Édouard | CF | France | Kourou | 16 January 1998 (age 25) | Celtic | 31 August 2021 | £14,000,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 23 | Malcolm Ebiowei | RW | England | London | 4 September 2003 (age 19) | Derby County | 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2027 |
| 48 | Luke Plange | CF | England | Kingston upon Thames | 4 November 2002 (age 20) | Derby County | 31 January 2022 | £1,000,000 | 30 June 2025 |
While another mid table finish looks certain for the club in many eyes. I do not see the club easing themselves towards such a position. This season would certainly be an interesting one for the neutrals to say the least. As the club will be without certain experienced veterans.
