Crystal Palace made history with their first every major trophy win last season, and while their 12th place league finish was a decent achievement, it&#8217;s the FA Cup victory that will live long in the memory.
Our FPL team preview looks at their top-scoring players, key <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a>, opening fixtures, predicted lineup, set-piece takers and more.
View our top three Crystal Palace FPL players for Gameweek 1 &#8211; and all of our pre-season content &#8211; in our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-ultimate-guide-fpl-tips">Ultimate Guide to FPL</a>.
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Crystal Palace made history by winning their first-ever major trophy last season and finished 12th in the league under Oliver Glasner, showing defensive and creative promise.
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Jean-Philippe Mateta (150 pts), Ismaila Sarr (149 pts), and Eberechi Eze (148 pts) were standout performers &#8211; Eze remains the chief creator and set-piece taker.
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Palace’s attack under Glasner looks more fluid and effective, with Mateta as the focal point and Sarr providing pace and versatility.
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FPL outlook: Early fixtures are challenging in the form of Chelsea, Forest, and Villa, but a kinder run begins from Gameweek 4 when the likes of Daniel Munoz could come into our FPL thinking.
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<h2>Top-scoring Crystal Palace FPL picks</h2>
<h3>🥇 Jean Phillipe-Mateta &#8211; 150 points</h3>
Mateta recorded a personal best of 14 Premier League goals in 2024/25, despite only starting 33 games.
His final day hat trick will live long in the memory of many an FPL manager, and could be a sign of things to come heading into the new campaign.
Under Oliver Glasner, the Frenchman flourished at the peak of a high-pressing front three, and is clearly the focal point of the Eagles&#8217; attack.
Mateta also took penalties in the absence of Eberechi Eze, but the midfielder is still expected to be favoured for spot kick duties.
<div id="attachment_73694" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73694" class="wp-image-73694 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Mateta-bordered-1.jpeg" alt="" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Mateta-bordered-1.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Mateta-bordered-1-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Mateta-bordered-1-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" />Jean-Philippe Mateta&#8217;s <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></div>
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<h3>🥈 Ismaila Sarr &#8211; 149 points</h3>
Despite some injury issues, it was a relatively succesful season for Sarr who racked up eight goals and seven assists &#8211; mostly from wide positions.
His starting place became more secure the further the season progressed, and the Senegal international is now one of the first names on the team sheet, such is the unique nature of his skill set.
Sarr&#8217;s pace and quality on the break was a huge weapon for Palace last season, and his understanding with Mateta and Eze only appeared to improve as the season went on.
As a £6.5m midfielder compared to Eze at £7.5m, it wouldn&#8217;t be a surprise to see Sarr become an FPL option this season, particularly considering the increased responsibilities he takes on whenever the likes of Eze and Mateta are absent &#8211; including penalties.
<div id="attachment_73759" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73759" class="size-full wp-image-73759" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Sarr-bordered.jpeg" alt="" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Sarr-bordered.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Sarr-bordered-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Sarr-bordered-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" />Ismaila Sarr&#8217;s <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></div>
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<h3>🥉 Eberechi Eze &#8211; 148 points</h3>
Eze remains the heartbeat of this Palace side, and his influence is felt all over the pitch regardless of his position.
With penalties and set-pieces to go along with considering open play threat, it&#8217;s no surprise Eze is one of the most reliable returners for the Eagles.
The England man picked up eight goals and eight assists last season, and his goal in the FA Cup final won&#8217;t be forgotten quickly either.
His creativity is key too however &#8211; no Palace player created more chances than Eze&#8217;s 58 last season.
<div id="attachment_73691" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73691" class="wp-image-73691 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Top10-attack-key_pass-bordered.jpeg" alt="" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Top10-attack-key_pass-bordered.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Top10-attack-key_pass-bordered-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Top10-attack-key_pass-bordered-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" />Total key passes by Crystal Palace players 2024/25</div>
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<h2>Crystal Palace FPL stats: FA Cup Winners look to build on success under Glasner</h2>
Palace will be pleased with their overall league performance last year, although there is room for improvement in front of goal.
The 51 goals scored by the Eagles didn&#8217;t live up to their expected goals (xG) tally of 61.8, with some less than clinical finishing from the likes of Sarr and Eze partially responsible.
Their goals conceded and xGC figures pretty much line up, and Glasner&#8217;s side were a top half defence on paper.
Therefore with the club finishing 7th for xG and 8th for clean sheets, there is plenty for Palace fans to be positive about even without considering the FA Cup win.
<div id="attachment_73693" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73693" class="size-full wp-image-73693" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/headtohead-Sarr-vs-Eze-bordered.jpeg" alt="" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/headtohead-Sarr-vs-Eze-bordered.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/headtohead-Sarr-vs-Eze-bordered-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/headtohead-Sarr-vs-Eze-bordered-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" />Ismail Sarr vs Eberechi Eze</div>
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<h3>Stats summary</h3>
⚽ Goals: 51 (14th)
📈 Expected goals (xG): 61.8 (7th)
🤦‍♂️ Goals conceded: 51 (9th)
📊 Expected goals conceded (xGC): 49.7 (10th)
🧤 Clean sheets: 11 (8th)
⭐ FPL points: 1,600 (11th)
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<h2>First six fixtures: Buy or avoid Crystal Palace picks in FPL?</h2>
Hub <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fixture-ticker">fixture ticker</a> rank: 17th
Crystal Palace have a tough start to the season on paper &#8211; an opening day trip to Chelsea is followed by games against two strong sides in Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa.
There will also be European commitments in the early weeks, as Palace will face qualifiers for the Europa Conference League or the Europa League depending on the outcome of their appeal.
Respite comes in Gameweek 4 with Sunderland at home, and that could be the time to jump on popular Palace picks like Daniel Munoz.
The run after that reads West Ham (a) , Liverpool (H), Everton (a), Bournemouth (H), Arsenal (a) however, so it&#8217;s still a tricky run overall for Palace assets to deliver consistent returns.
<div id="attachment_73696" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73696" class="size-full wp-image-73696" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Munoz-bordered.jpeg" alt="" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Munoz-bordered.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Munoz-bordered-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Munoz-bordered-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" />Daniel Munoz&#8217; <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></div>
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<h2>Crystal Palace predicted lineup for FPL Gameweek 1</h2>
For our final predicted lineups, see our <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-predicted-lineups">team news article</a> ahead of the deadline.
But below, we take a look at our Crystal Palace predicted starting 11 as things stand.
<div id="attachment_73695" style="width: 2410px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73695" class="size-full wp-image-73695" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Crystal-Palace_2025-08-02_21-39-58.jpg" alt="" width="2400" height="990" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Crystal-Palace_2025-08-02_21-39-58.jpg 2400w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Crystal-Palace_2025-08-02_21-39-58-300x124.jpg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Crystal-Palace_2025-08-02_21-39-58-1024x422.jpg 1024w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Crystal-Palace_2025-08-02_21-39-58-768x317.jpg 768w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Crystal-Palace_2025-08-02_21-39-58-1536x634.jpg 1536w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Crystal-Palace_2025-08-02_21-39-58-2048x845.jpg 2048w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Crystal-Palace_2025-08-02_21-39-58-1080x446.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px" />Crystal Palace predicted lineup</div>
Will Hughes is the notable absentee from what is a familiar Crystal Palace XI, with consistency a key factor in Glasner&#8217;s successes last season.
Daichi Kamada has been slotting in alongside England man Adam Wharton in pre-season, to form a two man midfield that protects a back three of Marc Guehi, Maxence Lacroix, and Chris Richards.
At fullback, Tyrick Mitchell and the attack-minded Daniel Munoz are shoo-ins, as is Dean Henderson in goal.
The front three pretty much picks itself at this point too, with Eze and Sarr lining up in support of Mateta.
<div id="attachment_73760" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73760" class="wp-image-73760 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Mitchell-bordered.jpeg" alt="" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Mitchell-bordered.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Mitchell-bordered-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/playerstats-Mitchell-bordered-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" />Tyrick Mitchell&#8217;s <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/opta/" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c="1" title="FPL Stats by OPTA - Player and Team Stats">stats</a></div>
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<h2>Crystal Palace set-piece takers</h2>
The Hub keeps a track on all set-piece takers on our dedicated <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-set-piece-takers">set-piece page</a>.
A summary of Spurs&#8217; likely set-piece takers is below.
Penalties: Eberechi Eze, Jean-Philippe Mateta
Direct free-kicks: Eberechi Eze, Justin Devenny
Corners: Eberechi Eze, Adam Wharton, Daichi Kamada
Aerial threats: Jean-Philippe Mateta, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi
<div id="attachment_73700" style="width: 850px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-73700" class="wp-image-73700 size-full" src="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/headtohead-Guehi-vs-Lacroix-bordered.jpeg" alt="" width="840" height="690" srcset="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/headtohead-Guehi-vs-Lacroix-bordered.jpeg 840w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/headtohead-Guehi-vs-Lacroix-bordered-300x246.jpeg 300w, https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/headtohead-Guehi-vs-Lacroix-bordered-768x631.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" />Marc Guehi v Maxence Lacroix</div>
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