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2018–19 season
Chairman	Steve Parish
Manager	Roy Hodgson
Stadium	Selhurst Park
Premier League	12th
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
EFL Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	Luka Milivojević (12)
Highest home attendance	25,789 v Everton Premier League, 27 April 2019
Lowest home attendance	19,491 v Tottenham Hotspur, FA Cup, 27 January 2019
Average home league attendance	25,455
Biggest win	4–1 v Leicester City Premier League, 23 Feb 2018
Biggest defeat	1–3 v 4 teams All Premier League
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The 2018–19 season was Crystal Palace's sixth consecutive season in the Premier League (extending their longest ever spell in the top division of English football) and the 113th year in their history. In this season, Palace participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Players

As of 1 February 2019

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ARG Julián Speroni 2 DF  ENG Joel Ward 3 DF  NED Patrick van Aanholt 4 MF  SRB Luka Milivojević (Captain) 5 DF  ENG James Tomkins 6 DF  ENG Scott Dann 7 MF  GER Max Meyer 8 MF  SEN Cheikhou Kouyaté 10 MF  ENG Andros Townsend 11 FW  CIV Wilfried Zaha 12 DF  FRA Mamadou Sakho 13 GK  WAL Wayne Hennessey 14 FW  GHA Jordan Ayew (on loan from Swansea City)

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  GHA Jeffrey Schlupp 17 FW  BEL Christian Benteke 18 MF  SCO James McArthur 21 FW  ENG Connor Wickham 22 GK  BRA Lucas Perri (on loan from São Paulo) 23 FW  BEL Michy Batshuayi (on loan from Chelsea) 26 MF  MLI Bakary Sako 27 DF  SEN Pape Souaré 29 DF  ENG Aaron Wan-Bissaka 31 GK  ESP Vicente Guaita 34 DF  ENG Martin Kelly 35 DF  ENG Sam Woods 44 MF  NED Jaïro Riedewald

Friendlies

The club had a pre-season tour to Scandinavia to play FC Helsingør and Halmstads BK, first-team friendlies away against Oxford United and Reading, and at home to Toulouse, as well as Palace XI (mixture of first-team and Under-23s) fixtures against Bromley, Stevenage, Boreham Wood and Kingstonian.

12 July 2018 Friendly	FC Helsingør	2–2	Crystal Palace	Helsingør, Denmark
18:30 CEST	Doulgas 4' Olsen 83'	Report	Sørloth 20' Sakho 61'	Stadium: Helsingør Stadium Attendance: 1,518

16 July 2018 Friendly	Halmstads BK	1–6	Crystal Palace	Halmstad, Sweden
18:30 CEST	Silfver 17'	Report	Benteke 13' van Aanholt 38', 40' Kaikai 42' McArthur 61' Puncheon 66'	Stadium: Örjans Vall

21 July 2018 Friendly	Oxford United	1–3	Crystal Palace	Oxford
15:00 BST	Obika 36'	Report	Zaha 56' Schlupp 61' Kaikai 87'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly	Stevenage	1–2	Crystal Palace	Stevenage
19:45 BST	Reid 18'	Report	Williams 44' Kaikai 89'	Stadium: Broadhall Way

28 July 2018 Friendly	Reading	0–4	Crystal Palace	Reading
15:00 BST		Report	Sørloth 33' Zaha 48', 64' Tomkins 69'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium

4 August 2018 Friendly	Crystal Palace	4–1	Toulouse	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Benteke 29' Schlupp 32' Milivojević 40' (pen.) Zaha 80'	Report	Iseka 10'	Stadium: Selhurst Park

11 October 2018 (2018-10-11) Friendly	Dulwich Hamlet	0–5	Crystal Palace	Mitcham
19:00 BST		Report	Meyer 15' Kaikai 34' Wickham 63' Daly 67' Flanagan 72'	Stadium: Imperial Fields

Competitions

Premier League

League table

Results summary

Last updated: 12 May 2019.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matches

On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 1	Fulham	0–2	Crystal Palace	Fulham
15:00 BST	McDonald  34'	Report	Schlupp 41'  74' Zaha  40' 79'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,821 (2,900 away) Referee: Mike Dean

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 6	Crystal Palace	0–0	Newcastle United	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Tomkins  51'	Report	Yedlin  36'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,679 (2,967 away) Referee: Andre Marriner

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 8	Crystal Palace	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Selhurst
15:00 BST	McArthur  30' Kouyaté  88' van Aanholt  90'	Report	Doherty 56' Coady  78' Jonny  88' Moutinho  90' Cavaleiro  90'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,715 (3,027 away) Referee: Michael Oliver

21 October 2018 (2018-10-21) 9	Everton	2–0	Crystal Palace	Walton
16:00 BST	Calvert-Lewin 87' Tosun 89'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,668 (957 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) 12	Crystal Palace	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Selhurst
17:30 GMT		Report	Foyth 66'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,685 (2,998 away) Referee: Jonathan Moss

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 13	Manchester United	0–0	Crystal Palace	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Young  71'	Report	Milivojević  9' Sakho  27'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,516 Referee: Lee Mason

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 14	Crystal Palace	2–0	Burnley	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	McArthur 16' Townsend 77' Meyer  84'	Report	Mee  42'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,098 Referee: Lee Probert

4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) 15	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	Crystal Palace	Falmer
19:45 GMT	Murray 24' (pen.) Duffy  28' Balogun 31' Andone 45+4'	Report	Milivojević 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Referee: Kevin Friend

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 22	Crystal Palace	1–2	Watford	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Cathcart 38' (o.g.) Milivojević  84'	Report	Femenía  61' Sema  65' Cathcart 67' Cleverley 74',  90+4' Pereyra  90+1'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,010 Referee: Paul Tierney

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 23	Liverpool	4–3	Crystal Palace	Liverpool
15:00 GMT	Salah 46', 75' Firmino 53' Milner  82'  89' Mané 90+3'	Report	Townsend 34' J. Ayew  42' Tomkins 65' Meyer 90+5'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 53,171 Referee: Jonathan Moss

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 26	Crystal Palace	1–1	West Ham United	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Wan-Bissaka  35' Milivojević  43' McArthur  45+1' Zaha 76'	Report	Noble 27' (pen.)	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,552 Referee: Craig Pawson

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 33	Newcastle United	0–1	Crystal Palace	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Hayden  79'	Report	Kelly  45+2' Milivojević 81' (pen.) Benteke  90+4'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,926 Referee: Stuart Attwell

14 April 2019 (2019-04-14) 34	Crystal Palace	1–3	Manchester City	Selhurst
14:05 BST	Milivojević 81'	Report	Sterling 15', 63' Jesus 90'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,721 Referee: Martin Atkinson

FA Cup

In the third round draw, made on 3 December 2018, Palace were drawn at home to League Two team Grimsby Town. They won through a late Jordan Ayew goal after Grimsby had a man sent off, and in the draw for the next round were paired with fellow Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur. Palace won 2–0 against Spurs, earning an away tie against League One team Doncaster Rovers in the fifth round. The draw for the quarter-final was made on 18 February.

5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round	Crystal Palace	1–0	Grimsby Town	Selhurst
17:30 GMT	Ayew 86'	Report	Fox  2' Hendrie  45+1' Rose  74'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 19,967 Referee: Martin Atkinson

17 February 2019 (2019-02-17) Fifth round	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Crystal Palace	Doncaster
16:00	Whiteman  81'	Report	Schlupp 8' Meyer 45+2'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 14,010 Referee: Mike Dean

16 March 2019 Quarter-finals	Watford	2–1	Crystal Palace	Watford
12:15 GMT	Capoue 27' Gray 79'	Report	Batshuayi 62'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 18,104 Referee: Kevin Friend

EFL Cup

Crystal Palace entered the competition in the second round, where they were drawn against Swansea City. The third round draw was made on 30 August 2018, where Palace were drawn to play away against West Brom. The fourth round draw was on 29 September with Crystal Palace again drawn away, this time to Middlesbrough. Palace lost the game to a goal in first-half injury time.

28 August 2018 Second round	Swansea City	0–1	Crystal Palace	Swansea
19:30 BST		Report	Sørloth 70'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 9,122 Referee: John Brooks

25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Third round	West Bromwich Albion	0–3	Crystal Palace	West Bromwich
20:00 BST	Hegazi  49'	Report	Townsend 6', 81' van Aanholt 76' Puncheon  67'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 10,818 Referee: Peter Bankes

31 October 2018 (2018-10-31) Fourth round	Middlesbrough	1–0	Crystal Palace	Middlesbrough
20:00 GMT	Wing 45+3'	Report		Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 11,850 Referee: Paul Tierney

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 12 May 2019

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ARG	Julián Speroni	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
13	GK	WAL	Wayne Hennessey	20	0	17+1	0	2	0	0	0
31	GK	ESP	Vicente Guaita	23	0	20	0	0	0	3	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	Joel Ward	12	1	6+1	1	3	0	1+1	0
3	DF	NED	Patrick van Aanholt	39	4	36	3	2	0	1	1
5	DF	ENG	James Tomkins	29	1	29	1	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Scott Dann	13	0	7+3	0	3	0	0	0
12	DF	FRA	Mamadou Sakho	27	0	27	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	SEN	Pape Souaré	4	0	0+1	0	1	0	1+1	0
29	DF	ENG	Aaron Wan-Bissaka	38	0	35	0	0	0	2+1	0
33	DF	ENG	Ryan Inniss	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34	DF	ENG	Martin Kelly	19	0	12+1	0	3	0	3	0
35	DF	ENG	Sam Woods	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
4	MF	SRB	Luka Milivojević	41	12	38	12	1+1	0	0+1	0
7	MF	GER	Max Meyer	35	2	15+14	1	3	1	3	0
8	MF	SEN	Cheikhou Kouyaté	36	0	21+10	0	1+2	0	2	0
10	MF	ENG	Andros Townsend	44	9	34+4	6	3	1	2+1	2
15	MF	GHA	Jeffrey Schlupp	36	5	18+12	4	3	1	3	0
18	MF	SCO	James McArthur	39	3	36+2	3	0+1	0	0	0
26	MF	MLI	Bakary Sako	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	ENG	Luke Dreher	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
44	MF	NED	Jaïro Riedewald	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
Forwards
9	FW	NOR	Alexander Sørloth	16	1	0+12	0	1	0	3	1
11	FW	CIV	Wilfried Zaha	36	10	34	10	2	0	0	0
14	FW	GHA	Jordan Ayew	25	2	14+6	1	1+2	1	1+1	0
17	FW	BEL	Christian Benteke	17	1	8+7	1	0+2	0	0	0
21	FW	ENG	Connor Wickham	8	1	0+6	0	1+1	1	0	0
23	FW	BEL	Michy Batshuayi	12	6	9+2	5	1	1	0	0
Left club during season
20	MF	WAL	Jonny Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	MF	ENG	Sullay Kaikai	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
42	MF	ENG	Jason Puncheon	8	0	0+5	0	0	0	3	0

Goalscorers

As of 12 May 2019

Disciplinary record

As of 12 May 2019

No.	Pos.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
4	MF	Luka Milivojević	10	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
11	FW	Wilfried Zaha	8	1	1	0	0	0	9	1
18	MF	James McArthur	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
5	DF	James Tomkins	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
29	DF	Aaron Wan-Bissaka	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
3	DF	Patrick van Aanholt	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
14	FW	Jordan Ayew	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7	MF	Max Meyer	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8	MF	Cheikhou Kouyaté	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
12	DF	Mamadou Sakho	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
31	GK	Vicente Guaita	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17	FW	Christian Benteke	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
34	DF	Martin Kelly	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15	MF	Jeffrey Schlupp	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
42	MF	Jason Puncheon	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
10	MF	Andros Townsend	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF	Scott Dann	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	Joel Ward	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			58	2	3	0	1	0	62	2

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	GK		Vicente Guaita	Getafe	Free transfer
1 August 2018	DM		Cheikhou Kouyaté	West Ham United	£9,500,000
2 August 2018	CM		Max Meyer	Schalke 04	Free transfer
27 January 2019	LW		Bakary Sako	West Bromwich Albion	Free transfer
14 March 2019	CB		Jacob Mensah	Ramsgate	Free transfer

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
9 August 2018	CF		Jordan Ayew	Swansea City	End of season
24 January 2019	GK		Lucas Perri	São Paulo	End of season
31 January 2019	CF		Michy Batshuayi	Chelsea	End of season

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CM		Yohan Cabaye	Al-Nasr SC	Released
1 July 2018	GK		Diego Cavalieri	Free agent	Released
1 July 2018	CF		Andre Coker	Maidstone United	Free transfer
1 July 2018	CB		Damien Delaney	Cork City	Released
1 July 2018	RW		Lee Chung-yong	VfL Bochum	Released
1 July 2018	LW		Bakary Sako	West Bromwich Albion	Released
1 August 2018	LB		Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong	Aldershot Town	Free transfer
3 August 2018	GK		Matt Funnell	Maidstone United	Free transfer
4 January 2019	MF		Jonny Williams	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed
4 January 2019	MF		Jordon Mutch	Gyeongnam	Released
21 January 2019	LW		Sullay Kaikai	NAC Breda	Undisclosed

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
24 July 2018	CB		Jarosław Jach	Çaykur Rizespor	End of season
29 August 2018	RW		Jason Lokilo	Lorient	End of season
31 August 2018	LB		Tyler Brown	Kingstonian	End of season
31 August 2018	CF		James Daly	Kingstonian	End of season
31 August 2018	CB		Ryan Inniss	Dundee	31 January 2019
31 August 2018	MF		Levi Lumeka	Leyton Orient	9 January 2019
4 January 2019	MF		Jason Puncheon	Huddersfield Town	End of season
8 January 2019	CF		Alexander Sørloth	Gent	End of season
11 January 2019	AM		Nya Kirby	Blackpool	End of season
18 January 2019	MF		Joseph Hungbo	Margate	End of season
25 January 2019	GK		Oliver Webber	Greenwich Borough	End of season
31 January 2019	GK		Dion-Curtis Henry	Maidstone United	End of season
2 February 2019	CB		Jarosław Jach	Sheriff Tiraspol	29 August 2019

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