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.

Squad Squad no. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers 1 Jack Butland 13 Vicente Guaita 19 Remi Matthews Defenders 2 Joel Ward 3 Tyrick Mitchell 5 James Tomkins 6 Marc Guéhi 16 Joachim Andersen 17 Nathaniel Clyne 34 Martin Kelly 36 Nathan Ferguson 43 Reece Hannam 45 Tayo Adaramola Midfielders4Luka Milivojević (c) 7 Michael Olise 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté 10 Eberechi Eze 12 Will Hughes 15 Jeffrey Schlupp 18 James McArthur 23 Conor Gallagher (on loan from Chelsea) 44 Jaïro Riedewald 49Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Forwards 9 Jordan Ayew 11 Wilfried Zaha 14 Jean-Philippe Mateta 20 Christian Benteke 22 Odsonne Édouard 40 Scott Banks

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

Pre-season friendlies Palace announced they would have a friendly matches against Portsmouth, Walsall, Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic, Reading and Watford as part of their pre-season preparations.

Competitions Premier League

League table

Results summary

Results by matchday

Matches The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021.

FA Cup

Palace were drawn away to Millwall in the third round.

EFL Cup

Palace entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Watford.

Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Player From Fee Ref. 1 July 2021 CM Jacob Montes Georgetown Hoyas Free transfer 1 July 2021 CM Jack Roles Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer 8 July 2021 AM Michael Olise Reading £8,000,000 13 July 2021 GK Remi Matthews Sunderland Free transfer 17 July 2021 FW Adler Nascimento Peterborough United Tribunal 18 July 2021 DF Marc Guéhi Chelsea Undisclosed 28 July 2021 DF Joachim Andersen Lyon Undisclosed 16 August 2021 CB Jake O'Brien Cork City Undisclosed 28 August 2021 MF Will Hughes Watford £6,000,000 31 August 2021 FW Odsonne Édouard Celtic Undisclosed 11 January 2022 CM Killian Phillips Drogheda United Undisclosed 15 January 2022 RB Joshua Addae Langley Undisclosed 31 January 2022 CF Jean-Philippe Mateta Mainz 05 £9,000,000 31 January 2022 CF Luke Plange Derby County £1,000,000

Loans in Date from Position Nationality Player From Date until Ref. 30 July 2021 CM Conor Gallagher Chelsea End of season

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

Transfers out Date Position Nationality Player To Fee Ref. 30 June 2021 AM Brandon Aveiro Unattached Released 30 June 2021 RB Lion Bello Unattached Released 30 June 2021 CB Lewis Bryon Unattached Released 30 June 2021 CB Gary Cahill Unattached Released 30 June 2021 CB Scott Dann Unattached Released 30 June 2021 AM Kian Flanagan Unattached Released 30 June 2021 RW Kevin Gonzalez Unattached Released 30 June 2021 RW Harlem Hale Unattached Released 30 June 2021 MF Kyran Henderson Unattached Released 30 June 2021 GK Stephen Henderson Unattached Released 30 June 2021 GK Wayne Hennessey Unattached Released 30 June 2021 CB Lewis Hobbs Unattached Released 30 June 2021 CB Cameron Jessup Unattached Released 30 June 2021 GK Rohan Luthra Unattached Released 30 June 2021 CF Alfie Matthews Unattached Released 30 June 2021 CM James McCarthy Unattached Released 30 June 2021 GK Jacob Russell Unattached Released 30 June 2021 RB Jude Russell Unattached Released 30 June 2021 CB Mamadou Sakho Unattached Released 30 June 2021 RB Rowan Smith Unattached Released 30 June 2021 RW Andros Townsend Unattached Released 30 June 2021 LB Patrick van Aanholt Unattached Released 30 June 2021 CF Connor Wickham Unattached Released 30 June 2021 CB Sam Woods Unattached Released 30 June 2021 MF Ellison Wright Unattached Released 6 July 2021 CB Nikola Tavares Wealdstone Free transfer 7 July 2021 MF Richard Faakye Swansea City Free transfer 13 August 2021 LW Brandon Pierrick Vejle Undisclosed 14 January 2022 CB Jay Rich-Baghuelou Accrington Stanley Undisclosed 26 January 2022 GK Oliver Webber Portsmouth Undisclosed 27 January 2022 CM Jack Roles Free agent Released

Notes

Statistics Appearances

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 0Defenders 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 0Forwards 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. 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

Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Rank Player Premier League FA Cup EFL CupTotal 1 13 Vicente Guaita 11 0 0 11 2 1 Jack Butland 1 2 0 3 Total 12 2 0 14

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

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