Crystal Palace

Adwaidh Rajan
BBC Sport journalist

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Tuesday's Premier League game against Aston Villa at Selhurst Park (kick-off 19:30 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Glasner hinted that midfielder Adam Wharton, who recently returned from a three-month injury lay-off, could make his first league start since a 1-0 win against Tottenham last October.

• He said: "We have to think about what's best for the Aston Villa game, how they play and finding the perfect fit. And also, maybe some players are a little fatigued. Adam is doing well, doing fine, and there's a possibility that he starts the game."

• The Palace boss, who oversaw a 2-0 win over Fulham on Saturday, said: "After winning, the mood is good. Everybody is feeling well. Players are fit with no injuries, so it's all good."

• He said the formation he employs at Palace works mainly because he has a very attacking right wing-back in Daniel Munoz, who scored his third league goal of the season in the derby victory at Craven Cottage at the weekend.

• On setting a club record by winning four consecutive away league games, Glasner said: "Every single win was deserved. It's not that we were lucky at all. The players did well. It was great commitment from them to get the results." But he warned his players that the focus should be on performance rather than past results when they face a "great challenge" against Aston Villa.

• Palace have six victories and four draws in their 13 away games but have only won twice at Selhurst Park. Asked why they have failed to replicate their away form at home, Glasner added: "We would lead the league table if we also win every game at home. It is the Premier League. Every game is decided by two or three chances."

• On facing Villa, the Austrian said: "They play with a clear structure in and out of possession and are very threatening on set-pieces, like they did in the win against Chelsea." He described Villa as a "high-quality team" but believes his side have skills to create chances and score goals against them.

• Glasner was full of praise for Villa counterpart Unai Emery. He said: "It's big credit to their manager. He is a great manager. Wherever he has managed, you could see how he wants to play and he has been quite successful. Villa are eighth now, but maybe they expected a little bit more. They would want to be in the Champions League positions and it will be important for them to win at Selhurst to reduce the gap to the top four."

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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Fulham and Crystal Palace.

Here are some of your comments:

Fulham fans

Will: Probably the worst performance of the season - just after one of our best. This lack of consistency is going to get us nowhere. We need to be better for Wolves.

PJ: Shockingly poor. Hard to imagine it was the same starting XI as played against Nottingham Forest as we were utterly bereft of ideas. Too ponderous and predictable. Palace completely dominated in every sense but especially tactically. Marco Silva is far too slow to identify when our tactics are not working. It needed changing after 20, not 80 minutes. When will our players realise that trying to complete 95 passes in an attempt to score is futile?

John: We were so poor that I struggle to remember a single purposeful attempt at scoring. Palace outplayed and outclassed us completely. Too many failing to put in a shift. Too many big price tags? Many Fulham fans must have thought we were going somewhere at last. The upcoming games are ominous: Wolves (who've thrashed us already); Manchester United in the cup, Brighton, Tottenham and Arsenal.

Andrew: As good as Fulham were last week, they were dreadful here. No answer to Palace's pressing and nobody willing to shoot.

Palace fans

Gary: Another great away day. Eberechi Eze was more like his old self. Great goal by Daniel Munoz - and by Jean-Philippe Mateta. Such a shame it was just offside. Every player was fantastic. We need to start winning at home, starting against Aston Villa on Tuesday.

Steve: I thought this was our best performance of the season. Not sure what Oliver Glasner is putting in Will Hughes's coffee but what a season he is having - man of the match for me.

Roger: A convincing victory. The result was never in doubt. Huge contrast to the home game against Fulham earlier in the season. This squad are capable of a strong finish to the season.

Jackb: Probably one of best performances of the season. Everyone on the pitch was great. I'm loving our away form. We just need to really click at home now and who knows what can happen this season?

Chris Latchem
Final Score reporter

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It must be tough being Will Hughes. So often he turns out full-blooded, lung-busting, pit-bull performances for Crystal Palace and, every week when he tunes in to Match of the Day, all his mates share around the praise.

I guess that is the nature of playing for one of 'the other 14'.

If Palace score goals, inevitably the highlights focus on Jean-Philippe Mateta and Eberechi Eze. If it is a defensive showing, captain Marc Guehi often gets the glow.

On Saturday, Hughes shaped the game against Fulham - and therefore the victory.

He crunched into tackles to set the tone, was key in transition to send the stars flying forward - and when Palace eased off the boil as they closed in on a fourth straight Premier League away win, he rollicked his team-mates to up their intensity.

Without him, the win would have been nowhere near as comfortable.

While he might not feature in many highlight reels, he was given the ultimate honour by those who recognise exactly what he serves up week in, week out.

The travelling Palace fans chanted his name as he was given a well-earned rest late into the game.

Quality fans recognising a brilliant performance.

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Adwaidh Rajan
BBC Sport journalist

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With the goal that sealed their 2-0 victory at Fulham on Saturday, Daniel Munoz continued his fine form in both defence and attack for Crystal Palace, who are aiming back-to-back top-half finishes in the Premier League this season.

It was the Colombia international's third goal involvement in four league matches, having bagged assists for Oliver Glasner's side in the defeat to Brentford and the 2-0 win at Manchester United.

Munoz, who also scored his first Premier League goal in a last-gasp 1-1 draw against Newcastle United in November, was also on the scoresheet in a 2-2 draw against champions Manchester City.

Glasner's arrival at Selhurst Park has greatly helped the 28-year-old wing-back, who joined from Genk in the 2024 January transfer window.

Except for the visit to Brighton when he was suspended for accumulating five yellow cards, he has played every minute for the Eagles in the league starting with 21 October's 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest.

While Tyrick Mitchell and Ben Chilwell are set to battle for the left wing-back role at the club for the remainder of the season, there is no doubt it will be the Colombian who will be assigned those duties along Palace's opposite wing for the foreseeable future.

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Crystal Palace have won four consecutive top-flight away games for the first time. It is also the first time the Eagles have ever won four consecutive away league games without conceding.

No team have kept more away clean sheets in the Premier League this season than the Eagles (6 - level with Liverpool). Six is their second most in a single campaign in the competition, after 1994-95 (7).

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Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner, talking to BBC Match of the Day: "All of the credit goes to the players again, they worked so hard for this win and they were very disciplined. We didn't give them clear chances.

"We were very compacted and waited for the chances. We defended as a team - it was a great performance and result.

"We don't know the reason for winning more away than at home. It is the same approach. I think it is important that we don't always talk about winning at home. Whenever we're talking we are speaking about increasing our chances of winning and it is the same approach at home. That is the only thing we do.

"If we think 'we have to win, we have to win' you're not thinking about what you're doing on the pitch. You're not disciplined, we know we can score goals all over the pitch and we can be very tough to play against - especially when we defend like we did today."

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I find both these teams impossible to predict so, let's face it, anything could happen here.

Crystal Palace lost to Everton last week but actually played pretty well.

I talked about how Fulham have struggled at home recently but then they went and beat Nottingham Forest at Craven Cottage.

My instinct tells me to go for a draw but I actually think Fulham will make it back-to-back home wins - so Palace will probably end up taking the points.

Sutton's prediction: 2-1

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Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game at Fulham (kick-off 15:00 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• On Eberechi Eze's return: "It was a good week for him personally, and he's getting better and better with his foot. I think he's ready to start."

• Glasner confirmed the rest of the team news was "the same as last week": "All players are fit, everyone trained the whole week. It's good."

• When asked how his side would handle Fulham winger Adama Traore, he said: "Both Tyrick Mitchell and Ben Chilwell have the quality to defend Adama Traore. Even with his pace and power, then he crosses, and then we have to defend the box against Raul Jimenez, Emile Smith Rowe... So it's not just him. It's a team effort."

• Glasner celebrated one year with the club on Wednesday, but he said: "I had no time to reflect on Wednesday. Wednesday is always a busy day preparing for the weekend. There was a lot to do this week and, to be honest, I'm always looking to the next game, which is more important than the anniversary."

• On his side having a better record away than at home, he said: "We talked about it with the players. I remember when I joined it was an issue that Crystal Palace always conceded late goals. I said OK, let's not talk about it because then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, and this is the same. Our approach is always the same, but it does look like we make more mistakes at home."

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Chelsea are determined to beat off competition from Premier League rivals to sign Crystal Palace's £70m-rated England defender Marc Guehi. The 24-year-old joined Palace from Chelsea in 2021. (Mirror, external)

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We asked for your views on Oliver Glasner's first year at Selhurst Park.

We wanted to know your favourite moments and what you would like to see him achieve in his next year at the club.

Here are some of your comments:

Michael: A breath of fresh air compared with the turgid displays during Roy Hodgson final era. It has been a delight to watch fast-flowing, attacking football under Glasner, and to see younger players get a chance and visibly improve. I wish we could be more aggressive and clinical - we don't score enough given the chances we get - but that's not his fault. The board needs to continue backing Glasner. He has obviously got the players and fans behind him. I hope we can replicate how we performed at the end of last season and win something.

Matt: He is a massive upgrade on any of the managers we have had since promotion. He has us in a clear style of play. After losing Michael Olise in the summer, questions were raised but he has answered them. If - and it is a big if - we back him in the summer, a comfortable top-10 finish and even maybe pushing for Europe would be nice. But, as always, 17th is fine as well!

Sam: In general, this has been a very positive year. Glasner has helped raise our ambitions and he clearly wants to fight for every match. His changes during matches are generally far more effective than any manager we have had for years. It is a shame this season has been affected by middling recruitment and unfortunate injuries, but we are still in with a shout of a top-half finish. A cup win would take the club to the next level!

Tom: I have been very happy with Glasner's management of the team. Our away form has been phenomenal under him, but there is definite room for improvement when it comes to playing at home. I think we will improve next season in this respect. If we strengthen in the summer, I think we will have a very good squad.

Stephen: He is without doubt one the best managers I've seen at Crystal Palace. His progress has clearly been stymied by late signings, causing a poor start to this season and a failure to properly replace Olise. The team is still inconsistent as a result, and it must be incredibly frustrating for him. There are constant rumours about Marc Guehi, Eberechi Eze, Adam Wharton and others being sold, which must be very unsettling. He is certainly a manager who could take us to Europe, but he needs to be properly backed to do so, otherwise I can see him leaving for a club where he will be.

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Following their 2-0 win at Selhurst Park in November, Fulham are looking to complete the league double over Crystal Palace for the first time since the 2000-01 second-tier campaign under Jean Tigana.

Palace are now winless in their past six against the Whites (D4 L2). The Eagles are, however, unbeaten in their past five at Craven Cottage (W2 D3).

Alex Howell
BBC Sport football news reporter

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One of the big surprises at the beginning of the season was that Eberechi Eze was still a Crystal Palace player.

The 26-year-old had just been a part of the England squad that reached the final of Euro 2024 and a Palace squad that ended the last campaign winning six of their last seven games.

However, it was team-mate Michael Olise that got the big money move to Bayern Munich leaving Eze at the time, as the sole and main creative spark of Palace's attack.

In the summer chairman Steve Parish said he was "astounded" that no concrete bids were made.

Eze has a release clause of £60m, plus around £7m in add-ons, in his contract and that kicks in again this summer.

During the last transfer window Palace would have been willing to negotiate if the right offer was made for Eze, because of their relationship with the player and the ambitions he has to play at the top level.

This season has been difficult for him, he hasn't scored in his last six games but he has got three assists in that time.

Glasner has cut a frustrated figure at times on the touchline when Eze has slowed down attacks which is in contrast to the fast direct football the manager likes to play.

There's no question that Eze has the quality and deserves the chance to play at the top level.

But a run of form from now until the end of the season would ease the frustration building for some supporters and would help him get the move that he dreams of.

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It has been exactly one year since Crystal Palace announced Oliver Glasner would be replacing Roy Hodgson as their new manager.

The 50-year-old is no longer the new kid on the block - and despite setting expectations low on his arrival by telling supporters "I'm no magician" in his first news conference, he has certainly had an impact at Selhurst Park.

Glasner got off to a flying start in his first match in charge, with a 3-0 home win over Burnley on 24 February 2024, but then a tough run of games followed which saw the Eagles go without a win in five Premier League matches.

But after a 1-0 win over Liverpool on 14 April 2024, Palace finally looked to be improving under their new manager. That result sparked a run of six wins in seven matches to finish off the 2023-24 Premier League season.

And it turned out to be a season to remember, as the Eagles recorded their second-ever top-half Premier League finish, their highest-ever goals tally and their joint-best points tally.

Naturally, the fans started dreaming of European football again - and there were some big expectations for the 2024-25 season - but the team failed to deliver in their opening run of fixtures, winning just one of their first 11 league games.

The 1-0 home win against Tottenham on 27 October 2024 seemed to ignite some ambition back into their season, with the Eagles taking six wins and six draws from their next 16 Premier League matches.

Glasner's team have also been enjoying themselves outside of the league, reaching the Carabao Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2011-12 and progressing to the FA Cup fifth round for the first time in three years.

After 44 matches in charge, Glasner has 19 wins, 12 draws and 13 defeats in all competitions. His 43.1% win percentage is the highest of any Palace manager who has managed the club exclusively in the top flight.

Crystal Palace fans, how have you found the first year under Glasner? What have been your favourite moments so far? And what would you like to see him achieve in his next year at the club?

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Phil Cartwright
BBC Sport journalist

In some metrics, Eberechi Eze's statistics during his fifth season with Crystal Palace are better than any of his four previous campaigns at Selhurst Park.

Per 90 minutes played in the Premier League, Eze has registered more assists, created more chances and made more big chances for his side than in any other season since he joined Palace in 2020.

However, Eze's goals output has dropped considerably this season compared with the previous two, when he reached double figures for Premier League goals.

His average of 0.11 goals per 90 minutes played in the league this season is the lowest of any of his five seasons with Palace, including an injury-disrupted 2021-22 campaign.

Meanwhile, Eze's dribble success rate in 2024-25 (44.94%) is also his lowest in a season with Palace.

Statistics correct on 18 February, 2025