2021–22 Crystal Palace F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Crystal Palace's ninth consecutive season in the Premier League (extending their longest ever spell in the top division of English football) and the 116th year in their history. This season, Palace participated in the Premier League, FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Crystal Palace

2021–22 season
Owner	Steve Parish Josh Harris David Blitzer John Textor
Chairman	Steve Parish
Manager	Patrick Vieira
Stadium	Selhurst Park
Premier League	12th
FA Cup	Semi-finals
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Wilfried Zaha (14) All: Wilfried Zaha (15)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Squad

Squad no.	Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1	Jack Butland		(1993-03-10)10 March 1993 (aged 28)
13	Vicente Guaita		(1987-01-10)10 January 1987 (aged 34)
19	Remi Matthews		(1994-02-10)10 February 1994 (aged 27)
Defenders
2	Joel Ward		(1989-10-29)29 October 1989 (aged 31)
3	Tyrick Mitchell		(1999-09-01)1 September 1999 (aged 21)
5	James Tomkins		(1989-03-29)29 March 1989 (aged 32)
6	Marc Guéhi		(2000-07-13)13 July 2000 (aged 21)
16	Joachim Andersen		(1996-05-31)31 May 1996 (aged 25)
17	Nathaniel Clyne		(1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 30)
34	Martin Kelly		(1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 31)
36	Nathan Ferguson		(2000-10-06)6 October 2000 (aged 20)
43	Reece Hannam		(2000-09-19)19 September 2000 (aged 20)
45	Tayo Adaramola		(2003-11-14)14 November 2003 (aged 17)
Midfielders
4	Luka Milivojević (c)		(1991-04-07)7 April 1991 (aged 30)
7	Michael Olise		(2001-12-12)12 December 2001 (aged 19)
8	Cheikhou Kouyaté		(1989-12-21)21 December 1989 (aged 31)
10	Eberechi Eze		(1998-06-29)29 June 1998 (aged 23)
12	Will Hughes		(1995-04-17)17 April 1995 (aged 26)
15	Jeffrey Schlupp		(1992-12-23)23 December 1992 (aged 28)
18	James McArthur		(1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 33)
23	Conor Gallagher (on loan from Chelsea)		(2000-02-06)6 February 2000 (aged 21)
44	Jaïro Riedewald		(1996-09-09)9 September 1996 (aged 24)
49	Jesurun Rak-Sakyi		(2002-10-05)5 October 2002 (aged 18)
Forwards
9	Jordan Ayew		(1991-09-11)11 September 1991 (aged 29)
11	Wilfried Zaha		(1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (aged 28)
14	Jean-Philippe Mateta		(1997-06-28)28 June 1997 (aged 24)
20	Christian Benteke		(1990-12-03)3 December 1990 (aged 30)
22	Odsonne Édouard		(1998-01-16)16 January 1998 (aged 23)
40	Scott Banks		(2001-09-26)26 September 2001 (aged 19)

Last updated: 3 March 2021.
Source: Crystal Palace F.C.

Managerial changes

On 4 July, Patrick Vieira was appointed as Palace's new manager on a three-year deal, replacing Roy Hodgson.^[1]

Pre-season friendlies

Palace announced they would have a friendly matches against Portsmouth,^[2] Walsall,^[3] Ipswich Town,^[4] Charlton Athletic,^[5] Reading^[6] and Watford^[7] as part of their pre-season preparations.

Crystal Palace v Portsmouth

16 July 2021 Friendly	Crystal Palace	Cancelled	Portsmouth	Burton upon Trent
12:00 BST				Stadium: St George's Park National Football Centre
Note: Match was later cancelled.[8]

Walsall v Crystal Palace

17 July 2021 Friendly	Walsall	0–1	Crystal Palace	Bescot
13:00 BST		Report	Zaha 41'	Stadium: Banks' Stadium

Ipswich Town v Crystal Palace

24 July 2021 Friendly	Ipswich Town	0–1	Crystal Palace	Ipswich
15:00 BST		Report	Zaha 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Portman Road

Crystal Palace v Charlton Athletic

27 July 2021 Friendly	Crystal Palace	2–2	Charlton Athletic	Selhurst
19:00 BST	Rak-Sakyi 15' Banks 75'	Report	Stockley 38' Davison 79'	Stadium: Selhurst Park

Reading v Crystal Palace

31 July 2021 Friendly	Reading	1–3	Crystal Palace	Reading
15:00 BST	Swift 67'		Mateta 55' (pen.) Ayew 80' Banks 90+3'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Referee: Keith Stroud

Crystal Palace v Watford

7 August 2021 Friendly	Crystal Palace	3–1	Watford	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Zaha 30' (pen.), 54' Benteke 86'		Deeney 83'	Stadium: Selhurst Park

Competitions

Premier League

Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	15	6	17	38	43	−5	51
11	Newcastle United	38	13	10	15	44	62	−18	49
12	Crystal Palace	38	11	15	12	50	46	+4	48
13	Brentford	38	13	7	18	48	56	−8	46
14	Aston Villa	38	13	6	19	52	54	−2	45

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs^[9]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	11	15	12	50	46	+4	48	7	8	4	24	17	+7	4	7	8	26	29	−3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A[a]	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	D	D	W	L	D	D	D	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	D	D	L	D	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	L	W
Position	18	14	14	11	14	15	14	14	15	13	10	10	11	11	14	12	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	11	10	11	9	10	14	14	12	10	13	13	12

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

1. Match 18 was postponed due to COVID-19 and played between matches 26 and 27

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021.^[10]

Chelsea v Crystal Palace

14 August 2021 1	Chelsea	3–0	Crystal Palace	Fulham
15:00 BST	Alonso 27' Pulisic 40' Chalobah 58'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,965 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Crystal Palace v Brentford

21 August 2021 2	Crystal Palace	0–0	Brentford	Selhurst
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 23,091 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Ham United v Crystal Palace

28 August 2021 3	West Ham United	2–2	Crystal Palace	Stratford
15:00 BST	Fornals 39' Antonio 68'	Report	Gallagher 58', 70'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 59,751 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur

11 September 2021 4	Crystal Palace	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Selhurst
12:30 BST	Zaha 76' (pen.) Édouard 84', 90+2'	Report	Tanganga  53'  58'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,704 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Liverpool v Crystal Palace

18 September 2021 5	Liverpool	3–0	Crystal Palace	Liverpool
15:00 BST	Mané 43' Salah 78' Keïta 89'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 52,985 Referee: Andy Madley

Crystal Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion

27 September 2021 6	Crystal Palace	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Selhurst
20:00 BST	Zaha 45+2' (pen.)	Report	Maupay 90+5'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,975 Referee: Andre Marriner

Crystal Palace v Leicester City

3 October 2021 7	Crystal Palace	2–2	Leicester City	Selhurst
14:00 BST	Olise 61' Schlupp 72'	Report	Iheanacho 31' Vardy 37'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,445 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Arsenal v Crystal Palace

18 October 2021 8	Arsenal	2–2	Crystal Palace	Holloway
20:00 BST	Aubameyang 8' Lacazette 90+5'	Report	Benteke 50' Édouard 73'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,475 Referee: Mike Dean

Crystal Palace v Newcastle United

23 October 2021 9	Crystal Palace	1–1	Newcastle United	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Benteke 56'	Report	Wilson 65'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,609 Referee: Darren England

Manchester City v Crystal Palace

30 October 2021 10	Manchester City	0–2	Crystal Palace	Manchester
15:00 BST	Laporte  45+2'	Report	Zaha 6' Gallagher 88'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 53,014 Referee: Andre Marriner

Crystal Palace v Wolverhampton Wanderers

6 November 2021 11	Crystal Palace	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Zaha 61' Gallagher 78'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,390 Referee: Graham Scott

Burnley v Crystal Palace

20 November 2021 12	Burnley	3–3	Crystal Palace	Burnley
15:00 GMT	Mee 19' Wood 27' Cornet 49'	Report	Benteke 8', 36' Guéhi 42'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,028 Referee: Simon Hooper

Crystal Palace v Aston Villa

27 November 2021 13	Crystal Palace	1–2	Aston Villa	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Guéhi 90+5'	Report	Targett 15' McGinn 86'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,203 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Leeds United v Crystal Palace

30 November 2021 14	Leeds United	1–0	Crystal Palace	Leeds
20:15 GMT	Raphinha 90+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 35,558 Referee: Kevin Friend

Manchester United v Crystal Palace

5 December 2021 15	Manchester United	1–0	Crystal Palace	Manchester
14:00 GMT	Fred 77'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,172 Referee: Craig Pawson

Crystal Palace v Everton

12 December 2021 16	Crystal Palace	3–1	Everton	Selhurst
16:30 GMT	Gallagher 41', 90+3' Tomkins 62'	Report	Rondón 70'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,066 Referee: Andrew Madley

Crystal Palace v Southampton

15 December 2021 17	Crystal Palace	2–2	Southampton	Selhurst
19:30 GMT	Zaha 2' Ayew 65'	Report	Ward-Prowse 32' Broja 36'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,861 Referee: Simon Hooper

Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace

26 December 2021 19	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Crystal Palace	Tottenham
15:00 GMT	Kane 32' Lucas 34' Son Heung-min 74'	Report	Zaha  26'  37'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 40,539 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Crystal Palace v Norwich City

28 December 2021 20	Crystal Palace	3–0	Norwich City	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Édouard 8' (pen.) Mateta 38' Schlupp 42'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,433 Referee: Paul Tierney

Crystal Palace v West Ham United

1 January 2022 21	Crystal Palace	2–3	West Ham United	Selhurst
17:30 GMT	Édouard 83' Olise 90'	Report	Antonio 22' Lanzini 25', 45+5' (pen.)	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,351 Referee: Darren England

Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace

14 January 2022 22	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Crystal Palace	Falmer
20:00 GMT	Groß 38' Andersen 87' (o.g.)	Report	Gallagher 69'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 30,675 Referee: Robert Jones

Crystal Palace v Liverpool

23 January 2022 23	Crystal Palace	1–3	Liverpool	Selhurst
14:00 GMT	Édouard 55'	Report	van Dijk 8' Oxlade-Chamberlain 32' Fabinho 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,002 Referee: Kevin Friend

Norwich City v Crystal Palace

9 February 2022 24	Norwich City	1–1	Crystal Palace	Norwich
19:45 GMT	Pukki 1'	Report	Zaha 60' 62'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,652 Referee: Paul Tierney

Brentford v Crystal Palace

12 February 2022 25	Brentford	0–0	Crystal Palace	Brentford
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,958 Referee: Simon Hooper

Crystal Palace v Chelsea

19 February 2022 26	Crystal Palace	0–1	Chelsea	Selhurst
15:00 GMT		Report	Ziyech 89'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,109 Referee: David Coote

Watford v Crystal Palace

23 February 2022 18	Watford	1–4	Crystal Palace	Watford
19:30 GMT	Sissoko 18'	Report	Mateta 15' Gallagher 42' Zaha 85', 90'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,012 Referee: Andre Marriner
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 18 December 2021, was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak within Watford's squad.[11]

Crystal Palace v Burnley

26 February 2022 27	Crystal Palace	1–1	Burnley	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Schlupp 9'	Report	Milivojević 46' (o.g.)	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,203 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Crystal Palace

5 March 2022 28	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Crystal Palace	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT		Report	Mateta 19' Zaha 34' (pen.)	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 31,395 Referee: Andrew Madley

Crystal Palace v Manchester City

14 March 2022 29	Crystal Palace	0–0	Manchester City	Selhurst
20:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,309 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Crystal Palace v Arsenal

4 April 2022 30	Crystal Palace	3–0	Arsenal	Selhurst
20:00 BST	Mateta 16' Ayew 24' Zaha 74' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,149 Referee: Paul Tierney

Leicester City v Crystal Palace

10 April 2022 31	Leicester City	2–1	Crystal Palace	Leicester
14:00 BST	Lookman 39' Dewsbury-Hall 45'	Report	Zaha 65', 66'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,896 Referee: Robert Jones

Newcastle United v Crystal Palace

20 April 2022 32	Newcastle United	1–0	Crystal Palace	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Almirón 32'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,938 Referee: Tony Harrington

Crystal Palace v Leeds United

25 April 2022 33	Crystal Palace	0–0	Leeds United	Selhurst
20:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,357 Referee: Darren England

Southampton v Crystal Palace

30 April 2022 34	Southampton	1–2	Crystal Palace	Southampton
15:00 BST	Romeu 9'	Report	Eze 60' Zaha 90+2'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,359 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Crystal Palace v Watford

7 May 2022 35	Crystal Palace	1–0	Watford	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Zaha 31' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 24,622 Referee: Graham Scott

Aston Villa v Crystal Palace

15 May 2022 36	Aston Villa	1–1	Crystal Palace	Aston
14:00 BST	Watkins 69'	Report	Schlupp 81'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 41,136 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Everton v Crystal Palace

19 May 2022 37	Everton	3–2	Crystal Palace	Walton
19:45 BST	Keane 54' Richarlison 75' Calvert-Lewin 85'	Report	Mateta 21' Ayew 36'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,448 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Crystal Palace v Manchester United

22 May 2022 38	Crystal Palace	1–0	Manchester United	Selhurst
16:00 BST	Zaha 37'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,434 Referee: Martin Atkinson

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Palace were drawn away to Millwall in the third round.^[12]

Millwall v Crystal Palace

8 January 2022 Third round	Millwall	1–2	Crystal Palace	Bermondsey
12:45 GMT	Afobe 18'	Report	Olise 46' Mateta 58'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 16,746 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Crystal Palace v Hartlepool United

5 February 2022 Fourth round	Crystal Palace	2–0	Hartlepool United	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Guéhi 4' Olise 22'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,073 Referee: Peter Bankes

Crystal Palace v Stoke City

1 March 2022 Fifth round	Crystal Palace	2–1	Stoke City	Selhurst
19:30 GMT	Kouyaté 53' Riedewald 82'	Report	Tymon 58'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,420 Referee: Robert Jones

Crystal Palace v Everton

20 March 2022 Quarter-finals	Crystal Palace	4–0	Everton	Selhurst
12:30 GMT	Guéhi 25' Mateta 41' Zaha 79' Hughes 88'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 25,400 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Chelsea v Crystal Palace

17 April 2022 Semi-finals	Chelsea	2–0	Crystal Palace	London
16:30 BST	Loftus-Cheek 65' Mount 76'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 76,238 Referee: Anthony Taylor

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Palace entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Watford.^[13][14]

Watford v Crystal Palace

24 August 2021 Second round	Watford	1–0	Crystal Palace	Watford
19:45 BST	Fletcher 86'	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,011 Referee: Tim Robinson

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	CM		Jacob Montes	Georgetown Hoyas	Free transfer	[15]
1 July 2021	CM		Jack Roles	Tottenham Hotspur	Free transfer	[16][a]
8 July 2021	AM		Michael Olise	Reading	Undisclosed	[19]
13 July 2021	GK		Remi Matthews	Sunderland	Free transfer	[20]
17 July 2021	FW		Adler Nascimento	Peterborough United	Tribunal	[21]
18 July 2021	DF		Marc Guéhi	Chelsea	Undisclosed	[22]
28 July 2021	DF		Joachim Andersen	Lyon	Undisclosed	[23]
16 August 2021	CB		Jake O'Brien	Cork City	Undisclosed	[b][24]
28 August 2021	MF		Will Hughes	Watford	£6,000,000	[25]
31 August 2021	FW		Odsonne Édouard	Celtic	Undisclosed	[26]
11 January 2022	CM		Killian Phillips	Drogheda United	Undisclosed	[27]
15 January 2022	RB		Joshua Addae	Langley	Undisclosed	[28]
31 January 2022	CF		Jean-Philippe Mateta	Mainz 05	Undisclosed	[c][29]
31 January 2022	CF		Luke Plange	Derby County	Undisclosed	[d][30]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
30 July 2021	CM		Conor Gallagher	Chelsea	End of season	[31]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
9 July 2021	AM		Sion Spence	Bristol Rovers	End of season	[32]
1 August 2021	AM		Jacob Montes	Waasland-Beveren	13 January 2022[e]	[34]
4 January 2022	CB		Jake O'Brien	Swindon Town	End of season	[35]
13 January 2022	AM		Jacob Montes	RWD Molenbeek	End of season	[33]
15 January 2022	DM		James Taylor	Tonbridge Angels	End of season	[36]
26 January 2022	CM		Luke Dreher	Bromley	End of season	[37]
26 January 2022	CF		Robert Street	Newport County	End of season	[38]
31 January 2022	MF		Dylan Thisleton	Farnborough	End of season	[39]
31 January 2022	DF		Danny Imray	Chelmsford City	End of season	[39]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021	AM		Brandon Aveiro	Unattached[f]	Released	[16][40]
30 June 2021	RB		Lion Bello	Unattached	Released	[41]
30 June 2021	CB		Lewis Bryon	Unattached	Released	[16]
30 June 2021	CB		Gary Cahill	Unattached[g]	Released	[16][42]
30 June 2021	CB		Scott Dann	Unattached[h]	Released	[16][43]
30 June 2021	AM		Kian Flanagan	Unattached[i]	Released	[16][44]
30 June 2021	RW		Kevin Gonzalez	Unattached	Released	[16]
30 June 2021	RW		Harlem Hale	Unattached	Released	[16]
30 June 2021	MF		Kyran Henderson	Unattached	Released	[41]
30 June 2021	GK		Stephen Henderson	Unattached[j]	Released	[16][45]
30 June 2021	GK		Wayne Hennessey	Unattached[k]	Released	[16][46]
30 June 2021	CB		Lewis Hobbs	Unattached[l]	Released	[16][47]
30 June 2021	CB		Cameron Jessup	Unattached[m]	Released	[41][48]
30 June 2021	GK		Rohan Luthra	Unattached[n]	Released	[16][49]
30 June 2021	CF		Alfie Matthews	Unattached	Released	[16]
30 June 2021	CM		James McCarthy	Unattached[o]	Released	[16][50]
30 June 2021	GK		Jacob Russell	Unattached[p]	Released	[16]
30 June 2021	RB		Jude Russell	Unattached[q]	Released	[16][51]
30 June 2021	CB		Mamadou Sakho	Unattached[r]	Released	[16][52]
30 June 2021	RB		Rowan Smith	Unattached	Released	[41]
30 June 2021	RW		Andros Townsend	Unattached[s]	Released	[16][53]
30 June 2021	LB		Patrick van Aanholt	Unattached[t]	Released	[16][54]
30 June 2021	CF		Connor Wickham	Unattached[u]	Released	[16][55]
30 June 2021	CB		Sam Woods	Unattached[v]	Released	[16]
30 June 2021	MF		Ellison Wright	Unattached	Released	[41]
6 July 2021	CB		Nikola Tavares	Wealdstone	Free transfer	[56]
7 July 2021	MF		Richard Faakye	Swansea City	Free transfer	[57]
13 August 2021	LW		Brandon Pierrick	Vejle	Undisclosed	[58]
14 January 2022	CB		Jay Rich-Baghuelou	Accrington Stanley	Undisclosed	[59]
26 January 2022	GK		Oliver Webber	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	[60]
27 January 2022	CM		Jack Roles	Free agent	Released	[61]

Notes

1. Roles had a trial with Crystal Palace then was signed by the club, according to Palace website he signed on 1 July 2021.^[17][18]
2. O'Brien had been on loan from Cork City since January 2021
3. Mateta had been on loan with the club since January 2021
4. After signing, Plange was loaned back to Derby County for the remainder of the season
5. On 13 January, Montes' loan at Waasland-Beveren was terminated to facilitate a new loan at RWD Molenbeek.^[33]
6. Aveiro later joined Queens Park Rangers
7. Cahill later joined Bournemouth
8. Dann later joined Reading
9. Flanagan later jointed Barnet
10. Henderson later joined Charlton Athletic
11. Hennessey later joined Burnley
12. Hobbs later joined Hendon
13. Jessup later joined Sunderland
14. Luthra later joined Cardiff City
15. McCarthy later joined Celtic
16. Jacob Russell later joined Ramsgate
17. Jude Russell later joined Brentford
18. Sakho later joined Montpellier
19. Townsend later joined Everton
20. van Aanholt later joined Galatasaray
21. Wickham later joined Preston North End
22. Woods later joined Barnet

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated: 22 May 2022.
Source: 11v11.com

No.	Pos.	Player	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Jack Butland	8+1	0	5	0	1	0	14+1	0
13	GK	Vicente Guaita	30	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
19	GK	Remi Matthews	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	Joel Ward	27+1	0	3	0	1	0	31+1	0
3	DF	Tyrick Mitchell	35+1	0	4	0	0+1	0	39+2	0
5	DF	James Tomkins	6+2	1	0	0	1	0	7+2	1
6	DF	Marc Guéhi	36	2	5	2	1	0	42	4
16	DF	Joachim Andersen	32+2	0	4	0	1	0	37+2	0
17	DF	Nathaniel Clyne	15+1	0	2+2	0	0	0	17+3	0
34	DF	Martin Kelly	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
36	DF	Nathan Ferguson	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
45	DF	Tayo Adaramola	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
Midfielders
4	MF	Luka Milivojević	9+6	0	1+4	0	0	0	10+10	0
7	MF	Michael Olise	12+14	2	4+1	2	0	0	16+15	4
8	MF	Cheikhou Kouyaté	23+4	0	3	1	1	0	27+4	1
10	MF	Eberechi Eze	6+7	1	4	0	0	0	10+7	1
12	MF	Will Hughes	13+3	0	2+2	1	0	0	15+5	1
15	MF	Jeffrey Schlupp	20+12	4	3+1	0	1	0	24+13	4
18	MF	James McArthur	15+6	0	1	0	0+1	0	16+7	0
23	MF	Conor Gallagher	33+1	8	3+1	0	1	0	37+2	8
44	MF	Jaïro Riedewald	1+2	0	0+2	1	0	0	1+4	1
49	MF	Jesurun Rak-Sakyi	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	Jordan Ayew	23+8	3	1+1	0	1	0	25+9	3
11	FW	Wilfried Zaha	31+2	14	3	1	1	0	35+2	15
14	FW	Jean-Philippe Mateta	13+9	5	5	2	1	0	19+9	7
20	FW	Christian Benteke	11+14	4	0+5	0	0+1	0	11+20	4
22	FW	Odsonne Édouard	18+10	6	0+3	0	0	0	18+13	6

Goalscorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	FW	11	Wilfried Zaha	14	1	0	15
2	MF	23	Conor Gallagher	8	0	0	8
3	FW	14	Jean-Philippe Mateta	5	2	0	7
4	FW	22	Odsonne Édouard	6	0	0	6
5	DF	6	Marc Guéhi	2	2	0	4
	MF	7	Michael Olise	2	2	0	4
	MF	15	Jeffrey Schlupp	4	0	0	4
	FW	20	Christian Benteke	4	0	0	4
9	FW	9	Jordan Ayew	3	0	0	3
10	DF	5	James Tomkins	1	0	0	1
	MF	8	Cheikhou Kouyaté	0	1	0	1
	MF	10	Eberechi Eze	1	0	0	1
	MF	12	Will Hughes	0	1	0	1
	MF	44	Jaïro Riedewald	0	1	0	1
Total				50	10	0	60

Last updated: 22 May 2022.
Source: 11v11.com

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rank	No.	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	13	Vicente Guaita	11	0	0	11
2	1	Jack Butland	1	2	0	3
Total			12	2	0	14

Last updated: 22 May 2022.
Source: premierleague.com

See also

• 2021–22 in English football
• List of Crystal Palace F.C. seasons