Guardian writers’ predicted position: 13th (NB: this is not necessarily Sophie Downey’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 2nd (WSL2) Prospects Crystal Palace have been on arollercoaster over the past few seasons. An inaugural Women’s Super League campaign in 2024-25 brought relegation and the club secured top-flight football again a … Read more
Nottingham Forest are in talks over the €15m (£12.8m) signing of the Celta Vigo right-back Javi Rueda, which would probably be their final incoming of the window after Liam Delap from Chelsea. Oliver Glasner has been seeking someone who can play right wing-back and the 24-year-old former Real Madrid academy player fits the desired profile. … Read more
Indeed, sources suggest there is some sympathy with Mateta, even in the light of the contractual dispute, amid a feeling the striker could have been advised differently, though supporters on social media have been far less compassionate towards him. Employment lawyer Libby Payne said: “It is possible to argue that the terms of the option … Read more
Key events Premier League results Hull City 2-0 Manchester United Everton 2-0 Crystal Palace Ipswich Town 2-1 Sunderland Nottingham Forest 0-1 Leeds United Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur (5.30pm BST) Share Championship results Birmingham City 2-2 Bristol City Lincoln City 1-3 Portsmouth Millwall 3-0 Norwich Blackburn 2-1 Middlesbrough Derby County 2-2 Cardiff City Preston 1-3 Wolves … Read more
Watch Everton vs Crystal Palace as Eagles manager Pierre Sage takes charge of his first Premier League game on the opening weekend of the 2026/27 season, with FourFourTwo bringing you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world. Everton vs Crystal Palace: key information The former Lille boss … Read more
WATCH FULL HIGHLIGHTS: LIVERPOOL 2-0 CRYSTAL PALACE GOALS AND HIGHLIGHTS Liverpool grabbed their first pre-season win after defeating Crystal Palace 2-0 in their second pre-season game The first half kicked off with the Merseyside club dominating proceedings in the game. After suffering a heavy 0-4 loss against a ravaging and rejuvenated Man United team, the … Read more
Crystal Palace have agreed a deal with Chelsea to sign Axel Disasi on loan and are expecting further interest in some of their key players in the final week of the transfer window, having informed Manchester City that Adam Wharton is not for sale. Palace have been searching for a replacement for Maxence Lacroix after … Read more
For much of the past year, the story of American starlet Zavier Gozo has been one of realizing potential – even in failure. Speaking with the Guardian the day after he and Real Salt Lake teammate Diego Luna learned they wouldn’t be on Mauricio Pochettino’s squad for this summer’s World Cup, the 19-year-old Gozo admitted … Read more
I’ll start this week by writing about Barcelona’s pursuit of Rodri, who proved he’s the best player in that position after his outstanding World Cup. As I’ve said many times, when Pep Guardiola explained that you won’t see the best of Rodri until the World Cup—he was spot on. I thought he was fantastic for … Read more
The American investor Warren Buffett once said that it takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. He was talking about the corporate world, but with a tweak of the timeframes and a little artistic licence, the same could be applied to football. Premier League history is littered with clubs … Read more