The 2023–24 season was the 118th season in the history of Crystal Palace and their eleventh consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
This was the first season since 2013–14 to not feature either Ivorian winger Wilfried Zaha, who departed for Turkish club Galatasaray in the summer, and Scottish midfielder James McArthur, who retired. Joel Ward was appointed club captain at the beginning of the season, replacing Luka Milivojević, who left for Emirati club Shabab Al Ahli. Zaha's departure meant that Ward became the last remaining player from Palace's promotion-winning side of 2012–13.
Despite being 15th and just 5 points above the relegation zone in mid-February, the appointment of Oliver Glasner revived the team's fortunes and a strong finish saw the Eagles equal both their highest league finish (10th, achieved in 2014–15) and highest points total (49, achieved in 2018–19) of the Premier League era.
Four Crystal Palace players (Eberechi Eze, Marc Guéhi, Dean Henderson and Adam Wharton) were called up for the English national team for the UEFA Euro 2024, meaning the Eagles became the club with the most representatives in the England team.
Squad
No. Player Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Sam Johnstone GK Preston West Bromwich Albion 1 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2027 30 Dean Henderson GK Whitehaven Manchester United 31 August 2023 £15,000,000 30 June 2028 31 Remi Matthews GK Gorleston Sunderland 12 July 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2024 Defenders 2 Joel Ward (captain) RB Emsworth Portsmouth 1 July 2012 £525,000 30 June 2025 3 Tyrick Mitchell LB Brent Brentford 22 July 2016 Free transfer 30 June 2025 4 Rob Holding CB Stalybridge Arsenal 1 September 2023 £1,000,000 30 June 2026 5 James Tomkins CB Basildon West Ham United 5 July 2016 £9,800,000 30 June 2024 6 Marc Guéhi CB Abidjan Chelsea 18 July 2021 £20,000,000 30 June 2026 12 Daniel Muñoz RB Amalfi Genk 30 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 16 Joachim Andersen CB Solrød Strand Lyon 28 July 2021 £15,000,000 30 June 2026 17 Nathaniel Clyne RB Stockwell Liverpool 14 October 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2024 26 Chris Richards CB Birmingham Bayern Munich 27 July 2022 £10,000,000 30 June 2027 Midfielders 8 Jefferson Lerma DM El Cerrito Bournemouth 1 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2026 10 Eberechi Eze AM Greenwich Queens Park Rangers 28 August 2020 £16,000,000 30 June 2027 11 Matheus França AM Rio de Janeiro Flamengo 5 August 2023 £17,250,000 30 June 2028 15 Jeffrey Schlupp LM Hamburg Leicester City 13 January 2017 £12,000,000 30 June 2025 19 Will Hughes CM Weybridge Watford 28 August 2021 £6,000,000 30 June 2025 20 Adam Wharton CM Blackburn Blackburn Rovers 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 28 Cheick Doucouré DM Bamako Lens 11 July 2022 £19,000,000 30 June 2029 29 Naouirou Ahamada CM Marseille VfB Stuttgart 31 January 2023 £10,500,000 30 June 2026 44 Jaïro Riedewald DM Haarlem Ajax 24 July 2017 £8,000,000 30 June 2024 52 David Ozoh DM Valencia Academy 11 August 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 60 Jadan Raymond AM London Academy 19 October 2020 Trainee 30 June 2025 Forwards 7 Michael Olise RW Hammersmith Reading 8 July 2021 £8,000,000 30 June 2027 9 Jordan Ayew CF Marseille Swansea City 25 July 2019 £2,500,000 30 June 2025 14 Jean-Philippe Mateta CF Sevran Mainz 05 31 January 2022 £9,000,000 30 June 2026 22 Odsonne Édouard CF Kourou Celtic 31 August 2021 £14,000,000 30 June 2025 49 Jesurun Rak-Sakyi RW Southwark Chelsea 1 July 2019 Free transfer 30 June 2027 55 Franco Umeh-Chibueze RW Cork City 2 February 2023 £65,000 30 June 2025 Out on Loan 23 Malcolm Ebiowei RW London Derby County 1 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2027 37 John-Kymani Gordon CF London Academy 1 January 2021 Trainee 30 June 2024 45 Tayo Adaramola LB Dublin Academy 1 July 2020 Trainee 30 June 2024 48 Luke Plange CF Kingston upon Thames Derby County 31 January 2022 £1,000,000 30 June 2025
Transfers In Date Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Ref. 1 July 2023 CM Jefferson Lerma Bournemouth Free 1 August 2023 CB Chris Francis † Bournemouth Free 5 August 2023 AM Matheus França Flamengo Undisclosed 21 August 2023 LM Justin Devenny † Airdrieonians Undisclosed 24 August 2023 RW Roshaun Mathurin † Tottenham Hotspur Free 31 August 2023 GK Dean Henderson Manchester United Undisclosed 1 September 2023 CB Rob Holding Arsenal Undisclosed 23 January 2024 CB Craig Farquhar † Larne Undisclosed 26 January 2024 CB Luke Browne † Shelbourne Undisclosed 30 January 2024 RB Daniel Muñoz Genk Undisclosed 1 February 2024 CM Adam Wharton Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed † Signed for Under-21s
Out Date Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Ref. 21 July 2023 GK Laurence Shala Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer 1 July 2023 CF Rob Street Cheltenham Town Free transfer 9 August 2023 AM Fionn Mooney Valladolid Undisclosed 15 August 2023 CB Jake O'Brien Lyon Undisclosed 1 September 2023 GK Vicente Guaita Celta Vigo Free transfer
Loaned in Date Pos. Player Loaned from Fee Ref.
Loaned out Date Pos. Player Loaned to Until Ref. 14 July 2023 GK Owen Goodman Colchester United End of season 15 July 2023 CB Kofi Balmer Port Vale 16 January 2024 18 July 2023 DM Malachi Boateng Dundee End of season 1 August 2023 CF Luke Plange Carlisle United 4 January 2024 10 August 2023 RW Scott Banks FC St. Pauli End of season 11 August 2023 AM Killian Phillips Wycombe Wanderers 28 January 2024 1 September 2023 CF John-Kymani Gordon Cambridge United 17 January 2024 18 September 2023 LB Kelvin Agho Voždovac End of season 4 January 2024 CB Sean Grehan Carlisle United 4 April 2024 17 January 2024 CF John-Kymani Gordon AFC Wimbledon End of season 23 January 2024 LB Tayo Adaramola RWD Molenbeek End of season 25 January 2024 CF Ademola Ola-Adebomi Burton Albion End of season 28 January 2024 CM Killian Phillips Aberdeen End of season 31 January 2024 CB Kofi Balmer AFC Wimbledon End of season 1 February 2024 RW Malcolm Ebiowei RWD Molenbeek End of season 15 March 2024 CF Luke Plange HJK Helsinki 1 January 2025
Released Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref. 30 June 2023 GK Jack Butland Rangers 1 July 2023 CB Daniel Quick Eastbourne Borough 1 July 2023 AM Basilio Rieno Burnley 1 July 2023 RM Maliq Cadogan Swansea City 4 July 2023 CB Ryan Bartley Derby County 7 July 2023 CF Junior Dixon Birmingham City 12 July 2023 LW Wilfried Zaha Galatasaray 24 July 2023 CM Matthew Vigor Cray Valley PM 29 July 2023 DM Freddie Bell Penn State Nittany Lions 1 August 2023 CM Luka Milivojević Shabab Al Ahli 8 August 2023 LB Reece Hannam Stevenage 14 August 2023 RB David Boateng AFC Croydon 19 August 2023 RW David Omilabu Maidenhead United 24 August 2023 RB Kalani Barton Leatherhead 1 September 2023 RB Joshua Addae Currently unattached CB James Leonard Currently unattached RB Cameron Lewis-Brown Currently unattached CM James McArthur None (Retired)
Pre-season and friendlies On 12 May, Palace announced a pre-season stateside tour to Chicago and Detroit to face Millonarios and Sevilla respectively. A week later, a first UK based pre-season fixture was confirmed with a trip to Crawley Town. On 6 June, a fourth pre-season fixture was announced, against Barnet. A fifth, but behind-closed-doors fixture against Brøndby was later confirmed. On 7 July, the final pre-season fixtures were announced, against Lyon and Watford.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 15 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.
FA Cup
The Eagles entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to Everton.
EFL Cup
The Eagles entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn away to Plymouth Argyle. They were then drawn away to Manchester United in the third round.
Statistics Appearances
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