Crystal Palace

Alex Pewter
Fan writer

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Season rating: 10/10. Winning the FA Cup felt like an unattainable, lifelong goal for fans, and the team delivered that. That would have overridden any failures in the league, but the squad rallied well to finish the season.

Happy with your manager? Absolutely. The FA Cup win alone makes Oliver Glasner one of the greatest managers in the club's history. The squad's mentality has shifted from survival first to the pursuit of success, and it is clear that he wants more.

The 12th-place finish in the league, despite a club record points tally, was still below his standards, courtesy of the slow start. A big summer is ahead, and there is a sense that Glasner can take this team as far as the board is willing or able to back him in the transfer market.

Unsung hero: Chris Richards. Nobody expected Trevoh Chalobah's loan to be terminated early so that he could return to Chelsea in January. This could have been unsettling to the team but, if anything, the back trio has been more resilient since Richards took over the right centre-back role.

Player you would most like to sign: Logical hat on, attempting to get Ben Chilwell back on loan would simplify the summer's transfer tasks.

With European competition ahead for Palace, they desperately need wing-back depth. Tyrick Mitchell and Daniel Munoz played over 40 matches, which feels like an unsustainable workload. Chilwell is already settled into the squad and system. g him permanently would be beyond the club's finances, but Chelsea will still seek to offload him in any form.

Right now, my overriding emotion from the season is: There is still a sense of shock and disbelief about how this season ended. Winning the cup, the parade at Selhurst Park, the prospect of European games. It feels alien, but it is something we could get used to.

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Here's my quick assessment of Crystal Palace's Premier League season - and a return to my August predictions.

Ended the season: 12th

Pre-season prediction: 10th

A historic season at Crystal Palace under Oliver Glasner as they won the FA Cup, the first major trophy in their history. That was after a nightmare start, with their first victory not coming until their ninth Premier League game.

Exciting in attack with Eberechi Eze, Ismaila Sarr and Jean-Philippe Mateta, solid in defence with Marc Guehi, and with the outstanding Adam Wharton in midfield, Palace have been such a good watch.

The FA Cup was a deserved reward for great fans. Glasner has proved an inspired appointment and if they keep this team together, it is onwards and upwards for the Eagles.

What I said in August: "Glasner's all-out attacking approach has every chance of making it another entertaining, enjoyable season at Selhurst Park."

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We asked you to send in your pictures from Crystal Palace's FA Cup victory parade and party at Selhurst Park.

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Are you there lining the streets as Oliver Glasner and his triumphant Crystal Palace squad show off the FA Cup to their ers?

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We asked for your views on Crystal Palace's performance against Liverpool, and the season as a whole.

Here are some of your comments:

Neil: Serious silverware, record top-level points delivered by a group of players capable of taking on the very best with a highly watchable brand of football. Oliver Glasner is a truly gifted managerial talent. A momentous season. Now batten down the hatches, shut up shop, bring them ALL back in August fit and ready for greater success.

Steve: Such a shame, Palace couldn't hold on to the lead. But I'm being ultra critical. They played well, especially after such an emotional week. The question we are all asking: will the manager and the players stay at the club? The sooner this is resolved the better. The club needs certainty, not the messy pre-season of last year. The future looks bright.

Paul: Plenty of evidence that long-term thinking is paying off. I've been following Palace since the 1960s and this is the best time beyond any doubt at all.

Gary: Excellent second half of the season - topping it off with the FA Cup. Disappointing performance though here. Defensively, we were very good, but we gave the ball away too often in midfield and up front. 'On the beach' for some of the players. Disappointing as I didn't expect that from a Palace side. Had we been on it, we would have won. Glasner was not happy after the game and I don't blame him.

Paul: Been a Palace fan since 1977 and thought we would never win a major trophy, but what a season. Under Glasner, it seems every game counts now and every player has their part to play. We look like a real team under him.

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• Nottingham Forest 0-1 Chelsea

• Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace

• Wolves 1-1 Brentford

Gary Rose
BBC Sport journalist at Anfield

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Crystal Palace fans are not going to forget this final week of the season for a while.

Last weekend they made history by winning the FA Cup - their first major trophy and they carried the momentum from that into their final two Premier League games - beating Wolves 4-2 and then earning this draw at the home of the champions.

It meant that Palace fans, like Liverpool ers, were at Anfield just to party but they can be once again proud of the performance their players put in.

It is encouraging signs for the future but the key question now is how much of this talented squad can Oliver Glasner keep hold of?

If the answer to that is the majority then Palace fans can look forward with optimism.

So the curtain has come down on a historic Crystal Palace season with an impressive draw against champions Liverpool at Anfield.

The Eagles finish in 12th but winning their first major trophy in the FA Cup and producing such a strong second half to the league season means these are special times at Selhurst Park.

How are you feeling after the game and at the end of a long campaign?

Have your say on Crystal Palace's performance and season

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There's four changes for Liverpool as Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Luis Diaz and Curtis Jones start.

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Van Dijk, Konate, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Salah, Jones, Gakpo, Robertson, Gravenberch, Bradley.

Subs: Kelleher, Gomez, Endo, Nunez, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah

Crystal Palace also make four changes with Tyrick Mitchell, Daichi Kamada, Ebere Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta all returning to the starting XI.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Lerma, Muñoz, Kamada, Hughes, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta.

Subs: Turner, Ward, Kporha, Devenny, França, Esse, Nketiah.

Gary Rose
BBC Sport journalist

My train to Liverpool from Manchester today may as well have been a party train.

Liverpool fans en route to Anfield had taken over the carriage I was in with a stereo playing "You'll Never Walk Alone" out loud as ers sang along.

Liverpool fans are not the only ones in celebratory mood with Crystal Palace ers toasting their successful end to the season following their FA Cup win.

There were a few mildly disconcerting Oliver Glasner masks on display on the train over too!

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This is an example of an end-of-season game which is impossible to predict. It is the champions versus the FA Cup winners but I have no idea what kind of teams both managers will put out.

Liverpool have pretty much been on the beach since they secured their title at the end of April, while Palace left out several first-team players in their win over Wolves on Tuesday, with Eberechi Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta only coming on for the last 10 minutes.

Palace are on a high after their Wembley win last weekend and if Eze and Mateta start against a weakened Liverpool side then I'd fancy the Eagles' chances. They have got some good players, and the pressure is completely off them.

You have to think that Arne Slot will go with a strong side here, though, to finish a great season with a win in front of the Anfield crowd before Liverpool get their hands on the Premier League trophy at full-time.

That's what I am guessing Slot will do, but it's a big gamble by me with my predictions title on the line.

Slot might do something very different and Eze and Mateta could cause carnage if Virgil van Dijk is left on the bench again, like he was in Monday's defeat by Brighton.

Sutton's prediction: 3-1

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We asked you to pick your player of the season after our Crystal Palace fan contributor narrowed it down to Jean-Philippe Mateta, Ismaila Sarr, Daniel Munoz and Eberechi Eze.

Here are some of your comments on your selection, plus another name thrown into the ring:

Andy: Munoz is the definition of a hard-working footballer. He covers more ground than any other player - a lot of that is because he's a true wing-back. He's amazing on the break, can deliver a pinpoint cross AND can defend. He shows amazing ion for the game and gives everything every game. He's nailed on to get player of the season.

Olly: It was a difficult one for me between Munoz and Mateta - but I plumped for Mateta. Reason: however good the defence, it needs the rarest of players, which is a forward who makes defenders cower as he grabs the ball, goes forward and can hold the ball if needed. And then he scores. A solid defence gives you at least the draw but the goalscorer gives you the win. But the real winner is every Palace player working as a single unit.

Jo: I'm picking Munoz for his consistency in every match and his incredible level of energy. One of the best gs we've had.

Sean: Munoz has to be the player of the season - but I did give a lot of thought to voting for Will Hughes, who has been brilliant ever since Adam Wharton turned up - almost as if he was inspired by him!

Sam: So many heroes this year that it seems unfair to pick one but Munoz has been completely dependable throughout. A complete player who always gives absolutely everything. Henderson should have had the cup final man of the match, but Munoz is the player of the season.

Stanis: Across the whole season, our four consistently highest performers have been Munoz, Sarr, Maxence Lacroix and either Hughes or Henderson. I'd give it to Sarr... just!

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Liverpool have lost just one of their past 15 Premier League games against Crystal Palace (W12 D2), though it was in this fixture last season.

Palace's past four Premier League wins against Liverpool have come at Anfield, winning 1-0 last season.

When finishing the season at home, the Premier League champions have won their final match on 13 out of the last 14 occasions. The only exception was Manchester United losing against West Ham in 2006-07.

Palace have won on just one of the 12 occasions their final top-flight match of the season has been away from home, beating Manchester City 3-2 in 1972-73.