The 2019–20 season was Crystal Palace's seventh consecutive season in the Premier League (extending their longest ever spell in the top division of English football) and the 114th year in their history. In this season, Palace participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 26 July 2020 as the season was extended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.
Season summary August Crystal Palace started the 2019–20 season relatively positively, with a 0–0 draw at home to Everton. The next week Palace lost 1–0 to newly promoted Sheffield United, with John Lundstram scoring the only goal early in the second half. Palace got their first two goals of the season in a shock 2–1 win at Manchester United. Jordan Ayew scored midway through the first half, with Daniel James thinking he'd rescued a point for Manchester United with his curling equaliser late on. However, Patrick van Aanholt scored past the goalkeeper at the near post winning the game for Crystal Palace in stoppage time. Palace then entered the EFL Cup in the second round, being drawn at home to League Two Colchester United. After a 0–0 draw, Palace lost the penalty shootout after Andros Townsend’s penalty was saved by goalkeeper Dean Gerken. Back in the Premier League, Palace beat Aston Villa 1–0, but the game turned toxic after a decision by referee Kevin Friend to disallow a late equaliser by Henri Lansbury.
September After the international break, Crystal Palace were back in action at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, losing 4–0, with goals from Son Heung-Min, Erik Lamela and a Patrick van Aanholt own goal. The first home game in September came against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Palace took the lead early in the second half thanks to a fortunate own goal from Leander Dendoncker, but could not hold on due to Diogo Jota’s last-gasp equaliser. The next game was also at Selhurst Park, a 2–0 win over Norwich City with goals from Andros Townsend and a Luka Milivojević penalty.
October Palace started October strongly, where despite going 1–0 down to Sebastien Haller’s goal for West Ham United, a Luka Milivojević penalty levelled the game. Jordan Ayew then scored a late winner, initially ruled out for offside but given by VAR. After an international break, Palace were back at Selhurst Park against Manchester City where goals from Gabriel Jesus and David Silva downed the high-spirited Eagles. The next game was away to Arsenal, where despite going 2–0 down with goals from Sokratis and David Luiz after just 10 minutes, a stunning fightback ensued with a Luka Milivojević penalty and a header from Jordan Ayew levelled the game at 2–2. Sokratis then had a late winner disallowed by VAR due to a foul on Luka Milivojević.
Pre-season Palace confirmed their pre-season schedule in June 2019. A friendly against Barnet was also confirmed.
Competitions Premier League
Palace competed in the Premier League for the seventh year in a row, and finished the season in 14th place.
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches The Premier League fixtures for the season were announced on 13 June 2019, with Palace's first match a home match against Everton.
FA Cup
Crystal Palace entered the FA Cup in the third round, in early January 2020, along with the other 19 Premier League teams. They were drawn at home to Championship team Derby County, and lost the game by a single goal.
EFL Cup
The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches. Palace were drawn at home against Colchester United, and, after a goal-less game, were knocked out in a penalty shoot-out.
Players First-team squad
Player statistics Appearances and goals
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Goalscorers
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total 9 FW 9 0 0 9 11 FW 4 0 0 4 3 DF 3 0 0 3 4 MF 3 0 0 3 15 MF 3 0 0 3 17 FW 2 0 0 2 5 DF 1 0 0 1 8 MF 1 0 0 1 10 MF 1 0 0 1 20 FW 1 0 0 1 21 FW 1 0 0 1 — Own goal 2 0 0 2Total 29 0 0 29
Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total 4 MF 12 0 0 1 0 0 12 1 22 MF 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 18 MF 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 9 FW 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 5 DF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 11 FW 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17 FW 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 MF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 12 DF 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 15 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 DF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 31 GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 39 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 62 2 0 1 1 0 63 3
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 6 July 2019 GK Stephen Henderson Nottingham Forest Free transfer 25 July 2019 CF Jordan Ayew Swansea City £2.5M 5 August 2019 CB Gary Cahill Chelsea Free transfer 7 August 2019 CM James McCarthy Everton Undisclosed 22 January 2020 MF Scott Banks Dundee United Undisclosed 3 February 2020 CB Jay Rich-Baghuelou Welling United Undisclosed 21 July 2020 FB Nathan Ferguson Free agent Tribunal
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 7 August 2019 CM Víctor Camarasa Real Betis 13 January 2020 10 January 2020 CF Cenk Tosun Everton 30 June 2020
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2019 LB Tyler Brown Free agent Released 1 July 2019 MF Will Donkin Free agent Released 1 July 2019 DM Bivesh Gurung Free agent Released 1 July 2019 LB Joseph Hungbo Free agent Released 1 July 2019 LW Levi Lumeka Varzim Free transfer 1 July 2019 CB Oliver O'Dwyer Free agent Released 1 July 2019 CM Jason Puncheon Free agent Released 1 July 2019 CM Bakary Sako Free agent Released 1 July 2019 LB Pape Souaré Free agent Released 1 July 2019 GK Julián Speroni Free agent Released 1 July 2019 RB Aaron Wan-Bissaka Manchester United £50,000,000 31 January 2020 FW James Daly Bristol Rovers Undisclosed 1 July 2020 GK Dion-Curtis Henry Free agent Released 1 July 2020 MF Kian Flanagan Free agent Released 1 July 2020 RW Jason Lokilo Free agent Released 1 July 2020 CB Jacob Mensah Free agent Released 1 July 2020 GK Joe Tupper Free agent Released
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 4 August 2019 CF Alexander Sørloth Trabzonspor End of 20–21 season 23 August 2019 CB Ryan Inniss Newport County End of season 31 August 2019 CB Jarosław Jach Raków Częstochowa End of season 6 September 2019 GK Joe Tupper Margate End of season 22 January 2020 CB Sam Woods Hamilton Academical End of season 31 January 2020 AM Scott Banks Alloa Athletic End of season 31 January 2020 GK Dion-Curtis Henry Hampton & Richmond Borough End of season 31 January 2020 RW Jason Lokilo Doncaster Rovers 30 June 2020 31 January 2020 MF Giovanni McGregor Dartford End of season 31 January 2020 CF Connor Wickham Sheffield Wednesday End of season
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