They last had a longer unbeaten home run in the top-flight between March - August 1992, while they’ve never kept six consecutive home clean sheets in the top division. Palace ended the last campaign unbeaten in six home league games (W3 D3), keeping a clean sheet in each of the last five. What the managers say:įollowing their win in April, the Eagles are looking to win consecutive league games against us for the first time in their history. Meanwhile, the likes of Wilfried Zaha, Christian Benteke and Ebereche Eze stayed home and secured three wins against EFL clubs, before everyone came together again last weekend to beat Montpellier 4-2 at Selhurst. A mixture of first-team and academy players weren’t discredited in defeats to Liverpool and Manchester United, before drawing against Leeds United. Palace’s pre-season results haven’t been bad, despite a large number of their star names missing their tour of Singapore and Australia after failing entry requirements. The rest of their recruits seemingly look to be about building depth, with American defender Chris Richards arriving from Bayern Munich, teenager Malcolm Ebiowei plucked from cash-strapped Derby County, and former England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone snapped up on a free.
Vieira has continued to evolve an ageing squad by bringing in youth, such as £17.5 million Mali midfielder Cheick Doucoure who aims to plug a large Connor Gallagher-shaped hole.
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