# 2018–19 Crystal Palace F.C. season

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.

## Competitions
### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | West Ham United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 52 |
| 11 | Watford | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 59 | −7 | 50 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 53 | −2 | 49 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 45 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 56 | 70 | −14 | 45 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 12 May 2019. Source:

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

#### Matches

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

### 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.

### 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.

## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 12 May 2019
| 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 |
| 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
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 4 | MF | Luka Milivojević | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | FW | Wilfried Zaha | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | MF | Andros Townsend | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 23 | FW | Michy Batshuayi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | MF | Jeffrey Schlupp | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | Patrick van Aanholt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | MF | James McArthur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | Max Meyer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | FW | Jordan Ayew | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | James Tomkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Joel Ward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | Christian Benteke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Alexander Sørloth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | Connor Wickham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| — | — | Own goal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | 51 | 6 | 4 | 61 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 12 May 2019
| No. | Pos. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | 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 | Total | Total | 58 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 2 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 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 | Name | From | End date |
| 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 | Name | To | Fee |
| 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 | Name | To | End date |
| 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 |