...But soon excitement will be building towards the new campaign, with the first major landmark on the road to 2026/27 fast approaching.

Just one week from today on **Friday, 19th June**, Crystal Palace's Premier League schedule for the new season will be known. 

The time to mark in your diary is 10:00 BST, but make sure you've **[downloaded the official Crystal Palace App for free now](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/information/palace-app-upgraded-download-and-use-now/), and be notified the second our fixtures drop.**

### **What are the key dates to look out for?**

The Premier League season will commence on the weekend of **Saturday 22/Sunday 23 August**. However, as has been the case in recent years, there is a possibility one fixture is moved to the Friday night (21) for television broadcast in the UK. 

This is later than has been the case in recent years. The date has been selected to allow players recovery time following the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals.

The season will conclude in May, as normal, but finishing a week later than last season. 

**Sunday, 30 May 2027** will be the final day of the 2026/27 season. All ten games will kick-off simultaneously as is tradition.   

In terms of other key dates to look out for next season, the FA Cup Final will take place on Saturday, 22 May 2027. 

Palace will enter at the Third Round, with ties played over the weekend of Saturday, 9th January 2027.

And of course, there's the small matter of another European journey as the Eagles enter the UEFA Europa League. 

Should we go all the way, the 2026/27 Europa League Final will take place at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany on **Wednesday, 26th May 2027.**

Palace will learn our league phase opponents when the draw is made on **Friday, 28th August.** For more information on [European matchdays in 2026/27 head here.](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/club/crystal-palace-conference-league-winners-dates-for-your-diary/)

Crystal Palace Women will be back in the top-flight for 2026/27 after winning promotion last term. 

And the key dates to remember for that one are **Friday 4 September to Sunday 6 September**, the weekend of the first matchday. Further information will follow on WSL fixture release day.

It feels like the 2025/26 season has only just ended...

One week to go: Fixture release day

Get your Season Ticket here!

After a stunning run of form, where the team won 12 of the last 14 league games, Jo Potter’s side have returned to the WSL at the first time of asking.

Season Tickets are now on general sale, and you can secure your spot for the season from just £50!

Palace fans can now look forward to the visits of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, and others to South London, as the Eagles take on the best of the best.

A 26/27 Women’s Season Ticket covers all 13 home Women’s Super League games, regardless of stadium – meaning any matches at Selhurst Park are also included.

*Supporters should note that Subway Women’s League Cup and FA Cup ties are not covered by 26/27 Season Tickets.*

#### **What does a 2026/27 Women’s Season Ticket include?**

- Ticket for every WSL home fixture
- Priority booking / reservations for every Palace Women fixture at Selhurst Park
- Priority windows for away tickets
- Loyalty Points credited with your purchase
- The option to spread payments via Direct Debit

#### **Ticket Prices**

Seated Season Tickets will cost **£125** and Standing Season Tickets will cost **£90**.

Tickets for Men’s Season Ticket Holders are priced at **£88**, with Junior Tickets priced at **£50**.

Season Tickets are now on general sale and will remain on-sale until the week of our first home game in the WSL.

#### **26/27 Palace Women’s Season Ticket prices:**

- **Adult (Seated):** £125 
- **Adult (Standing):** £90
- **Men’s Season Ticket Holders:** £88
- **U16s:** £50

**Check out the table below for more information.**


| **NEW (From 10:00 Fri 22nd May)**               | **Season Ticket Price** | **Price per Game** |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------ |
| Adult - Seated                                  | £125                    | £9.62              |
| Adult - Standing                                | £90                     | £6.92              |
| Junior (U16)                                    | £50                     | £3.85              |
| Concession (over 65 and 17-21) - Seated         | £90                     | £6.92              |
| Concession (over 65 and 17-21) - Standing       | £70                     | £5.38              |
| Men’s Season Ticket Holder (Seated or Standing) | £88                     | £6.77              |

Buy your Season Ticket here!

#### **How to buy your ticket**

You can get your 2026/27 Season Ticket by following the step-by-step guide below:

1. Log in to [the Ticketing section](https://www.eticketing.co.uk/cpfc?utm_source=website&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=WebsiteStory-StockportTickets-12.12.24) of the website.
2. Navigate to the [Season Tickets section](https://www.eticketing.co.uk/cpfc/Seasons/Seasons).
3. Click the **‘MORE INFO' button** in the **2026/27 Women's Season Ticket section.**
4. Select your seats for the season.
5. Click **‘ADD TO BASKET’** in the top-right of the screen and then follow the remaining on-screen instructions to checkout.

#### **Receiving Your Match Tickets**

Your digital ticket for each home fixture will arrive no later than **72 hours before kick-off**.

For matches played at Selhurst Park, Season Ticket holders must book a seat of their choice, free of charge, during the priority window. We’ll email you full instructions ahead of each game.

#### **Need Help?**

Our Box Office team is here to assist with new purchases, Direct Debit set-up, and accessibility requirements. 

Call [**0333 360 1861**] (Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:30pm) or email **[boxoffice@cpfc.co.uk](mailto:boxoffice@cpfc.co.uk)**.

Back the Eagles in their return to the WSL – Season Tickets are now on general sale for Crystal Palace Women’s return to the top-flight.

2026/27 Palace Women's Season Tickets are now on General Sale!

Soak it up, savour it – having conquered the 2025/26 UEFA Conference League, Crystal Palace have won a European trophy!

CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE!

## Our Senegalese Sarr

> Ismaïla Sarr became the club’s third signing of the 2024/25 summer transfer window after joining on a five-year deal from Olympique de Marseille.

The 26-year-old attacker possesses plenty of experience of English football, having spent four years at Watford – recording 34 goals and 22 assists in 131 games – prior to joining Marseille, whom he helped reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League last season.

Sarr's career began in French football with Metz, before moving to Rennes and leading the club into Europe, as well as winning their first Coupe de France in almost half a century.

At international level, he has been a mainstay of the Senegal national side, earning 64 caps, scoring 13 goals and winning the Africa Cup of Nations in 2021.

His career has also been defined by his eye for the spectacular, having won Goal of the Season awards in both the Football League and the Europa League.

Sarr was ever-present in every Premier League matchday squad in his first season at the club, playing in all 38 games, while also featuring in a further nine cup games. He scored 11 goals across all competitions, with eight additional assists - including a stunning effort against rivals Brighton & Hove Albion and a brace against Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final.

2022/23, Watford (v West Bromwich Albion)

EFL Goal of the Season

Watford, 2020/21

Player of the Season

Players' Player of the Season

2018/19, Rennes (v Jablonec)

UEFA Europa League Goal of the Season

December 2024

Crystal Palace Player of the Month

Sarr

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Ismaila Sarr every goal and assist 25/26 season 

Top Goals from Crystal Palace vs Arsenal

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With the World Cup expanding to 48 nations and a record 104 matches set to be played across five weeks in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Crystal Palace will once again be strongly represented on football's biggest stage, with a club-record 13 players selected for this summer's finals.

Before the action gets underway, test your knowledge of our FIFA World Cup history...

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off tonight as co-hosts Mexico face South Africa in Mexico City, launching the biggest tournament in the competition's history.

Pre-World Cup Quiz: Palace's history with the World Cup

- [**The best numbers from Palace's World Cup contingent**](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/first-team/palace-at-the-world-cup-the-numbers/) 
- [**How our players have got on in June's international friendlies**](https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/club/pre-world-cup-friendlies-june-2026-crystal-palace-internationals/)

It’s finally here. The 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway on when co-hosts Mexico play South Africa in the opening game on Thursday night (20:00 BST), in a repeat of the 2010 curtain-raiser.

It is the first of a record 104 matches at this World Cup, due to the expansion of the tournament from 32 to 48 teams.

With 13 of our players involved, there’s more scope for Palace-related storylines than at any other major international tournament in history.

With the big kick-off upon us here’s a World Cup guide – South London-style – that gives you everything you need to know…

#### **What is the format?**

For the first time in history, the World Cup will be contested by 48 teams. The expansion is helped by a record 16 venues, with USA, Mexico and Canada sharing co-host duties.

11 cities from USA will host matches, three from Mexico and two from Canada.

The 48 teams are divided into 12 groups of four. The top two teams in each group, plus the eight best third-placed teams, will advance to a new round of 32.

From that point on it is straight knockout.

From the quarter-final stage onwards the US hosts every game, with the Final taking place in New Jersey/New York Stadium, normally known as MetLife Stadium, on Sunday, 19th July.

#### **Which Groups feature Palace players?**

Nine of the twelve groups contain nations that have Palace players in their squads.

Groups B, C, D, E, F, H, I, K, and finally L, are all ones to watch.

##### **Group B**

Co-hosts Canada are in Group B who have included Palace ‘keeper Owen Goodman in their final squad.

Goodman is yet to play at senior level for his country, who face Bosnia, Qatar and Switzerland.

With third place potentially progressing, the co-hosts will be looking to reach the knockout round for the first time.

##### **Group C**

Chadi Riad and Morocco can be found in an intriguing looking Group C, alongside Brazil, Scotland and Haiti.

The reigning AFCON champions have a tough looking first fixture against the five-time winners.

But after reaching the semi-finals in Qatar four years ago, Morocco will be looking for another deep run.

##### **Group D**

Chris Richards will have the chance to play for his country on home soil at a World Cup, with USA drawn in Group D at the Finals.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side will be aiming to match their run to the last eight in 2002 with the home advantage and will start off by meeting Paraguay in their first game in New Jersey.

They then face Australia and Türkiye to round out the group stage.

##### **Group E**

Here is where we find Ivory Coast and Palace’s on-loan forward Evann Guessand.

Guessand’s team open up against Ecuador, before then facing four-time winners Germany.

They close out against tournament debutants Curacao in Philadelphia.

##### **Group F**

Japan have included Palace midfielder Daichi Kamada in their squad who is coming into the Finals one cap short of reaching 50.

The four-time Asian Cup winners are looking to reach the quarter-finals for the first time – having been knocked out in the Round of 16 on four previous occasions.

They will face Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia in Group F.

##### **Group H**

Yéremy Pino will take part in his first World Cup Finals, as part of Spain’s 26-man squad.

The 2010 winners and current European Champions haven’t got past the last 16 in the last two tournaments but will be looking to go further in North America.

Spain are alongside tournament debutants Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay, with their final game against the South American side.

**Group I**

Group I has the most Palace representation, with four of our first team all involved. 2022 finalists France will be able to call upon both Maxence Lacroix and Jean-Philippe Mateta as they go in search of a third star.

In their first game they face Senegal, who will be fired by Palace’s top goalscorer from 2025/26, Ismaïla Sarr.

Then we have Norway and Jørgen Strand Larsen as the third team in Group I. Norway face Senegal on matchday two and France on matchday three. Former Asian Cup winners Iraq make up the group, for their first World Cup finals appearance since 1986.

##### **Group K**

Palace duo Daniel Muñoz and Jefferson Lerma are in Group K, hoping to push Colombia to the knockout stage.

They open up with a game against newcomers Uzbekistan. Then it’s a meeting with DR Congo and finally Portugal in Miami on the final day of the group stages.

##### **Group L**

The final group of the first round includes Euro 2024 finalists England. And, as he was in Germany at the Euros two years ago, Dean Henderson is included the Three Lions squad.

It will be the first time the Palace skipper has experienced a World Cup Finals. England open up against Croatia in a rematch of the 2018 semi-final.

Thomas Tuchel’s side then face Ghana in Boston, before rounding things off against Panama.

#### **Familiar faces**

There are plenty of other Palace connections to look out for in North America throughout the next five weeks.

Australia will be one team to follow, led by two former Palace heroes on the touchline. Former defender Tony Popovic is the Socceroos Manager, with ex-Eagles' captain Mile Jedinak one of his trusted coaches.

Jedinak memorably became the first active Palace player to score in a World Cup Finals back in 2014, when scoring for Australia in a thrilling 3-2 defeat to the Netherlands.

On the playing side, several former Eagles will be looking to go far in the tournament. They include Michael Olise, who has become an key man for a heavily stacked France squad in recent times. The French go into the tournament as one of the favourites to go all the way.

Former Palace skipper Marc Guéhi is likely to be England’s first-choice centre-back. It will be Guéhi’s second major tournament after playing a key role in the Three Lions run to the final at the last European Championships in 2024.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka is set to be an important player for DR Congo in Group K, with the The Leopards making their first appearance since the 1974 Finals.

Palace’s former striker Jordan Ayew returns for his third World Cup Finals with Ghana and will be reunited with former club teammate Dean Henderson during the group stage, when the Black Stars face England. 

One more cap for Ayew will see him become Ghana’s most capped player of all-time, as he currently stands level with his brother Jordan.

Meanwhile for UK viewers, former Palace hero Ian Wright will be a key part of ITV’s punditry team throughout the five weeks.

Wright will also be joined by former World Cup winner and Palace Manager from 2021 to 2023, Patrick Vieira.

Former Jamaica international and ex-Eagle Jobi McAnuff will also on punditry duties for the broadcaster.

#### **How can I watch in the UK?**

Every single match will be broadcast on either BBC or ITV, as well as their respective streaming platforms. The World Cup Final is broadcast by both. 

A full breakdown of [the schedule is here](https://www.live-footballontv.com/live-world-cup-football-on-tv.html).

#### **Match details**

***Check back on [cpfc.co.uk](http://cpfc.co.uk) for updates on how our players get on in North America. Here are details of the group games with all times BST.***

#### **Owen Goodman – Canada, Group B**

Friday, 12th June: Canada v Bosnia (Toronto, 20:00 BST)

Thursday, 18th June: Canada v Qatar (Vancouver, 23:00)

Wednesday, 24th June: Switzerland v Canada (Vancouver, 20:00)

#### **Chadi Riad – Morocco, Group C**

Saturday, 13th June: Brazil v Morocco (New York/New Jersey, 23:00 BST)

Friday, 19th June: Scotland v Morocco (Boston, 23:00)

Wednesday, 24th June: Morocco v Haiti (Atlanta, 23:00)

#### **Chris Richards – USA, Group D**

Saturday, 13th June: USA v Paraguay (Los Angeles, 02:00 BST)

Friday, 19th June: USA v Australia (Seattle, 20:00)

Friday, 26th June: Türkiye v USA (Los Angeles, 03:00)

#### **Evann Guessand – Ivory Coast, Group E**

Monday, 15th June: Ivory Coast v Ecuador (Philadelphia, 00:00 BST)

Saturday, 20th June: Germany v Ivory Coast (Toronto, 21:00)

Thursday, 25th June: Curaçao v Ivory Coast (Philadelphia, 21:00)

#### **Daichi Kamada – Japan, Group F**

Sunday, 14th June: Netherlands v Japan (Dallas, 21:00 BST)

Sunday, 21st June: Tunisia v Japan (Monterrey, 05:00)

Friday, 26th June: Japan v Sweden (Dallas, 00:00)

#### **Yéremy Pino – Spain, Group H**

Monday, 15th June: Spain v Cape Verde (Atlanta, 17:00 BST)

Sunday, 21st June: Spain v Saudi Arabia (Atlanta, 17:00)

Saturday, 27th June: Uruguay v Spain (Guadalajara, 01:00)

#### **Jørgen Strand Larsen – Norway, Group I**

Tuesday, 16th June: Iraq v Norway (Boston, 23:00 BST)

Tuesday, 22rd June: Norway v Senegal (New York/New Jersey, 01:00)

Friday, 26th June: Norway v France (Boston, 20:00)

#### **Maxence Lacroix, Jean-Philippe Mateta – France, Group I**

Tuesday, 16th June: France v Senegal (New York/New Jersey, 20:00 BST)

Monday, 22nd June: France v Iraq (Philadelphia, 22:00)

Friday, 26th June: Norway v France (Boston, 20:00)

#### **Ismaïla Sarr – Senegal, Group I**

Tuesday, 16th June: France v Senegal (New York/New Jersey, 20:00 BST)

Tuesday, 23rd June: Norway v Senegal (New York/New Jersey, 01:00)

Friday, 26th June: Senegal v Iraq (Toronto, 20:00)

#### **Jefferson Lerma, Daniel Muñoz – Colombia, Group K**

Thursday, 18th June: Uzbekistan v Colombia (Mexico City, 03:00 BST)

Wednesday, 24th June: Colombia v DR Congo (Guadalajara, 03:00)

Sunday, 28th June: Colombia v Portugal (Miami, 12:30)

#### **Dean Henderson – England, Group L**

Wednesday, 17th June: England v Croatia (Dallas, 21:00 BST)

Tuesday, 23rd June: England v Ghana (Boston, 21:00)

Saturday, 27th June: Panama v England (New York/New Jersey, 22:00)

Crystal Palace have a record number of players involved at the 2026 FIFA World Cup – throughout the tournament you can keep track of how they are getting on here…

Announcement

Announcement

One week to go: Fixture release day

Pre-World Cup Quiz: Palace's history with the World Cup

World Cup 2026: The Big Kick-Off – when are Palace’s players involved?

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Announcement

Announcement

One week to go: Fixture release day

Pre-World Cup Quiz: Palace's history with the World Cup

World Cup 2026: The Big Kick-Off – when are Palace’s players involved?

UEFA CONFERENCE LEAGUE WINNERS COLLECTION

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