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  1. Follow Saturday's Premier League games livepublished at 11:04 2 November 2024

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    Seven matches make up Saturday's Premier League action, and we will bring you every moment.

    Kick-off 15:00 GMT unless stated

    Follow all of the action and reaction

  2. Arsenal face fixture clash for Palace cup tiepublished at 17:35 1 November 2024

    Alex Howell
    BBC Sport football news reporter

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    Arsenal have a potential fixture clash involving their men's Carabao Cup quarter-final with Crystal Palace and the women's Champions League game with Bayern Munich.

    The women's team are scheduled to play Bayern at home on Wednesday, 18 December.

    Mikel Arteta's side have been drawn at home against Crystal Palace in the quarter-final of the Carabao Cup and the match is due to take place that same midweek.

    Crystal Palace play Brighton on Sunday, 15 December - a match that had been scheduled to be broadcast on television. That presents a problem as if the cup match was moved to Tuesday, it would only give Palace 48 hours of recovery.

    The cup fixture is also unable to be moved to the Thursday as Palace and Arsenal are scheduled to play each other on Saturday, 21 December in the Premier League at Selhurst Park.

    Arsenal's neighbours Tottenham have also been drawn at home in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, which presents another problem for schedulers.

    Spurs and Arsenal do not play home matches at the same time, with agreements needing to be made on who gets the pick when situations like this arise in cup competitions.

    Arsenal announced in the summer that the women's team would play three Champions League matches at Emirates Stadium if the team qualified for the group stage and games in the knockout stage would take place there too if the team progressed in the competition.

    The BBC has contacted the English Football League, Arsenal and Crystal Palace and the schedule clash is being discussed.

  3. Glasner on Wharton surgery, an injury crisis and building a 'winning streak'published at 15:06 1 November 2024

    Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game at Wolves (17:30 GMT).

    Here are the key lines from his news conference:

    • Glasner confirmed midfielder Adam Wharton will undergo surgery on his persistent groin issue: "He tried [to train] today but there’s too much pain and it makes no sense. He’s really struggled the last weeks and months and so now we took the decision he will have surgery, and we hope to have him back after, let’s say, four weeks."

    • Right-back Joel Ward will miss the trip to Wolves but his injury is "not serious" and he should be fit to face Fulham while midfielder Jefferson Lerma is out "at least until the international break".

    • He gave positive updates on midfielder Cheick Doucoure, who has been out with a long-term achilles problem, and defender Chris Richards who has been out with a hamstring issue: "Cheick Doucoure will be back in the squad maybe earlier than we expected. Next week Chris Richards should train with us if everything goes the right way, and that’s the positive news."

    • He is remaining positive despite the injury crisis: "We're still a strong squad. We could also win at Villa because it was 1-1 when Adam and Ebs left the pitch, and we could win it. This gives us confidence in every single player, and so we go to Wolverhampton to win this game."

    • More on building on the midweek Carabao Cup win over Aston Villa: "We don't complain about injuries, we don't complain about that playing during the week. The easiest way would have been to lose the first game in the EFL Cup against Norwich City [in the second round], but we want to play this cup. The players did really great at Villa and so we want to continue this winning streak."

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  4. Kamada's winning goal could kickstart his time at Palace published at 12:47 31 October 2024

    Alex Howell
    BBC Sport football news reporter

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    Daichi Kamada has had a mixed time at Crystal Palace since signing for the club.

    Brought in by Oliver Glasner - Kamada played under him at Eintracht Frankfurt - he was signed as a way for the manager to continue to get his ideas of how he likes to play over to the squad.

    Things have not gone as to plan for Kamada as he or the supporters would like.

    Although he has very good technique, he has looked at times as if he is struggling to deal with the physicality in the Premier League.

    He has also not found a settled position in the side and has been used as a number 10 and a number six.

    He had a tough moment when he came on, giving the ball away in the lead-up to Aston Villa's equalising goal, but the 28-year-old went on to score the winner and you could see how much it meant to him.

    Glasner said after the match that Kamada has looked "like he wants it too much" and the goal will give him a big boost.

    Eberechi Eze and Adam Wharton both limped out of the match and the Eagles have a big game against Wolves on Saturday.

    If either of those two are out, it provides a big chance for Kamada to come in and maybe get his Palace career going in the way he would like.

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  5. 'Win a game, even if it is scruffy'published at 12:05 31 October 2024

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    The bottom six teams in the Premier League all play one another on Saturday and with the way the season has gone so far, those fixtures are going to be big.

    Winning these games and earning three points could at the end of the season be called the six-pointers.

    When I played for Reading and we were fighting down the bottom of the league, these are the fixtures that we looked for because they are must-win games.

    I am not sure Crystal Palace would have targeted these at the start of the season because they would have expected to have been higher in the league, but the newly promoted teams will have.

    Wolves probably need the win the most because they wouldn't have expected to be second from bottom after nine games and they need to start picking up results.

    It is a little bit more difficult for the promoted teams because they are still trying to adapt to the Premier League.

    I don't think these results will necessarily define any team's season - as it so early on - but winning helps to break the rut and sometimes it becomes difficult for teams to know how to win when they aren't.

    For all of these teams something has to adapt at some stage. You have to find a way to win a game, even if it is scruffy, and especially against those teams that are in and around you.

    Fara Williams was speaking to BBC Sport's Katie Stafford

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  6. 'We needed that win to get people out of their shells'published at 10:54 31 October 2024

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    Crystal Palace midfielder Will Hughes, speaking about the rise in confidence in the squad after Wednesday's Carabao Cup win over Aston Villa: "It was good, I think, coming off the back of a much-needed win on Sunday [against Tottenham] in the league. It was good to carry that momentum.

    "We've said in the last couple of days that, especially today, that [win] means nothing if you don't repeat that intensity and the energy.

    "The outcome can vary game to game, but as long as you keep those principles, you've got a good chance - and that happened.

    "We're up for every game. It's just been a slow start in the league and confidence drops, and then you start [getting] in your shell.

    "Thankfully, we needed that win to get people out of their shells and get us playing how we were at the end last season, and you can see that we were non-stop for 90 minutes, and deserved the win in the end."

  7. Aston Villa 1-2 Crystal Palace - the fans' verdictpublished at 08:34 31 October 2024

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    We asked for your thoughts after Wednesday's League Cup game between Aston Villa and Crystal Palace.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Aston Villa fans

    David: Disappointed that the players weren’t able to step up to the level required. Emery had to rotate the team, recognising the Premier League and Champions League are our main priorities, but the starting 11 should have done better and especially in the second half. Let’s hope we can put a decent run together in the FA Cup.

    Gary: Beaten in midfield by a more committed side. Villa wanted too much time and were second best on too many occasions.

    Steve: Absolutely clueless. This was a team that hadn’t played together and at times they looked like they hadn’t even trained together. Highlight of the night was seeing Tyrone Mings return to the team as we’ll need him this season.

    Cassie: Villa could have scored two or three goals in the opening 30 minutes but failed, which again shows why they must sign a proven striker. I would rather lose this game than a league game. This was a reality check and a wake up call.

    Crystal Palace fans

    Pedro: It's so nice to regain some momentum and self-belief. We're pressing again, closing down the opposition and finding space. Injuries aside, it was a great performance and a good way to go into the crucial game against Wolves.

    Sprucey: Back to old fighting Palace. Despite the goal, Kamada is the only player that makes me nervous every time he has the ball. Shame some of the youngsters didn't get any minutes.

    Ted: We've suffered but now we’re seeing a revival and I'm loving it.

    Rob: Not much to cheer about for Palace fans. Kamada was abysmal until he scored and the team struggled to put three passes together. The hard-tackling Hughes was probably our best player. Despite constant reminders of how we miss Olise, the intelligent cohesion was lost when we sold Andersen and Wharton's form faded. More struggles ahead.

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  8. 'We don't know how serious it is'published at 00:08 31 October 2024

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    Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner, speaking to the media about Eberechi Eze's injury after League Cup win over Aston Villa:

    "It is a problem with the hamstring, we don't know how serious it is.

    "But the muscle [injury] is not always the best information you can get. Ebs is too early to tell.

    "He wanted to come off, he signalled to come off. He said it was not possible to carry on.

    "I hope it is not too serious, but I don't know. It's not the best information I got today that Ebs had to leave the pitch.

    "Adam is a more positive one because it is nothing new. We spoke about it many times, he has had groin problems for many months.

    "We thought he needed a break today but he gave the thumbs up and said he was fine.

    "But the pain got worse during the game so we had to make a second sub.

    "Especially with the circumstances, I am very proud of the performance."

  9. Aston Villa 1-2 Crystal Palace: Kamada makes the differencepublished at 22:50 30 October 2024

    Marissa Thomas
    BBC Sport journalist

    Daichi Kamada scores the winner for Crystal Palace against Aston Villa in the Carabao CupImage source, Getty Images

    Crystal Palace recorded back-to-back wins for the first time this season as they reached the quarter-final stage of the Carabao Cup.

    It is the first time since the 2011-12 campaign that Palace have reached this stage of the competition.

    Eberechi Eze opened the scoring for Oliver Glasner's side and there will have been concern when he was withdrawn to injury but Daichi Kamada came on in his place and scored the winner for the away side.

    Kamada looked lively during his substitute appearance, scoring his second goal in the competition this term, latching on to Diego Carlos's poor pass and unleashing a fierce low shot from the edge of the area.

    The Japan international also struck a free-kick into the wall before firing the rebound over the bar and ran on to a loose ball before dragging his shot wide of the post.

    Palace will travel to Arsenal in the next round the week commencing 16 December.

  10. Carabao Cup quarter-final draw - who is your team facing?published at 22:46 30 October 2024

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    The draw has been made for the Carabao Cup quarter finals, with eight Premier League clubs having made it through.

    For the first time in 14 years it is an all Premier League quarter-final line-up, with ties including Tottenham hosting Manchester United and holders Liverpool travelling to Southampton.

    Matches are scheduled to take place the week commencing 17 December.

    All the fixtures are shown below:

    Tottenham v Manchester United

    Arsenal v Crystal Palace

    Newcastle United v Brentford

    Southampton v Liverpool

    Find reaction to the draw here

  11. Follow Wednesday's Carabao Cup games livepublished at 18:55 30 October 2024

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    The Carabao Cup quarter-final line-up will be completed on Wednesday, with the six remaining fourth-round ties being played.

    Kick-off times 19:45 GMT unless stated

    Follow all of the action and reaction

  12. Is a 'formidable' defensive line forming?published at 18:52 29 October 2024

    Alex Howell
    BBC Sport football news reporter

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    Crystal Palace's win against Tottenham was a huge moment in their season.

    Going into the game without a win in eight Premier League matches, the pressure was starting to build on manager Oliver Glasner and around the club.

    Glasner put Jean-Philippe Mateta back into the starting line-up and that decision paid off with the Frenchman scoring the only goal of the game.

    The Palace boss looks to finally have found a starting XI that gives him a platform to work from.

    Glasner said himself that his team's build-up had not been ideal with "late signings" who had "no pre-season together".

    That is true of two members of Palace's back three in Trevoh Chalobah and Maxence Lacroix.

    Chalobah and Lacroix have been named alongside Marc Guehi in Palace's back three for the past three matches and they seem to be forming a formidable partnership.

    Lacroix in particular got many plaudits after the win against Spurs and it will be a big boost for the centre-back, who had a tricky start to life at Selhurst Park.

    Palace have what can be billed as "winnable games" against Wolves and Fulham and the outlook on their season could be very different by the time the next international break comes around in a couple of weeks.

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  13. Lacroix draws plaudits as Palace end winless runpublished at 11:57 29 October 2024

    Alex Pewter
    Fan writer

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    Maxence Lacroix of Crystal Palace celebrates after winning the Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur FC at Selhurst ParkImage source, Getty Images

    The clocks on Sunday may have only turned back an hour but Crystal Palace's performance rolled back five months, as they finally broke their winless run of Premier League games.

    With that victory came a display of aggressive pressing, intensity and a spark absent from other fixtures, which belied the suspected unrest on the training ground.

    While picking out a lone contributor amongst a complete defensive performance is unfair, the man at the heart of the backline drew plenty of the plaudits - Maxence Lacroix.

    Fans had long assumed Lacroix would occupy the central role in a back three, allowing Marc Guehi to return to his more accustomed place on the left side of a centre-back pairing or trio. Yet, it took until the Nottingham Forest match for that to be deployed.

    The defeat entirely overshadowed the balance that subtle defensive change made, so it took a one-on-one performance against Dominic Solanke for Lacroix to display his vaunted athleticism.

    It was clear that Tottenham played straight into Oliver Glasner's game plan despite the number of players they tend to send forward. The success ultimately hinged on the ex-Wolfsburg defender's ability to mop up anything that got through.

    Each of his three crunching tackles drew a rapturous response from the crowd, but each of the centre-backs navigated pressure that often does not show up in the end-of-game statistics.

    Comparisons to the departed Joachim Andersen were inevitable; even if he was never billed as the direct replacement, there was a notable leadership void to fill.

    Palace has often relied on leaders to carry the club through down periods. As the Frenchman celebrated in front of the Holmesdale at full-time, you could sense their new defender had already swayed the crowd with one critical performance.

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  14. Photos of the weekendpublished at 18:54 28 October 2024

    There was late drama...

    Wolves players celebrate a late goal against Brighton who look dejectedImage source, Getty Images

    And late drama...

    Everton players celebrate scoring a late goal against FulhamImage source, Getty Images

    And late drama...

    Image of VAR decision on big screen at London StadiumImage source, Getty Images

    Sometimes you just can't escape it.

    Erik ten Hag looks on surrounded by bubblesImage source, Getty Images

    There were returns to goalscoring ways...

    Jean-Philippe Mateta celebrates a goal for Crystal Palace against TottenhamImage source, Getty Images

    And goalscoring partnerships...

    Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa celebrate a goal for BrentfordImage source, Getty Images

    While sometimes the spoils just have to be shared...

    Mikel Merino celebrates a goal against Liverpool in front of Arsenal fansImage source, Getty Images
    Mohamed Salah celebrates a goal for Liverpool against ArsenalImage source, Getty Images

    And after a busy day at work, sometimes you just need a lie down.

    Cole Palmer lies on the pitchImage source, Getty Images
  15. Mateta needs to 'spearhead' the forward linepublished at 15:40 28 October 2024

    Chris Wise
    Final Score reporter at Selhurst Park

    Jean-Philippe Mateta of Crystal Palace in action during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Selhurst Park on October 27, 2024Image source, Getty Images

    Crystal Palace's performance against Tottenham was far more 'Glasner 2023-24' than 'Glasner 2024-25', which is both encouraging and long overdue for the Eagles.

    They set the tempo from the very start at Selhurst Park and, even when the legs finally began to run short of energy, the electric atmosphere from the crowd got them over the line for that first Premier League win of the season.

    I'm interested to see how Oliver Glasner now approaches the situation with Jean-Philippe Mateta. He put him back into his starting line-up against Tottenham - and he was rewarded.

    I think Mateta has to be the player that spearheads Palace's forward line going forward. Nobody else in the squad can perform that role as well as him, let alone match him for goals return.

    It is just a case of where that leaves Eddie Nketiah?

    Oliver Glasner might be able to accommodate both but, right now, I'm not sure he can afford to leave Mateta out again.

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  16. Crystal Palace 1-0 Tottenham - the fans' verdictpublished at 11:53 28 October 2024

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    Eberechi Eze of Crystal Palace controls the ball whilst under pressure from Pedro Porro of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC Image source, Getty Images

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

    Here are some of your comments:

    Palace fans

    Christopher: What a difference from previous games! Honestly, where did that performance come from?! If we played like that in this game, surely we can play like that more consistently. We were fast with and without the ball, tracking players, closing down and we never let Spurs breathe for a second. The only downside was that we should have scored three goals or more. Well done Palace!

    Al: A gritty, determined and organised performance. Wharton had a blinder. Mateta feeds off Eze. A clean sheet too, which will give Henderson a real pick-me-up. This result was much needed and hopefully now the momentum grows.

    Moggy: Such a relief, but I really enjoyed the match and we were the better team. The players all lifted their game and their passing was great. I'm so happy for Glasner and Mateta. Henderson still needs to work on his distribution but I appreciate he kept a clean sheet.

    Kathryn: Fantastic mood at Selhurst today. The players and the supporters gave everything and we got the result we deserved. The players fought for every ball and never gave up, and the supporters sang from beginning to end. It was great to hear "Oliver's army" sung with gusto. Hopefully everything will settle down again now.

    Tottenham fans

    Stav: Yet another "Spursy" performance. We are so inconsistent. Ange looked, quite rightly, in my opinion, very angry in his post-match interview. These so-called "professional" and extremely well paid footballers lack the motivation, the drive and the desire to play out of their skins for their club, fans, manager and pay packet.

    Lawrence: This was another weak and feeble performance against a side we should be beating easily. There is something fundamentally wrong at Spurs, particularly if the manager cannot get a side of so-called "quality players" producing consistent (good) results!

    Tristen: Gutless and spineless - it is a Spurs thing, no matter who seems to be in charge. Maybe this club is just rotten from the top down. Maybe they are all just too pampered, from the unreal training ground to the fantastic stadium. These prima donnas need to be brought back down to Earth with a thud - cold showers and no coach home.

    Steve: Hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League look like a pipe dream just now. Spurs mostly played like a bunch of individuals that don't know each other very well. It is so disappointing but we fans are, sadly, well used to that.

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  17. Pressing key in Eagles' winpublished at 09:16 28 October 2024

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Tottenham, 21 September, versus Brentford, 22 high turnovers
Crystal Palace, 27 October, versus Tottenham, 21 high turnovers
Brighton, 28 September, versus Chelsea, 21 high turnovers
Tottenham, 1 September, versus Newcastle, 20 high turnovers

    Former Premier League defender Stephen Warnock spoke to BBC Match of the Day about Crystal Palace's performance against Tottenham on Sunday:

    "It was a huge win and a huge difference in performance from the Nottingham Forest match. Against Nottingham Forest, it was 10 men behind the ball with no intent to press. Today was a complete difference.

    "It was all about triggers [in the press]. They pressed high up the pitch and once they won the ball back they were looking to look forward at every opportunity.

    "Whenever Tottenham looked to go forward, Crystal Palace pressed again. [Daniel] Munoz and [Ismaila] Sarr [on the right hand side] were excellent at putting that pressure on. What a performance from Oliver Glasner's team.

    "This isn't the first time that Glasner has been in this situation. In the 2021-22 season at Eintracht Frankfurt, they hadn't won in their first eight games. They then beat Bayern Muninch in the biggest game of the season and went on to win the Europa League."

    Watch the full analysis of the match here

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  18. Crystal Palace 1-0 Tottenham: Eze shinespublished at 17:32 27 October 2024

    Charlotte Coates
    BBC Sport journalist

    Crystal Palace attacker Eberechi Eze on the ballImage source, Getty Images

    After scoring 11 goals in 27 league games last season, Eberechi Eze was tipped to be one of the star performers in the Premier League this time around.

    In fact, Palace chairman Steve Parish said he was "astounded" at the lack of interest in Eze during the summer transfer window.

    Since scoring a stunning goal against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to earn Palace a point, Eze has benefited from rather quiet while his side have remained in the bottom three.

    However, there was a shift in performance from Eze and Palace at Selhurst Park and Tottenham could not live with either.

    Eze was not the match winner but his beautiful flick to Jean-Philippe Mateta enabled the Frenchman to secure their first three points of the season.

    With Eddie Nketiah dropped to the bench, Eze was much more influential in the game and found himself linking up with Mateta on numerous occasions.

    The England international also thought he deserved a penalty after a jinking run through the Spurs defence resulted in him being pulled down in the box, but the referee waved away the appeals.

    Eze will be hoping to follow up this impressive performance when Palace head to Molineux to take on Wolves on Saturday.

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