Munoz leaves Palace - what needs to happen before transfer deadline?published at 13:40 BST
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After spending two years at Crystal Palace, Daniel Munoz has joined Premier League rivals Nottingham Forest for £22m.
The 30-year-old joined the Eagles in 2024 from Genk for £6.8m and won the FA Cup, Community Shield and Conference League during his time at the club.
Munoz represented Palace 83 times in the top flight, racking up 20 goal involvements.
With the transfer deadline looming on Tuesday at 23:00 BST, do Palace need to find a replacement for Munoz? Or should Sage's side target a different area before the deadline? And are there any more players who should be leaving?
Sarr frontrunner to replace Gakpopublished at 10:30 BST
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Aadam Patel Liverpool reporter
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With Cody Gakpo's future up in the air, Liverpool have turned their attentions to Crystal Palace's Ismaila Sarr after having two bids for Yankuba Minteh rejected by Brighton.
The Seagulls want more than the £60m offered by Liverpool and it remains to be seen whether Andoni Iraola's side go back in for him.
Like the Minteh, Sarr is a right-sided winger and the Reds initially enquired about the Senegal international last week, but that was rebuffed by Crystal Palace.
Meanwhile Palace and Fulham are in talks over a move for Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Hugo Larsson, 22, with a fee of about £25m potentially enough to secure the Swede. (Teamtalk, external)
Crystal Palace 1-4 Man City - the fans' verdictpublished at 12:55 BST 29 August
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We asked for your thoughts after Friday's Premier League game between Crystal Palace and Manchester City.
Here are some of your comments:
Crystal Palace fans
Jason: We created enough chances to get more from this match, but as usual failed to convert them. The team is behind in terms of coordination and understanding, i.e. playing as a team, due to lack of pre-season and ongoing transfers. It will get better, but I fear it may take a few more matches. We must get something from our next outing to Fulham!
Steve: We lack desire and talent. Some small glimpses on show, but we have an awful lot to do.
Cliff: Disappointing game. We gave the ball away too easily in midfield. Missed chances up front. New players did not impress. We need someone who can score goals.
Neil: Palace need a win to instil confidence, they lack a confident goalscorer. Another key factor is the increasing levels attainment in the league, even in the bottom half. I'm the most worried for years, the lack of investment coupled with an unproven manager. I hope I'm wrong?
Manchester City fans
Arthur: Man City were fantastic, the way they play the ball is brilliant, all the team members played well but Cherki and Haaland goals were brilliant and more signings come. Makes us so proud of you all, played superbly - well done City, you're the best.
Carl: Great performance, bit shaky to start but took control and it could have been six goals if Foden had finished them. It was nice to see him and Cherki play full games. They will only get better.
Harry: Very much a Man City performance. Remnants of Pep ball but with a lot more chaos. Tons of possession and looking a bit open at the back. It's a risky play style but can lead to brilliant match-ups like this. It was an incredibly strong performance away from home, many positives in the shape of Rayan Cherki and Haaland. Bouaddi looked excellent in his cameo, excited to see him and our academy lads going forward.
Brian: True grit and a will to win. Man City fought hard and played an attacking game to test a determined Crystal Palace defence. Man City are back to winning ways and that belief has transformed into success. Yes there will be tougher games but the message has been delivered Man City are back and back in style. The City fans are full of belief and voice.
Crystal Palace 1-4 Man City: How the players ratedpublished at 23:14 BST 28 August
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Crystal Palace starting XI:
Dean Henderson: No chance for Manchester City's goals but demonstrated his quality with a fine save early on from Anderson, then others from Semenyo and Cherki. 7
Jaydee Convot: Did nothing wrong but ultimately Palace had no answer to Cherki. 6
Chris Richards: Good battle with Haaland, but only one player was winning that one. Should have scored with a first-half header. 6
Takehiro Tomiyasu: Solid as usual and will bring experience to the Palace ranks. 6
Anan Khalaili: No lack of effort or energy but short of end product. 6
Daichi Kamada: Busy in midfield as always but struggled to exert influence. 5
Adam Wharton: Class act. Composure, vision and a superb range of passing. At the heart of Palace's good things,although like others in the Palace ranks was eventually over-run. 7
Tyrick Mitchell: Tenacious and quick but missed a big chance to equalise with a header in the first half. 6
Eddie Nketiah: Lively early on, forcing a save from Donnarumma, but wasted a crucial opportunity early in the second half. 5
Yeremy Pino: Can be a mixed bag but offers real threat, as he showed with his splendid free-kick that went down as a Donnarumma own goal. 6
Jorgen Strand Larsen: Worked hard but lost the physical battle with Dias. Had one first-half chance but failed to convert. 5
Crystal Palace substitutes:
Evann Guessand (on 63, Strand Larsen), Gozo (on 68, Pino), McNeil (on 68, Nketiah), Disasi (on Tomiyasu 74) Mingueza (on 74, Khalaili)
Analysis: Anxious few days aheadpublished at 23:02 BST 28 August
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Neil Johnston BBC Sport journalist
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Palace, who gave a debut off the bench to new signing Axel Disasi, are now without a win in nine Premier League games stretching back to last season.
In the 2-0 defeat by Everton on the opening weekend they hit the woodwork twice before fading in the second half.
Against Manchester City they threatened in spells but even after pulling one goal back they conceded soon after.
This was Pierre Sage's first taste of the night-game atmosphere at Selhurst Park and while the new Palace boss saw moments of positivity from his side, the Frenchman knows the next few days could be critical to Palace's season as Tuesday's 23:00 BST transfer deadline nears.
Will they fight off late late advances for Mateta and Ismaila Sarr, who is also injured but is on Liverpool's radar?
Meanwhile, right-back Daniel Munoz started on the bench on the day he was subject of a reported £22m bid from Nottingham Forest, managed by ex-Palace boss Oliver Glasner.
Losing to big-spending Manchester City is no disgrace and there will be no alarm bells sounding with the season still so young, particularly as Palace are still adjusting to life after Glasner, who inspired their memorable FA Cup and Conference League triumphs.
But the Eagles will be anxious to end their losing start as quickly as possible, with their next three games before the first international break of the season against Fulham (away), Ipswich (home) and Leeds (away).
Crystal Palace 1-4 Man City: What Sage saidpublished at 22:33 BST 28 August
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Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage told BBC Sport: "I'm frustrated with the score. It's heavy. We gave 60-65 good minutes. It's our story for the moment. We know we're a bit late in our pre-season. It's why it was 45 minutes in the last game and 65 minutes today.
"The bad moment is the 3-1. We came back. We lost our hope in this situation. Before that we had a lot of chances which we missed. Against a team like this you need to be at your top.
"We let them put the ball in the box. We know Erling Haaland can do good things with his head.
"We had a lot of opportunities and didn't take it.
"Football is not about style, it's about efficiency. and sometimes you need the points to have confidence.
"Jean-Philippe Mateta was injured two days before the game. At the end of a session, individual work. It's crazy. Maybe we've lost him for four weeks at least."
Did you know?
Only West Ham (14) have lost their opening home match in more Premier League seasons than Crystal Palace (13).
Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage has seen one of his teams concede four goals in a game for just the second time in his managerial career, previously losing 4-1 with Lyon to PSG in April 2024.
Crystal Palace v Man City: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 14:15 BST 28 August
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Chris Adams BBC Sport journalist
Crystal Palace welcome Manchester City to Selhurst Park on Friday night against the backdrop of a potential exit for their star striker Jean-Philippe Mateta.
A 2-0 defeat away at Everton in his opening game was not the start new head coach Pierre Sage was looking for, and the result was compounded by news of a contract row involving his fellow Frenchman, while last season's top scorer Ismail Sarr is on Liverpool's radar.
Mateta believes the one-year contract extension triggered by the club last season is invalid. Palace fans did not take kindly to his wantaway antics earlier this year, and although his winner in May's Conference League triumph over Rayo Vallecano went some way to making amends, he is unlikely to be forgiven a second time.
Sage advice
Sage said on Wednesday: "I think he will stay… he has the behaviour of someone who is happy to be here, who wants to be here and is prepared to be here all season. I have no doubt about that."
Mateta missed two big chances in the first half against Everton, and Palace's profligacy in front of goal has been a cause of concern for some time now. The Eagles were the biggest xG underperformers in the Premier League last season.
It's a problem that blighted their rollercoaster 2025-26 season under Oliver Glasner, which started and ended with a trophy lift but was permeated by some dreadful league form.
Among the ever-present teams in the division, no-one has fared worse over the past eight league games (straddling the two seasons).
Guehi makes his Marc in midfield
After failing to lay a glove on Arsenal in the Community Shield the previous Sunday, Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca got off to a winning start in the Premier League against Bournemouth last week.
The Italian surprised everyone by playing centre-back Marc Guehi in midfield, a role the England defender had played just twice before in his senior career, both times for Crystal Palace.
Since that 2-1 comeback win over the Cherries at Etihad Stadium, City have been hard at work in the transfer window. Morocco's teenage sensation Ayyoub Bouaddi has joined from Lille for an initial £81.4m, while Savio and Nico Gonzalez have departed for surprisingly hefty fees.
Maresca has confirmed that Bouaddi is available for selection, but whether he is thrown straight into the mix, or Guehi continues to moonlight in midfield against his former employer, remains to be seen.
Guehi did a sterling job alongside Elliot Anderson against Bournemouth, missing a great chance before heading home the equaliser from a Rayan Cherki corner, and it was the Frenchman who unpicked the visitors' defence for Josko Gvardiol's stoppage-time winner too.
Cherki, on as a 63rd-minute substitute, started just one game for France at the World Cup – the chaotic third-place play-off defeat by England – but he finished last season as one of City's brightest performers.
In fact, since his arrival from Lyon last summer, Cherki has more top-flight assists from open play than any other player – including Bruno Fernandes, who in 2025-26 set a new competition record for overall assists in one season.
Crystal Palace's eight Europa League fixtures confirmedpublished at 12:31 BST 28 August
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Crystal Palace's draw is complete - Pierre Sage's side now know the eight sides they will be meeting in the Europa League's 36-club league phase.
The teams were seeded into four pots based on their results in Uefa competitions over the past five years, with pot one being the highest-ranked and pot four being the lowest-ranked.
Each club has been drawn against two teams from each of the four pots, but they can only play a maximum of two teams from one country and they cannot play against a team from their domestic league.
The Eagles will face: Real Sociedad (home), Lyon (away), Sparta Prague (home), Red Bull Salzburg (away), Lech Poznan (home), Jagiellonia (away), Hoffenheim (home), Besiktas (away).
The order of those fixtures will be announced by Uefa in due course.
Sutton's predictions: Crystal Palace v Man Citypublished at 10:52 BST 28 August
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Crystal Palace had a poor start away to Everton and it looks like there's a bit of interest from Liverpool in Ismaila Sarr.
The one thing they can't do before the end of the window is lose all the best players. But I do think they've got a goal in them.
I thought Manchester City deserved to win against Bournemouth. They were a little bit clunky with Mark Guehi playing in midfield - a penny for the thoughts of Mateo Kovacic - but now they've got the youngster Ayyoub Bouaddi, although he'll need a bit of time to adapt.
I don't think this will be a cruise for City, I think they'll be pushed, but I think they'll get over the line. Erling Haaland didn't score last weekend so I expect him to get up to the mark.
Palace fan group to stop Selhurst activitypublished at 10:50 BST 28 August
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Crystal Palace supporter group Holmesdale Fanatics say they will "stop all organised activity" at Selhurst Park citing the sanitisation of football as key in their decision.
The group - founded in 2005 - play a significant part in generating the atmosphere and visual impacts such as flags and Tifos for Eagles fixtures.
In a lengthy statement explaining the move, the group said "genuine" fans are no longer prioritised by clubs.
They said: "Increasingly driven out by sky high ticket prices, needless restrictions that are designed to strip away the dignity of supporters, and relentless harassment and legal action, many young people are choosing to opt out of a game that seems determined to push them away."
Holmesdale Fanatics said it was "proud" for all that has been achieved but warned the "current setup is unsustainable" at Selhurst Park.
"We have repeatedly warned the club that likeminded fans cannot congregate at Palace in the numbers required to sustain a growing active supporter culture," they added.
"The conditions are simply not there. While we have seen some of the best atmospheres at Selhurst since the group's formation during our time in block E, it has been a mixed picture in the stands as expectation has grown after more than a decade playing at the highest level.
"There needs to be a drastic shift at Palace towards younger fans and a move away from a culture in which people attend the ground expecting to be entertained, towards a culture of supporters turning up to play an active role in influencing the result.
"The story away from home is even more dire. In domestic away fixtures, supporters are banned from bringing materials into stadiums, coaches are regularly stopped, and fans are arrested. Away ends across the country are increasingly dominated by older fans, with the next generation failing to come through in significant numbers.
"Given these conditions, we have immense pride in all the group has achieved over the past 20 years. From being at the heart of the protests that rescued the club in 2010, to securing the away ticket price cap that has saved working class people millions and supporting the club through a record breaking period, the Holmesdale Fanatics has helped write a chapter in the club's history that many did not believe was possible.
"But now is the time for us to recognise we have taken the Holmesdale Fanatics as far as it can go in the current climate. We are therefore choosing to stop all organised activity as the Holmesdale Fanatics inside the stadium. We do not take this decision lightly."
'Imperative we do not lose further players' - fans on transfer windowpublished at 16:43 BST 26 August
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We asked for your views on what other business needs to be completed at Crystal Palace before the end of the transfer window, after the loan signing of Axel Disasi was announced earlier on Wednesday.
Here are some of your comments:
Kevin: Getting Axel Disasi in should help bolster the defence, having lost Guehi and Lacroix in the past two windows and Chadi Riad out injured again. Imperative we do not lose any further players, especially Adam Wharton. Jean-Philippe Mateta hankering to leave could still be a problem this transfer window. While we have some cover with Eddie Nketiah and Jorgen Strand Larsen, either could come good after injuries and taking time to adapt to new club. If JP goes we may have to rely on U21s to cover forwards in squad as I can't see financially viable, cost-effective options available elsewhere. Europa League games to come and possibly cup runs too could mean between 50-60 matches. Palace need to look forward 8-10+ months ahead, not simply just this week.
Adam: Definitely another centre-back and fingers crossed we keep Sarr. I'll help pack Mateta's bag.
John: Mateta and Sarr to go and bring goalscoring capability to replace - be brave.
Steve: Simple. Sort out Mateta and Sarr situations and if we're getting rid, replace them both and soon. Delap would've been good but look like we've missed out there. Bowen to replace Sarr.
Andy: We need attacking players who will increase our goals-to-chances ratio. Too many near misses.
Pedro: If we lose Sarr, Mateta and Wharton we're in trouble. Buying cheaper, younger prospects to replace the older players is understandable, but dangerous. A second hand car salesman's mentality. There may well be panic on the streets of South London! Relegation calling?
Peter: Until the window closes, essential we don't lose any more first-team players.
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