# 2023–24 Crystal Palace F.C. season

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.
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

    As of 15 March 2024
| No. | Player | Position | Place of birth | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Sam Johnstone | GK | Preston | (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 31) | West Bromwich Albion | 1 July 2022 | Free transfer | 30 June 2027 |
| 30 | Dean Henderson | GK | Whitehaven | (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27) | Manchester United | 31 August 2023 | £15,000,000 | 30 June 2028 |
| 31 | Remi Matthews | GK | Gorleston | (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 31) | Sunderland | 12 July 2021 | Free transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Joel Ward (captain) | RB | Emsworth | (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 35) | Portsmouth | 1 July 2012 | £525,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 3 | Tyrick Mitchell | LB | Brent | (1999-09-01) 1 September 1999 (age 25) | Brentford | 22 July 2016 | Free transfer | 30 June 2025 |
| 4 | Rob Holding | CB | Stalybridge | (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 29) | Arsenal | 1 September 2023 | £1,000,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 5 | James Tomkins | CB | Basildon | (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 35) | West Ham United | 5 July 2016 | £9,800,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi | CB | Abidjan | (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 24) | Chelsea | 18 July 2021 | £20,000,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 12 | Daniel Muñoz | RB | Amalfi | (1996-05-24) 24 May 1996 (age 28) | Genk | 30 January 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2027 |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen | CB | Solrød Strand | (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996 (age 28) | Lyon | 28 July 2021 | £15,000,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne | RB | Stockwell | (1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 33) | Liverpool | 14 October 2020 | Free transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| 26 | Chris Richards | CB | Birmingham | (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 24) | Bayern Munich | 27 July 2022 | £10,000,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | Jefferson Lerma | DM | El Cerrito | (1994-10-25) 25 October 1994 (age 30) | Bournemouth | 1 July 2023 | Free transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze | AM | Greenwich | (1998-06-29) 29 June 1998 (age 26) | Queens Park Rangers | 28 August 2020 | £16,000,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 11 | Matheus França | AM | Rio de Janeiro | (2004-04-01) 1 April 2004 (age 20) | Flamengo | 5 August 2023 | £17,250,000 | 30 June 2028 |
| 15 | Jeffrey Schlupp | LM | Hamburg | (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992 (age 32) | Leicester City | 13 January 2017 | £12,000,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 19 | Will Hughes | CM | Weybridge | (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 29) | Watford | 28 August 2021 | £6,000,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 20 | Adam Wharton | CM | Blackburn | (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 21) | Blackburn Rovers | 1 February 2024 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2029 |
| 28 | Cheick Doucouré | DM | Bamako | (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 25) | Lens | 11 July 2022 | £19,000,000 | 30 June 2029 |
| 29 | Naouirou Ahamada | CM | Marseille | (2002-03-29) 29 March 2002 (age 22) | VfB Stuttgart | 31 January 2023 | £10,500,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 44 | Jaïro Riedewald | DM | Haarlem | (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 28) | Ajax | 24 July 2017 | £8,000,000 | 30 June 2024 |
| 52 | David Ozoh | DM | Valencia | (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 19) | Academy | 11 August 2022 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 60 | Jadan Raymond | AM | London | (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 19 October 2020 | Trainee | 30 June 2025 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Michael Olise | RW | Hammersmith | (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 23) | Reading | 8 July 2021 | £8,000,000 | 30 June 2027 |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew | CF | Marseille | (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 (age 33) | Swansea City | 25 July 2019 | £2,500,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta | CF | Sevran | (1997-06-28) 28 June 1997 (age 27) | Mainz 05 | 31 January 2022 | £9,000,000 | 30 June 2026 |
| 22 | Odsonne Édouard | CF | Kourou | (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 27) | Celtic | 31 August 2021 | £14,000,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| 49 | Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | RW | Southwark | (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002 (age 22) | Chelsea | 1 July 2019 | Free transfer | 30 June 2027 |
| 55 | Franco Umeh-Chibueze | RW | | (2005-01-26) 26 January 2005 (age 20) | Cork City | 2 February 2023 | £65,000 | 30 June 2025 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||
| 23 | Malcolm Ebiowei | RW | London | (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 21) | Derby County | 1 July 2022 | Free transfer | 30 June 2027 |
| 37 | John-Kymani Gordon | CF | London | (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 22) | Academy | 1 January 2021 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 45 | Tayo Adaramola | LB | Dublin | (2003-11-14) 14 November 2003 (age 21) | Academy | 1 July 2020 | Trainee | 30 June 2024 |
| 48 | Luke Plange | CF | Kingston upon Thames | (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 22) | Derby County | 31 January 2022 | £1,000,000 | 30 June 2025 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
* ↑ On 16 January, Balmer was recalled from his season-long loan at Port Vale and subsequently joined AFC Wimbledon on loan.
* ↑ On 28 January, Phillips was recalled from his season-long loan at Wycombe and subsequently joined Aberdeen on loan.
* ↑ On 17 January, Gordon returned from his loan at Cambridge and subsequently joined AFC Wimbledon on loan.
* ↑ On 4 April, Grehan returned back early from his loan at Carlisle.

### Released

| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date |
| 30 June 2023 | GK | Jack Butland | Rangers | 1 July 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Daniel Quick | Eastbourne Borough | 1 July 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | AM | Basilio Rieno | Burnley | 1 July 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | RM | Maliq Cadogan | Swansea City | 4 July 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | Ryan Bartley | Derby County | 7 July 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | CF | Junior Dixon | Birmingham City | 12 July 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | LW | Wilfried Zaha | Galatasaray | 24 July 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Matthew Vigor | Cray Valley PM | 29 July 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | DM | Freddie Bell | Penn State Nittany Lions | 1 August 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | Luka Milivojević | Shabab Al Ahli | 8 August 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | LB | Reece Hannam | Stevenage | 14 August 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | David Boateng | AFC Croydon | 19 August 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | RW | David Omilabu | Maidenhead United | 24 August 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Kalani Barton | Leatherhead | 1 September 2023 |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Joshua Addae | Currently unattached | Currently unattached |
| 30 June 2023 | CB | James Leonard | Currently unattached | Currently unattached |
| 30 June 2023 | RB | Cameron Lewis-Brown | Currently unattached | Currently unattached |
| 30 June 2023 | CM | James McArthur | None (Retired) | 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.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 12 August 2023 | 19 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 034.21 |
| FA Cup | 4 January 2024 | 17 January 2024 | Third round | Third round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| EFL Cup | 29 August 2023 | 26 September 2023 | Second round | Third round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 033.33 |
Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Manchester United | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase |
| 9 | West Ham United | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 52 | |
| 10 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 49 | |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 48 | |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 48 | |
* ↑ Manchester United qualified for the Europa League league phase as the 2023–24 FA Cup winners.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 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 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 29$^1$ | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Points | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 49 |

#### Matches

On 15 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

The Eagles entered the FA Cup in the third round, and were drawn at home to Everton.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### 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.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Statistics
### Appearances

    As of 19 May 2024
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Sam Johnstone | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ENG | Dean Henderson | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Remi Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Joel Ward | 26 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Tyrick Mitchell | 41 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Rob Holding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | James Tomkins | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Marc Guéhi | 29 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | COL | Daniel Muñoz | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | DEN | Joachim Andersen | 40 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Nathaniel Clyne | 23 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | USA | Chris Richards | 30 | 1 | 23+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | COL | Jefferson Lerma | 30 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Eberechi Eze | 31 | 11 | 24+3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | BRA | Matheus França | 12 | 0 | 1+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | GHA | Jeffrey Schlupp | 33 | 2 | 17+12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Will Hughes | 33 | 0 | 23+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Adam Wharton | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | MLI | Cheick Doucouré | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | FRA | Naouirou Ahamada | 23 | 0 | 0+20 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | NED | Jaïro Riedewald | 12 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | MF | ENG | David Ozoh | 12 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | FRA | Michael Olise | 19 | 10 | 14+5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | GHA | Jordan Ayew | 37 | 4 | 30+5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | FRA | Jean-Philippe Mateta | 39 | 19 | 25+10 | 16 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | FW | FRA | Odsonne Édouard | 33 | 8 | 17+13 | 7 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Malcolm Ebiowei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | ENG | Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | 8 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |