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100 Years of Selhurst Park

### El hincha en la cancha

> Full-back Daniel Muñoz signed for Palace from Belgian side K.R.C. Genk having built a reputation across the continent for combining his defensive duties with an attacking prowess going forwards.

Born in Amalfi, a modest town with a population of just over 22,000 in the Antioquia Department in north-east Colombia, Daniel Muñoz’s journey to the Premier League encapsulates the versatility, commitment, and passion he has become renowned for as a player.

Growing up near to Medellín – the second-largest city in Colombia – Muñoz’s boyhood team were Atlético Nacional, his local club and the nation’s most successful side. Pictures would later emerge on social of a teenage Muñoz in the stands, shirtless and roaring his Atlético heroes.

Starting out as a player at the nearby Cosmos Soccer School as a six-year-old, Muñoz moved to Envigado at 12 years of age – the youth department which has produced the likes of James Rodriguez, Freddy Guarín and Jhon Cordoba – before moving to Arco Zaragoza Medellin, one of the most famous amateur teams in Colombia.

But despite a handful of trials elsewhere, including reports of interest abroad, Muñoz reached the age of 20 without having made his professional breakthrough, and was reputedly forced to consider retirement.

Yet Muñoz persisted briefly turned out for regional club, FC Total Soccer, where his displays alerted him to Jose Fernando Salazar – a scout from top-flight club Águilas Doradas – who would later recruit the defender in early 2017.

Muñoz rose quickly to the challenges of the professional game, quickly becoming one of Águilas Doradas’ most important players and making 37 appearances in his first season.

Catching the eye during three years in Rionegro, he played 94 times and scored three goals from full-back – and would fulfil his lifelong dream when coach Juan Carlos Osorio signed him up for Atlético Nacional in 2019.

Once more, his impact was immediate, and before Muñoz had even reached double figures for appearances for Nacional, he had been called up by Colombia coach Carlos Quieroz for friendly matches against Brazil and Venezuela in September 2019, only denied his international debut by injury.

Scoring a remarkable seven goals in 20 league games in his maiden year, Muñoz was named Nacional captain at the age of 23, just six months after joining the club.

He opted to pursue his dream of playing in Europe at four-time Belgian champions K.R.C. Genk – rebuilding after a challenging campaign – ahead of the 2020/21 season, and Muñoz was once again quick to find his feet, starting out in midfield before coming to dominate the right-back position in the team.

The defender played in every one of Genk’s Jupiler Pro League fixtures in his debut year, picking up five assists as his new club bounced back from a seventh-place finish the previous season to mount a title challenge and finish second. The following season, he would help Genk win the Belgian Cup.

After two previous call-ups, Muñoz’s Colombia debut finally arrived in June 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Peru.

Muñoz remained with the squad ahead of the 2021 Copa América finals in Brazil that month, playing the full 90 minutes in five of his country’s seven games – keeping three clean sheets – as Colombia missed out on a spot in the final after losing to Lionel Messi's Argentina on penalties, but then defeated Peru to finish third.

Last season, 2022/23, was his best in front of goal, as he scored seven times and registered seven assists in just 30 games. He departed Genk having made 148 appearances in all competitions (including 18 in European competition), scoring 19 goals and 20 assists in total.

In his first half-season in red and blue, Muñoz made 14 appearances and recorded four assists. He also scored his first goal for Colombia in a friendly against Spain in March 2023.

Muñoz carried his strong form in red and blue into the 2024 Copa America, where he and fellow Palace teammate Jefferson Lerma finished as runners-up. He opened the scoring for Los Cafeteros in the tournament in a 2-1 win against Paraguay and went on to net a the equaliser in a draw against Brazil and also register an assist in the quarter-final victory over Panama.

In November 2024, Muñoz scored his first ever goal for Palace in some style. In the fourth minute of stoppage time, he headed home a cross from captain Marc Guéhi at the far post to equalise Newcastle United at Selhurst Park, prompting wild celebrations which manager Oliver Glasner also got involved in.

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### History, written

Saturday afternoon’s win marked a landmark moment for Palace: a first-ever top-flight league double over their great rivals Brighton.

Oliver Glasner had said in his pre-match press conference that the allure of possibly writing club history had formed part of his team talk to his players, stating: “When it's important for our fans, it means automatically that it's important for us.

“Joanne \[Whittle, Head of PR and Media Relations\] always briefs me very well, and I know \[Palace\] winning both league games hasn't been for about 90 years – the last time it was in the 1930s \[the 1932/33 season\].

“I told the players: ‘You can write a chapter in the Crystal Palace history books when you win the derby’. This is what it means.”

If any doubt remained what it meant, simply witness the full-time scenes at an exuberant Selhurst Park: Glasner animated on the touchline; Jean-Philippe Mateta and Maxence Lacroix leading the substitutes and staff streaming onto the pitch at full-time; Dean Henderson geeing up the Whitehorse Lane end; and players and staff rightly soaking up the adulation of Selhurst supporters.

It simply meant: history, written.

### Records tumble

It wasn’t just a league double over Brighton that Palace had to play for on Saturday – it was also several other club records.

The dramatic circumstances of the win meant that Palace became the first team in Premier League history to win a home game having received two red cards.

And having scored against both Southampton and Brighton this week, Palace set a new club record for consecutive Premier League games they found the back of the net in: 12, a run stretching back to the 2-1 win over Southampton on 29th December.

The Eagles had previously struck 11 matches in a row between January and March 2019, but surpassed that streak with another clinical performance in front of goal.

And as for another record…

### Warding them off

Now in his 13th season at the club, Joel Ward made his first Premier League appearance of the season in remarkable circumstances, helping the Eagles through 12 minutes of added time, with nine men, and continuing his incredible run of never having been on the losing side with Palace against Brighton.

The 35-year-old came onto the field in the 90th minute for the injured Lacroix and was immediately handed the captain’s armband by Marc Guéhi, before slotting into a makeshift backline which began to fall under siege.

Wave upon wave of Brighton pressure came – and wave upon wave was repelled, with Ward’s record against the Seagulls now reading: played 11, won six, drawn five, lost zero.

### Mateta & Muñoz

We’ve written plenty of times in these pieces about how much we love Jean-Philippe Mateta – but we should’ve known that he’d get a goal today from the fact when it emerged, pre-match, that the masked maestro would, iconically, be wearing a long-sleeved shirt amidst sunny temperatures in SE25.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Timberlands were on 🥾 <br><br>Ft. Fantastique number 2️⃣ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CPFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CPFC</a> <a href="https://t.co/xZ8wSIAqqK">https://t.co/xZ8wSIAqqK</a> <a href="https://t.co/cuCSIIYLGF">pic.twitter.com/cuCSIIYLGF</a></p>&mdash; Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/CPFC/status/1908625789064798631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Since Glasner's first game in charge of Crystal Palace (24th February 2024), only Alexander Isak (26) and Erling Haaland (25) have scored more non-penalty goals in the Premier League than JP (23).

As for Muñoz: a crucial second goal against Millwall, followed by a crucial second goal against Brighton, both at Selhurst, in the space of the month? An achievement for Palace folklore.

### Smells like team spirit

If seeing out 12 additional minutes with nine men against one of the in-form teams in the Premier League this season – only two other sides had collected more Premier League points than Brighton’s 20 (level with Palace) in the calendar year of 2025 – then there were plenty of scenes to evidence it still further.

In addition to Guéhi selflessly handing Ward the armband, there were more incredible moments: when Eddie Nketiah was shown a second yellow card, Lacroix ran the length of the pitch to console his teammate in a show of incredible unity.

Then there were numerous blocks, with the likes of Ben Chilwell, Will Hughes – and plenty of others – throwing themselves in the way of many a Brighton shot, and then there were Henderson’s heroics in goal, none greeted with a bigger roar than that last-gasp save from Yasin Ayari.

At full-time, Mateta and Lacroix began the celebrations early, sprinting on from the sidelines. They quickly realised that the game hadn't quite finished – but once Henderson cleared the ball one final time, the party could begin in earnest...

### Stunning Selhurst

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The post-match party starts now 🥳 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CPFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CPFC</a> // <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRYBHA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CRYBHA</a> <a href="https://t.co/28ZxQX4hAD">pic.twitter.com/28ZxQX4hAD</a></p>&mdash; Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/CPFC/status/1908554197668155782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 5, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Just listen to the above, drink it in, and continue to savour the kind of days which don’t always come around so often in football.

Eight league games to go, two points off the top half of the table, and a date at Wembley set. Wherever we go from here, 2024/25, it’s already been quite the ride.

An extraordinary, eventful match of football saw Crystal Palace make club history against Brighton & Hove Albion with a 2-1 win on Saturday afternoon – and here are just six aspects of the day we loved...

Six things we loved from Palace's historic win over Brighton

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Despite holding a one-goal advantage going into the last 12 minutes of normal time, Palace had to survive a dramatic ending to the game. 

The Eagles lost both substitute Eddie Nketiah and captain Marc Guéhi to red cards, before having to survive a huge amount of injury time - more than the 12 minutes that were originally indicated. This was partially due to Brighton also having a man sent off in the closing stages, when Jan Paul van Hecke was shown a red card for hauling down Daichi Kamada.

But despite the chaotic finish, Glasner refused to panic and was always confident his team could see out the job, even in the most trying of circumstances. 

"We just showed them which system they need to play," he explained to PalaceTV. "And they knew what to do. One or two situations changed, with Daichi \[Kamada\] as like a left wing-back. 

"It was not so difficult because we often train nine vs ten, sometimes eight against ten - but not so often!

"But the players know what they have to do. What I really loved today is that they didn't just defend and wait for the referee to end the game. 

"We were waiting for the right moment to go forward, with Daichi forcing the red card, otherwise he would have been one-on-one with the goalkeeper. This mindset I really loved today."

The manager praises the fans after hard-fought victory

Reflecting on his emotions after full-time, Glasner said that the victory was one of those games that reminded him why the game is loved by so many.

"At the moment I'm exhausted," he said. "Because this game had everything, it's why we love football. 

"The atmosphere today at Selhurst was really amazing and everyone goes home happy. 

"This group of players... it's a massive achievement, 92 years \[since\] for us to win both games against Brighton. It's a massive win and we're pretty happy.

"We had to defend all their crosses, they had one free header where we were lucky, but everything else we defended really well. We stayed calm and were fighting for every single ball. 

"It was a great experience for them and gives us so many emotions, it was fantastic."

Oliver Glasner was full of praise for Crystal Palace's mindset, after his team earned a dramatic 2-1 win over Brighton at Selhurst Park - ensuring our first league double over the visitors since the 1932/33 season.

Glasner: This game had everything

The Eagles also made it a club record 12 Premier League games in a row scoring, thanks to goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Daniel Muñoz. 

But they needed Henderson to make some huge saves throughout the afternoon to help secure a memorable victory, amidst a chaotic finish that saw over 12 additional minutes and three red cards.

"It was phenomenal, obviously, the lads were in the trenches at the end," he told Premier League Productions. "We worked so hard, put ourselves in front in the game. But obviously, with us going down to nine men, you've then got to dig deep and build relationships. 

"We've got a great team spirit in our shows today, everyone working so hard for each other. 

"At the end it seemed like no-one knew what positions everyone was playing, but we were throwing the bodies in the way, defending the box like mad – and we fully deserved it.

"I'm speechless. It's fantastic. This fixture is massive for the fans. It means the same to us. We're delighted and we've done the double over them this season, so we've got to keep that going."

Despite seeing two red cards in the last 15 minutes, Palace were able to hold on for the three points, with Henderson making a vital save in the closing stages.

Reflecting on his contribution, he said: "You've always got to stay ready at every moment, and I knew I'd have to make a big save towards the end for sure. 

"I've got to help the team when I can, so it was a really important stop."

Dean Henderson said Crystal Palace showed "a great team spirit" after holding on for a dramatic win over Brighton at Selhurst Park, to make it seven games unbeaten in all competitions.

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