# 2016–17 Crystal Palace F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Crystal Palace's fourth consecutive season in the Premier League and their 111th year in existence. This season, Crystal Palace participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 031.58 |
| FA Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 033.33 |
| League Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | 43 | 14 | 6 | 23 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 032.56 |
Updated to match played 21 May 2017 Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Leicester City | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 44 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 44 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 50 | 63 | −13 | 41 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 45 | 70 | −25 | 41 |
| 16 | Burnley | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 40 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 21 May 2017. Source: Premier League

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 19 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### FA Cup

Win  Draw  Loss
In the draw for the third round of the FA Cup on 5 December 2016, Palace were drawn away at League One team Bolton Wanderers.

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

### Pre-season friendlies

On 19 May 2016, Crystal Palace announced that pre-season 2016 would include a tour of North America, with matches against Philadelphia Union, Cincinnati and Vancouver Whitecaps.
Win  Draw  Loss

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Steve Mandanda | Marseille | ~£1,500,000 |
| 1 July 2016 | MF | Andros Townsend | Newcastle United | £13,000,000 |
| 5 July 2016 | DF | James Tomkins | West Ham United | £10,000,000 |
| 20 August 2016 | FW | Christian Benteke | Liverpool | ~£27,000,000 |
| 31 August 2016 | FW | Jonathan Benteke | Zulte Waregem | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2016 | MF | Noor Husin | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2016 | MF | Giovanni McGregor | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 8 September 2016 | MF | Mathieu Flamini | Arsenal | Free transfer |
| 13 January 2017 | DF | Jeffrey Schlupp | Leicester City | ~£9,000,000 |
| 30 January 2017 | DF | Patrick van Aanholt | Sunderland | ~£10,000,000 |
| 31 January 2017 | MF | Luka Milivojević | Olympiacos | ~£11,000,000 |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
| 30 August 2016 | FW | | Loïc Rémy | Chelsea | End of season | |
| 31 January 2017 | DF | | Mamadou Sakho | Liverpool | End of season | |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2016 | CF | Emmanuel Adebayor | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2016 | FW | Reise Allassani | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2016 | MF | Andreas Breimyr | Viking | Released |
| 30 June 2016 | FW | Marouane Chamakh | Cardiff City | Released |
| 30 June 2016 | MF | Connor Dymond | Bromley | Released |
| 30 June 2016 | DF | Brede Hangeland | Retired | Released |
| 30 June 2016 | MF | William Hoare | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2016 | GK | Chris Kettings | Oldham Athletic | Released |
| 30 June 2016 | DF | Adrian Mariappa | Watford | Released |
| 30 June 2016 | DF | Paddy McCarthy | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2016 | GK | Oliver Pain | Free agent | Released |
| 30 June 2016 | DF | Christian Scales | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | FW | Dwight Gayle | Newcastle United | £10,000,000 |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | David Gregory | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2016 | CM | Jake Gray | Luton Town | Free transfer |
| 1 August 2016 | GK | Alex McCarthy | Southampton | ~£4,000,000 |
| 2 August 2016 | LB | Jerome Binnom-Williams | Peterborough United | Free transfer |
| 6 August 2016 | DF | Matthew George | Lewes | Free transfer |
| 15 August 2016 | LW | Yannick Bolasie | Everton | ~£25,000,000 |
| 17 August 2016 | DM | Mile Jedinak | Aston Villa | ~£4,000,000 |
* ↑ Following Breimyr's release he joined Viking.
* ↑ Following Chamakh's release he joined Cardiff City.
* ↑ Following Dymond's release he joined Bromley.
* ↑ Following Kettings' release he joined Oldham Athletic.
* ↑ Following Mariappa's release he joined Watford.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 30 August 2016 | FW | Freddie Ladapo | Oldham Athletic | 2 January 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | DF | Luke Croll | Exeter City | End of Season |
| 31 August 2016 | MF | Jonny Williams | Ipswich Town | End of Season |
| 31 August 2016 | MF | Hiram Boateng | Bristol Rovers | 29 December 2016 |
| 31 August 2016 | MF | Sullay Kaikai | Brentford | 2 January 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | DF | Ryan Inniss | Southend United | End of Season |
| 31 August 2016 | FW | Keshi Anderson | Bolton Wanderers | 16 January 2017 |
| 1 January 2017 | MF | Hiram Boateng | Northampton Town | End of Season |
| 5 January 2017 | FW | Freddie Ladapo | Shrewsbury Town | End of Season |
| 17 January 2017 | FW | Keshi Anderson | Northampton Town | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | MF | Noor Husin | Accrington Stanley | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | MF | Jordon Mutch | Reading | End of Season |
| 8 March 2017 | FW | Kwesi Appiah | Viking | End of Season |
* ↑ On 16 January 2017, Luke Croll's loan spell was extended until the end of the season.
* ↑ On 2 January 2017, Sullay Kaikai was recalled from his loan spell at Brentford.
* ↑ On 16 January 2017, Keshi Anderson's loan spell at Bolton Wanderers was terminated by mutual consent.

### Overall activity

Total spending:~£81,500,000
Total income:~£43,000,000
Net expenditure:~£38,500,000

## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 21 May 2017
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ARG | Julián Speroni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Joel Ward | 42 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NED | Patrick van Aanholt | 11 | 2 | 8+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | FRA | Mathieu Flamini | 13 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | James Tomkins | 27 | 3 | 23+1 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Scott Dann | 25 | 4 | 19+4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Yohan Cabaye | 35 | 4 | 25+7 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | FRA | Loïc Rémy | 10 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Fraizer Campbell | 13 | 1 | 0+12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Andros Townsend | 40 | 3 | 30+6 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | CIV | Wilfried Zaha | 37 | 7 | 34+1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | FRA | Mamadou Sakho | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | WAL | Wayne Hennessey | 31 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | KOR | Lee Chung-yong | 20 | 0 | 4+11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | BEL | Jonathan Benteke | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | WAL | Joe Ledley | 21 | 1 | 13+5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | BEL | Christian Benteke | 40 | 17 | 36 | 15 | 1+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | James McArthur | 31 | 5 | 24+5 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Zeki Fryers | 12 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Connor Wickham | 10 | 3 | 4+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Jordon Mutch | 8 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | SEN | Pape Souaré | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Sullay Kaikai | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | MLI | Bakary Sako | 8 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | IRL | Damien Delaney | 33 | 0 | 21+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | SRB | Luka Milivojević | 14 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Steve Mandanda | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | GHA | Jeffrey Schlupp | 16 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Martin Kelly | 34 | 0 | 25+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Jason Puncheon | 39 | 0 | 35+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: ||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | COD | Yannick Bolasie | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Mile Jedinak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of 21 May 2017
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 17 | FW | Christian Benteke | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | MF | Wilfried Zaha | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | MF | James McArthur | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | MF | Yohan Cabaye | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | Scott Dann | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | James Tomkins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | Andros Townsend | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | FW | Connor Wickham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | Patrick van Aanholt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | MF | Luka Milivojević | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | MF | Joe Ledley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Fraizer Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | 50 | 2 | 2 | 54 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 21 May 2017
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| 17 | FW | Christian Benteke | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Jason Puncheon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Wilfried Zaha | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Damien Delaney | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Yohan Cabaye | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Joel Ward | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | James McArthur | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Martin Kelly | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | James Tomkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Andros Townsend | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Luka Milivojević | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Joe Ledley | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Scott Dann | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Connor Wickham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Wayne Hennessey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Patrick van Aanholt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Jordon Mutch | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season: |||||||||||
| 10 | MF | Yannick Bolasie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 77 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 0 |