'An excellent addition' - Palace to sign goalkeeper Benitezpublished at 18:32 23 June
18:32 23 June
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Chairman Steve Parish says Crystal Palace have made an "excellent addition" in their goalkeeping ranks after agreeing a deal to sign Walter Benitez from 1 July.
The 32-year-old will join from Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven, where he has played 134 times across three seasons, winning back-to-back titles.
Benitez has also featured in 10 of the last 12 Argentina squads.
Parish said: "Walter is an excellent addition to our squad, bringing further quality, experience and competition to our goalkeeping department alongside Dean and Remi."
Who is Palace target Diomande?published at 13:19 20 June
13:19 20 June
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With Marc Guehi potentially on the move, Crystal Palace are reportedly interested in replacing him with Sporting centre-back Ousmane Diomande for a club record fee.
Ivory Coast-born Diomande, 21, has long been on the radar of top European sides. He joined the academy at Danish club Midtjylland in January 2020 and made his senior debut three years ago on loan with Portuguese second division side Mafra.
His performances earned a mid-season move to Sporting, where Diomande was nurtured by Ruben Amorim. He started the coach's last home game in charge of Sporting as they beat Manchester City 4-1 in the Champions League last November. Diomande, who has nine caps for his country, made 46 appearances in 2024-25 as Sporting won the domestic double.
He attempted and completed more passes than any other player in Portugal's top flight last season and also carried the ball five metres or more up the pitch on an unrivalled 598 occasions, highlighting his ball-playing ability.
Diomande is strong in the air too. His 65% success rate in aerial duels was the seventh highest in the division, and 11% more than Guehi managed in the 2024-25 Premier League.
Community Shield to be played on 10 Augustpublished at 12:36 20 June
12:36 20 June
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Details of the 2025 Community Shield have been confirmed by the FA.
FA Cup winners Crystal Palace will face Premier League champions Liverpool in the traditional season curtain-raiser at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, 10 August at 15:00 BST.
The match will be broadcast live TNT Sports.
Textor nearing Palace salepublished at 08:25 20 June
08:25 20 June
Sami Mokbel Senior football correspondent
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Crystal Palace part-owner John Textor is advancing in talks with New York Jets owner Woody Johnson to sell his stake in the Premier League side.
The deal - understood to be worth in the region of £190m - could be key towards boosting the club's hopes of being cleared to play in Europe next season.
'I expect a stronger start to the season' - fans on Palace's fixturespublished at 15:21 18 June
15:21 18 June
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We asked for your views on where you think Crystal Palace will be after 10 games, and what you make of how the fixtures have fallen.
Here are some of your comments:
Gary: I expect a stronger start to this season as there are no international tournaments. We should win at Chelsea as they won't have a break. After 10 games I think we'll have 21pts and be in the top half.
Kevin: Pleased with the way fixtures have fallen. We desperately need to start better than we did last season and if we do that we'll have a chance again of being in the mix for Europe, but obviously playing in the Europa League (hopefully) will impact also.
Mark: If we keep our squad, we will be top six.
Who does Opta think has the toughest first five games?published at 14:35 18 June
14:35 18 June
Opta has ranked the difficulty of each top-flight team's first five Premier League fixtures of the 2025-26 season.
According to Opta's model, Manchester United have the hardest start, followed by their opening-weekend opponents Arsenal and then Bournemouth.
Aston Villa's first five games have been ranked the easiest, alongside Crystal Palace.
Take a look below to see where your side places...
Fans told to expect fixture changes at 'short notice'published at 12:40 18 June
12:40 18 June
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Fans have been warned by the Premier League that fixtures could be moved at "relatively short notice" next season because of the number of teams playing in Europe.
A record nine top-flight clubs have qualified for continental competition in the 2025-26 campaign.
The Premier League said there is an "increased likelihood" that games will be re-scheduled if English teams reach the latter stages and it suggested fans take this into consideration when planning their attendance at games.
Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham will be playing in the Champions League next season.
Aston Villa and Crystal Palace have qualified for the Europa League, while Nottingham Forest will be playing in the Conference League.
"While the Premier League celebrates this success, it will come with an impact on the scheduling of league matches," a statement from the Premier League said.
"There is an increased likelihood of Premier League fixtures moving at relatively short notice, after our fixture announcements, should our clubs progress to the knockout rounds of these competitions."
How it starts and how it endspublished at 11:47 18 June
11:47 18 June
Aside from the opening weekend at Chelsea and the final fixture of the season against Arsenal, all dates are subject to change as a result of broadcast and other requirements.
Festive schedule, final day - a rundown of Palace's standout gamespublished at 10:01 18 June
10:01 18 June
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After securing a draw at champions Liverpool last month, Crystal Palace will be looking to go one better when they host Arne Slot's men on 27-28 September. They then travel to Anfield at the end of April.
In terms of rivals Brighton, the Eagles host Fabian Hurzeler's side first on weekend of 8-9 November, with the return at the start of February.
And what about the schedule over Christmas and New Year? Well, Palace's four festive fixtures include home matches against Fulham and Tottenham and trips north to face Leeds and Newcastle.
Finally, the Eagles will close their campaign against Arsenal at Selhurst Park on Sunday, 24 May 2026 - when all 10 matches will kick off at 16:00 BST.
League fixtures announced - how do you think Palace will start?published at 09:00 18 June
09:00 18 June
Crystal Palace will travel to Chelsea in their opening game of the 2025-26 Premier League season.
The match will take place on Sunday, 17 August at 14:00 BST, with the Eagles' first home fixture against Nottingham Forest on the weekend of 23-24 August.
What are the fixtures on opening weekend?published at 09:00 18 June
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'Palace concern until Conference League spot is settled'published at 12:17 17 June
12:17 17 June
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Over on our live page our chief football write Phil McNulty has been taking your questions.
Michael asked: Should Crystal Palace be worried after the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision to remove Drogheda United from the Conference League? Is this another example of big clubs getting leniency, while smaller, community-based clubs don't receive the same treatment?
Phil answered: There will certainly be a concern at Crystal Palace until this is settled - but I hope it is because they have earned their place in Europe.
I really felt for Drogheda United, who were punished because they are owned by the Trivela Group, with Danish side Silkeborg, who are in the Conference League, also under the Trivela umbrella.
Uefa is still deliberating on Palace after being told that John Textor, who also owns Lyon, did not take decisions on the club's behalf as he only has 25% voting rights.
Textor is also trying to sell his stake in the club, which Palace hope strengthens their case.
Sell Guehi and buy Esteve? Fans on transferspublished at 08:59 17 June
08:59 17 June
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As the transfer window is now open again until 1 September, we asked for you to tell us one player you want to bring to Crystal Palace and one player you want the club to sell.
Here are some of your comments:
Kier: Sell Marc Guehi - one year left on his contract and too good to lose on a free. Buy Jarell Quansah or Trevor Chalobah to replace him.
Gary: We need players in with European experience. My player in would be Ben Chilwell, either permanently or on a season long loan. I would sell Guehi for £50-60m.
Olly: I would sell Guehi so we maximise what we can get for him. I would sign Chilwell as he did a top job on loan last season and would fit straight into the system.
Donald: Most will say this is silly... however, I would sell Jean-Phillipe Mateta as he will fetch a decent price and we can replace him with better quality finishers very easily. I think if we are to lose Guehi it is paramount that we sign another top-quality centre-back, and from what I have seen from Maxime Esteve at Burnley, he is young and very classy.
Sprucey: If it isn't broken, don't fix it. We have the best and most complete squad we've ever had and that includes those on the bench. Just need to look after what we've got first.
Wednesday is fixtures day!published at 19:14 16 June
19:14 16 June
No sooner does the season finish and we start looking forward to key dates for the next campaign - and that will be a lot easier to do on Wednesday when the Premier League fixtures are released.
That's right, that special day in the calendar is almost here already. The day when you'll learn details of derby fixtures, Christmas opponents and end-of-season run-ins.
This page will bring you all the fixtures when they drop at 09:00 BST on Wednesday and we'll be giving you the chance to have your say on how things look.
The new campaign kicks off on the weekend of Saturday, 16 August and it will conclude on Sunday, 24 May 2026, when all 10 games will take place at the same time.
Why is Crystal Palace in Europa League a problem now?published at 19:10 10 June
19:10 10 June
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There have been many instances of Premier League clubs - Brighton,Manchester City and Manchester United over the past two summers - being affected by this multi-club issue but not being booted out of Uefa competition, so why is it a particular problem for Crystal Palace?
The major issue is it has not been dealt with before a deadline. Significantly, that was brought forward to 1 March this year from the end of the season because Uefa simply did not have the time and space to deal with all the potential cases before the respective early qualifying draws next week (clubs all over Europe are affected - not just in England).
So, instead of knowing what the situation was, clubs had to second guess early in the season. It was fairly obvious Nottingham Forest had a good chance of making European football by that point, so they took preventative action.
We will never know what they would have done if they had been in Palace's position towards the end of February - about to play Millwall in the fifth round of a competition they had never previously won, knowing both Manchester clubs, Newcastle, Forest and Aston Villa were still in it.
So now Palace are pointing out John Textor has a significant stake in the club but has no input into how it operates.
The problem for them is the rule is there. Uefa has to make a judgement on a particularly tricky issue knowing if the outcome does not suit any party, they can go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) with an appeal.
Cas has already upheld a Fifa decision to kick Mexican club Leon out of the Club World Cup for transgressing stated multi-club ownership regulations.
'Whole window in the air until Europe decided' - fan views on deadline daypublished at 08:08 10 June
08:08 10 June
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We asked for your views on whether Crystal Palace need to act urgently in the transfer market as the first of the two windows this summer comes to a close on Tuesday.
Here are some of your comments:
Simon: Our whole transfer window is up in the air until we know whether we are in Europe next season or not. This will affect the decisions of key players as to whether they will say or not which means we don't know which positions need cover or how much we can afford to spend. It's a far from ideal situation.
Oliver: I want to sign someone like Harvey Elliott. I think an extra central attacking midfielder could be vital if we get Europe. Someone to rotate with Eberechi Eze and Ismaila Sarr.
Andy: Simply put, I can't see how Palace can do anything until the uncertainty of whether we'll be playing in Europe is resolved.
Gary: I hope Palace do transfer business early. We've seen from last summer doing it on deadline day is not ideal. We need cover in certain areas especially if we're allowed to play in the Europa league. We must keep the squad, losing too many players would be very disruptive. Would Oliver Glasner stay if that happens? Chilwell would be a great signing. He has European experience.
Sam: The only business that really needs to happen right now is the selling of John Textor's stake in the club - surely we didn't start singing the 'We're all going on a European tour' chant for nothing!
Al: No - just an end to the Uefa fiasco. Let us play in Europe and then we get to strengthen the squad.
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