Guess the current Crystal Palace player from these three clues:
I joined Palace in 2023.
I spent five seasons with my previous club, who also play in the Premier League.
My only Premier League goal for Palace was scored in a home defeat by Chelsea.
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Crystal Palace are confident of signing 25-year-old English midfielder Joe Willock from Newcastle this summer. (Chronicle Live), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace are looking to complete a league double over Tottenham for the first time in the 25 seasons in which they have met, after their 1-0 win over Spurs in October.
Eberechi Eze has been directly involved in five of the Eagles' last seven league goals (three goals, two assists), scoring in both of their past two league games. In his 267-game English league career, Eze is yet to find the net in three successive appearances.
Alex Pewter
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesMonday night's fixture posed the same question for Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest. How do you counter a fellow counter-attacking team? Also, what do we do with all this possession?
While manager Oliver Glasner may feel aggrieved not to have taken the three points, despite a promising performance in places, it is now 13 and a half years since Palace last beat Forest.
Perhaps on that basis, and as a stylistic match-up, this would not have been the favourable cup final opponent after all.
For a while, Palace's top-half ambitions have drifted a little out of reach, with the team now lodged safely in the middle of a 10-point gap between 11th and 13th. So 12th place again - ole, ole.
The club have finished the past 11 seasons between 10th and 15th, gaining between 41 and 49 points. It is a model of lower-mid table consistency, and it appears this year will be no different. Gaining four more points will set a team record for the Premier League era but will not yield as high a finish as last season.
The Forest performance was another example of how well the squad is currently measuring up against teams competing for Europe, as was the draw at Arsenal.
Yet, despite the run of results since December, the team had left itself with too much to do to overcome a slow start, and since the midpoint in the fixture list, Palace have found themselves eighth in points gained in that period.
The FA Cup still offers a chance at success that wipes this all away.
However, the spectre of summer transfer shortcomings still looms, and the question of what may have been had the team been strengthened further, even marginally, remains.
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Image source, Getty ImagesWill Hughes says Crystal Palace's players are determined to "make history" by the end of the season.
The Eagles find themselves in the FA Cup final but can also break the club's record for points in a Premier League campaign.
Speaking to the club website after a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest on Monday Hughes said: "I think it says a lot about us as a group, us as a club, our standards, where we've set them, that we've still come to games like this full-throttle and wanting to win it.
"We want to win every single game, no matter what it is, whether it's the Premier League game at the end of the season, or an FA Cup final. We want to go into it with the same mentality.
"Our record points total is 49. We've got the games to do it and you can see by the performances that we really want to make history in that sense. So there's still a lot to play for."
Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your thoughts after Monday's Premier League game between Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest at Selhurst Park.
Here are some of your comments:
Palace fans
Gruff: A solid performance against a strong Forest team, but we should have taken all three points with some of the glorious chances at the end to score. Daniel Munoz was excellent in creating chances. Eberechi Eze and Ismaila Sarr were very creative and they look dangerous in attack. The back three was solid, but it was a very cheap goal to concede. Hopefully we get a win against Spurs to keep the momentum going into a big final!
Keith: Palace played really well but, for the umpteenth time this season, they failed to convert their xG superiority into actual goals. If matches were decided on xG, Palace would be in the top four.
Ken: Too many missed chances led to a draw. It should have been a comfortable win for Palace but the finishing was poor. Jean-Philippe Mateta was not in this match at all.
Hector: A good point from the boys. They deserved it after that performance against a very well-drilled Forest team. I can't wait for Wembley!
Steve: To be honest, Palace could and should have won the game. Forest created very little and their equaliser was a rather fortunate deflection. It was a poor goal for Palace to give away after just taking the lead. If they take their chances, Spurs away is a great opportunity for getting three more points closer to that 50-point target.
Forest fans
Lewis: It is, without doubt, 'squeaky bum time'. We have overperformed and are now sitting in a position where there is a general feeling that we should be doing better. That is a great place to be. The team looked galvanised against Palace, despite Callum Hudson-Odoi being out. Great to see Ibrahim Sangare playing well and Elliot Anderson looked sharp. I'm sure Murillo will pull through. Three huge games left, but three winnable games. Time to bring that top five spot home.
Yvonne: Forest need to keep focused for their last few games. They have not been good enough in recent weeks. It is a shame because they have worked so hard this season. Get back on it, lads, and make everyone proud. You can do it. The referee was shocking and yellow must be his favourite colour.
Ben: Another uncharacteristic Forest performance. They lacked the dynamism and cutting edge needed going forward to really trouble Palace, but credit must be given to a very organised and committed defensive display from Palace. Am I the only one who thinks Tyrick Mitchell was already going down after tripping on the ball, before he made contact with Matz Sels?
Mossy: Would have taken a draw before the game. We have got to beat Leicester on Sunday - and they would love to muck up our chances.
Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner, speaking to BBC MOTD: "It was pretty even. After taking the lead, the equaliser was too quick. It was a set-play and a deflected ball. I really liked how the players wanted to win this game. I'm really pleased. The desire to win was unbelievable.
"We had many situations in the 60 or 70 minutes to come from the wing, but our crosses were not good enough. We got the penalty. We found the rhythm and we had set-plays. You always have to be aware of the transitions - but we did well. We weren't as efficient as in other games."
On not rotating: "Players want to play and stay in the best shape. The best players in the best teams want to play. We had a great impact from the bench and this is great for the next weeks."
On Adam Wharton's injury: "It doesn't look like it's really serious. It was more precaution."
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Only Everton (15) have drawn more Premier League games in 2024-25 than Crystal Palace (13), with the Eagles drawing three successive matches in the competition for the first time since September.
Emily Salley
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesWith Crystal Palace's hopes of securing a European place via the league looking increasingly unlikely, the Eagles' main attention for the season turns to the FA Cup final.
Winning the club's first FA Cup would see them grab a spot in the Europa League and it seems like every Premier League game is an audition for that moment now.
Against Nottingham Forest, Oliver Glasner named an unchanged side from the one that dismantled Aston Villa at Wembley.
And they raced out of the blocks at Selhurst Park, keen to impress their home fans and continue the feel-good factor around the club after their FA Cup exploits.
But Forest recovered and grew into the game, and the visitors were able to bite back immediately after Eberechi Eze's penalty.
There will be frustration that Palace did not go on to win the game. Eze, Eddie Nketiah and Maxence Lacroix all had great chances to snatch it at the death.
While the FA Cup final will be the focus, Palace still have a league-high finish to aim for, with just three more points needed to beat last season's club record points tally of 49.
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Crystal Palace will be on a high after booking their place in the FA Cup final, so this is another very tricky game for Nottingham Forest, who slipped up at home against Brentford on Thursday.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side will have to be stubborn and resolute to get anything at Selhurst Park. They have shown that kind of character plenty of times already this season - but they really need it now.
Looking at the race for the top five, you feel like every team involved needs to win every game, but of course that is not going to happen, and I can see my boyhood team Forest dropping more points here.
I just hope it does not prove crucial for them.
Sutton's prediction: 1-1
Karan Vinod
BBC Sport Journalist
Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Monday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest (kick-off 20:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
On team news: "All players are still fit, no problems. All players take part in the training sessions, and this is how we want to end the season. We have three-and-a-half weeks now. We want to end the season at the best level that's possible – and the players give me confidence that this is possible."
Glasner confirmed that the players had a couple of days to enjoy the "good times at the moment" but there was a film session yesterday of their performance in the semi-final of the FA Cup.
On the intensity and sharpness of players in training: "We had two very good sessions. I was very surprised – usually after four days off, it takes a bit of time, but the players looked very sharp, very focused, with great intensity and quality in the training sessions, and today was the same."
Glasner also stated that he talked to the players about the FA Cup final against Manchester City for "30 seconds" and then made it very clear that the focus on the cup final will only be after the Tottenham Hotspur game on May 11.
On Palace achieving record points: "Our goal is very clear and we want to have the most points in Palace history. That means we need at least five in four games and the best thing to achieve is getting three points against Nottingham and then three points against Tottenham. Then the first goal is achieved, and then we can focus on the final in FA Cup."
The Austrian coach played down contract talks as he insisted that neither he nor the club "is in a rush" to sign a new deal. Glasner reiterated that the club can ill-afford to lose focus at this crucial point of the season.
On Nottingham Forest: "We want to win at home. I watched the semi-finals against City, I watched them yesterday evening and it showed what a good team they are even if they lost both the games. They are playing for European places and they will be very motivated and we will need the same motivation."
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Image source, Getty ImagesCrystal Palace's Eberechi Eze has been involved in 13 goals in his past 18 starts in all competitions (six goals, seven assists).
Another goal would see him become the first Palace player since they returned to the Premier League in 2013 to have both 10 or more goals and 10 or more assists in all competitions in a season.
Crystal Palace would want more than £80m if they are to sell England midfielder Adam Wharton, 21, this summer. (Teamtalk, external)
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on who has been Crystal Palace's most impressive player this season.
Here are some of your comments:
Ian: Daichi Kamada got a lot of stick from Palace fans earlier in the season but has gradually been improving and has been excellent in the last two games against Arsenal and Villa, rarely giving the ball away. Could he be the Eagles' secret weapon in the FA Cup final?
Stanis: Surely Ismaila Sarr has been the Premier League's best value signing this season, costing roughly £12.5M from Marseille? Lacroix isn't far behind either!
Morcoos: I think that no-one is talking about the absolute brilliance of Lacroix as a centre-back, as he is one of the highest rated players for last man defending and he is crucial to our back line.
David: No one mentions it, but Will Hughes has had his best season for Palace. He has shown an attacking side that no one knew he had. He is out of the team at the moment due to suspension and injury, but is my player of the season.
Calan: Dean Henderson is having the season of his life.
Thomas: Oliver Glasner is the best manager at Palace ever. He's brought a new type of football to the club and this season we are safe from relegation, made a League Cup quarter final and an Fa Cup final. He still may give us our first major trophy. He is definitely the most underrated manger and people don't talk about him enough.
Oliver Glasner's men still have more to play for than most other teams in the top flight, with an FA Cup final on the horizon and qualification for European football via the league still not out of reach.
Give us a peek behind the curtain. We know all about the talent in the squad, the potential summer challenges and Oliver Glasner's tactical acumen.
But you know the club best, so tell us the one thing that no-one is talking about at Crystal Palace but really should be.
Alex Pewter
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesUntil this season, Eberechi Eze had never scored in a senior cup competition - not for QPR or Wycombe on loan, and never for Crystal Palace.
He now has five this season, and in each of the past two rounds of the FA Cup, a moment of Eze brilliance has broken the deadlock in the first half and put a crack in the opposition's spirit.
If the lone question mark over his Premier League season has been his goalscoring record compared to years past, it's doubtful anyone will mind that he saved his best for these vital games in another competition.
In Palace teams of the recent past, the focus was restricted to a couple of key attacking players, often that classic tandem of wingers, but the feeling is that this squad is more complete - it has more potential match-winners.
After all, this was a game in which Jean-Philippe Mateta saw a goal dubiously disallowed and a penalty hit the post. Yet others were there to step up in his place rather than the collective heads dropping.
The atmosphere and the pilgrimage to Wembley would have made the day memorable on their own. Winning the game in such a dominant fashion against one of the form teams in England was bordering on the unbelievable.
The flags were already waving in the lower tier into stoppage time, with the game all but won, obscuring the view of many as Ismaila Sarr delivered a third goal in the dying minutes.
It is only a few weeks until the fans descend again onto Wembley Way. We've had our lovely day in the sun now, seen familiar faces and revelled in a victory together. Manchester City are up next, and Palace are turning up with every intention to win it, and there's little reason to doubt them.
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