With Chelsea soaring at the summit of the Premier League, not many people saw Crystal Palace emerging from Stamford Bridge with all three points over the weekend.
However, the Eagles managed to pull off an unlikely upset with a 2-1 victory over their cross-city rivals.
While many people were left perplexed by the result, the victors claimed that the result — or at least the opening goal — had been foretold in an episode of Peppa Pig.
Unreal… Peppa Pig predicted @ChrisBenteke’s goal against…
Christian Benteke has not scored for Crystal Palace since the end of January.
Crystal Palace’s new-found winning form faces its biggest challenge yet with a visit to Chelsea on Saturday.
They face a Blues side intent on winning the Premier League title, empowered by Antonio Conte’s winning mentality and a tactical outlook that has been able to handle whatever thrown his way so far. Eagles boss Sam Allardyce must be diligent and focused if his side are to have any hope this weekend.
This will be the third time in about a month where the team will have headed into a fixture…
Christian Benteke joined Palace from Liverpool for £27 million last summer.
Christian Benteke “will not dictate” his own future amid reports he is considering leaving Crystal Palace, manager Sam Allardyce has said.
The striker arrived from Liverpool last summer for a club-record fee of £27 million but instead of transforming them into a top-10 team has found himself in another battle against relegation.
After last week’s 1-0 defeat of Middlesbrough he argued with Andros Townsend at the final whistle after the winger chose to shoot instead of pass, and earlier this…
It has been a slow process but Crystal Palace finally looks to have bought into manager Sam Allardyce and his methods.
When this season kicked off, with Crystal Palace spending significantly and Tony Pulis bemoaning his own club’s lack of investment, Palace fans looked on with some glee. Pulis, a manager who had previously secured an unlikely Premier League reprieve with a Palace side less talented than the current one, walked out of Selhurst Park in a controversial manner just days before the 2014-15 season began. Palace had outspent Pulis’ West Bromwich Albion this summer, an indicator to many fans at the time…
Sam Allardyce says Crystal Palace paid the ultimate price for missed opportunities against Man City.
Steve Nicol evaluates the Prem League relegation battle and predicts who will be stuck in the drop zone come season’s end.
Sam Allardyce says Crystal Palace are quite close to signing Sunderland’s Patrick van Aanholt.
Crystal Palace were knocked out of the FA Cup — a competition in which they reached the final of last season — by Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City by a score of 3-0. Palace’s performance was far from shameful but lacked the cutting edge necessary against a club of City’s stature. While referee Mike Jones could and should have sent Yaya Toure off in the latter stages of the first half, Palace were again bitten by defensive indifference and offensive profligacy.
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Sam Allardyce needs to choose his side wisely vs. Man City as he balances an FA Cup run and a relegation scrap.
An FA Cup run is not a priority for Sam Allardyce, and given the form Crystal Palace are currently suffering, it’s completely understandable. There is however a wistful sense among fans that, after getting a taste of the excitement that a run to the final can bring, it’s a shame to feel so indifferent about the club’s progression in the competition. That’s what a relegation battle can provide.
Palace fans didn’t expect last season’s run to the final. Few would have predicted the wins at…
Fernando Llorente was exceptional in Saturday’s win vs. Liverpool. He’s not the only old-school striker thriving.
After the 2015-16 season saw the greatest shock in the history of English football with Leicester City winning the title, there have been very few surprises in 2016-17. Of course, another unlikely champion wasn’t on the cards; we probably aren’t even going to have an outsider battling for the Champions League places either. But more interestingly, we haven’t had any real shocks in one-off matches either.
Until Saturday.
Liverpool’s clash with Swansea was supposed to be one of the biggest formalities…
The latest transfer rumours from around the world.
Things change in the blink of an eye in football. The Football Whispers Index takes the latest transfer rumours and gives them a score out of five; the higher the score, the more realistic and reliable the whisper.
Here are today’s top five emerging whispers. And keep an eye on Transfer Talk for all the latest gossip.
Kerim Frei to Birmingham City
According to various outlets, Birmingham City look set to sign Besiktas winger Kerim Frei for a reported £2.2 million. The former…
Sam Allardyce exudes frustration as he admits his side simply don’t know how to respond for a draw or win after conceding.
Christian Benteke has scored eight Premier League goals this season.
Christian Benteke has said he has no plans to leave Crystal Palace and is fully focused on inspiring their battle against relegation.
The striker became Palace’s club-record signing in the summer when they spent £27 million to recruit him from Liverpool.
He scored his ninth and 10th goals of the domestic season on Tuesday to help secure the Eagles a 2-1 FA Cup third-round replay win over Bolton.
It had been reported that new manager Sam Allardyce was willing to sell Benteke, bought by his predecessor…
Christian Benteke has scored eight Premier League goals this season.
Christian Benteke’s agent has played down suggestions the Crystal Palace forward will join Paris Saint-Germain.
Benteke, 26, has been linked with a January move to the French champions with PSG seeking to provide Edinson Cavani with high-quality backup.
However, having only joined Palace from Liverpool last summer on a four-year deal, the Belgium forward will not be moving to the French capital, according to his representative.
“I read it like you, but there are a lot of rumours at this time, and…
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