Crystal Palace, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Brighton are monitoring Lyon's 23-year-old midfielder Tyler Morton. (Teamtalk), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked you to rate Crystal Palace's start to the 2026-27 season and to tell us what Pierre Sage should be concentrating on in the extended three-week break.
Here are some of your comments:
Mark: Overall, 7/10. Only to be expected that it would take time for things to gel, given a new manager, players coming back late from the World Cup and new arrivals. I'm very happy with Sage. He needs time but it's good to see an attacking focus and some transparency around his team selection. The defence needs stability but our European success masked the cracks that appeared over the second half of last season.
Bill: I actually fear for Palace. Our cup successes have blinded some of us to our league form, which has been pretty poor. We only won five matches at home last season and we have only won two of our past 12. Trying to fight on four fronts with this squad is insane. Unless we focus on the bread and butter stuff, we could be in big trouble - just ask Leicester City or West Ham.
Martin: I'm feeling increasingly positive after a poor start. The patterns are beginning to emerge and the defence is improving. Sage is a similar profile to Oliver Glasner - and look what happened there! Steve Parish, take note.
Pedro: A really mixed bag of frustration and hope. Sage has had key defenders sold and attackers unsettled, but he is still working away and fashioning a potentially deeper and more exciting squad. A few more bumps in the road to come, but we'll be OK. Maybe we won't get a trophy this season but we stand firm, remaining happy and hopeful. Still south London and proud!
Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton is among Chelsea's primary midfield targets, with the Blues no longer interested in Monaco's Lamine Camara. (CaughtOffside), external
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As we enter the season's first international break, we want to hear your thoughts on the opening five games of the Premier League.
It has been a mixed start to life under Pierre Sage after a summer of change at Crystal Palace. Sage replaced arguably the Eagles' greatest manager in Oliver Glasner and saw some key players leave and others become unsettled.
But the new boss got off to a winning start in their maiden Europa League campaign, and in the Premier League Palace have rallied after losing their first two matches.
A win and a draw in their past three games is more like it - but the Eagles have still conceded the joint-second highest number of goals in the division.
How do you rate Palace's start to the season and why? And what should Sage be focusing on during the extended break?
Crystal Palace left-back Tyrick Mitchell, 27, is attracting growing interest from Manchester United and Liverpool. (Teamtalk), external
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We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Leeds United and Crystal Palace.
Here are some of your comments:
Leeds fans
Ian: Leeds battled hard and could have easily lost. Lots of mistakes all over the pitch and nobody really stood out. Substitutes added nothing. Thought there should have been a straight red in the first few minutes when Ampadu was kicked in the head. On another day, we may have had a first-half penalty, but Palace turned up and gave better than we did.
Thomas: Very tight game, with Palace creating more chances, but I think Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be disappointed with missing the fantastic opportunity he had to settle the match. Didn't really create much so a draw was a fair result
Hillsy: Sometimes it's more difficult when you're expected to win against a side lower on quality but possessing great grit, so it's important to be defensively resilient. Leeds will be top half and perhaps challenging for Europe with a little luck.
Richard: Lacklustre at best against a team supposedly tired from European adventures. Never mind - three weeks at least in the top five and most Leeds fans would have given an arm and a leg for that back in August.
Palace fans
James: The Eagles' best league performance to date. Quality starting to show. Important that Sarr gets a start soon to sharpen attack. Defence looking solid. Wharton not quite there yet but not far off.
Hughie: The positivity generated on Thursday carried through. Defensively, we needed that clean sheet and there was a better balance in midfield with more targets for Wharton to pass forward to. A very encouraging performance against a very competitive Leeds side. I'm happy with the point.
Steve: Palace are certainly showing signs of improvement with some delightful one-touch patterns of play. The defence restricted a dangerous Leeds attack to very few opportunities, which was great to see. With more clinical finishing, the much-improved second-half display deserved all three points. The future is definitely looking brighter with every game.
Gary: A greatly improved defensive performance and I'm loving the way we are attacking. We always look dangerous and are creating chances. Two clean sheets is very much a positive and, if we can improve further after the international break, I have high hopes for the rest of the season.
Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage, speaking to BBC Match of the Day, said: "We made a good game and a good performance. Maybe we deserved better but I remember that our goalkeeper made a big save, that's why in football when you have the opportunities you have to score. It was not the case but I'm really proud of the performance and commitment.
"It was our first clean sheet and we continue to play offensively well which is why we created chances but I'm a bit frustrated today. The most important thing is to create the chances and that was the case.
"We feel better in our team and defended better than we have done and that's the first step, now we have to take more points. We've deserved more than four points after five games."
Did you know?
Among ever present sides in the Premier League across the calendar year of 2026, only Tottenham (18) have picked up fewer points than Crystal Palace (23).
Palace's Anan Khalaili has made the most tackles of any player in the Premier League this season (21), while he won possession more times than anyone else in today's match against Leeds (11).
Michael Emons
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesThis was a good test for boss Pierre Sage, with the Eagles playing on Thursday in the Europa League and having three days less preparation time than Leeds.
But he would have been pleased with the energy his side showed throughout, despite nine of the players that started on Thursday featuring again from the beginning.
Crystal Palace created the first chance of the match, only for Quinten Timber to fire over from 25 yards, before Adam Wharton and Tyrick Mitchell had their only other chances of note in the first half, with both strikes deflected and easily dealt with.
But Palace's best spell came just after the break, although a failure to convert their chances saw them unable to make the breakthrough.
Palace had conceded a late goal to lose 3-2 to Ipswich Town last weekend and it would have been harsh on them if something similar had happened here. Leeds, whose main threat came from the impressive long throws of Ethan Ampadu, won a deep free-kick in injury time, but Palace dealt with the threat by heading clear to gain a deserved point.
Sage's side are 15th in the table with four points from five games, but this performance will give him great belief that the Eagles can quickly progress up the table after the international break.
Whether you were at the game or following from elsewhere, we want to know what you learned.
Have your say on Leeds' performance
What did you make of Crystal Palace's display?
Reaction and analysis to follow - and come back on Monday for a selection of your replies.
There are four games in the Premier League on Sunday and BBC Sport will bring you every moment.
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I think I am in love with Leeds boss Daniel Farke. What a guy.
We were talking about him on the Monday Night Club before Leeds walloped Newcastle and only idiots question whether he is the right man to move the club forward now.
To see them beat Newcastle, and how emphatically they did it, was massive and more proof of their progress.
In contrast, Crystal Palace are almost on the precipice after their shaky start under new manager Pierre Sage, and I just don't see the Eagles getting anything here.
Leeds are so well organised at the back with new goalkeeper James Trafford, who is an upgrade on last season, and and a new centre-half I like too in Tarik Muharemovic.
Apart from me, no-one else could say Muharemovic's name on the Monday Night Club, not even the posh Rory Smith, which I quite enjoyed.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is flying up front as well. He is fit, motivated and a real handful, which is another reason I can't see past a Leeds victory.
Sutton's prediction: 2-0
Paul Birch
BBC Sport journalist
In-form Leeds United test their unbeaten record against a Crystal Palace side who have problems in defence. BBC Sport takes a look at the key themes going into Sunday's game at Elland Road.
Up to third in the league and boasting a record of just one defeat in 13 league matches – and just five in their past 29 - these are great times for Leeds fans.
Having already amassed eight points from four matches, a win over Palace would mean Daniel Farke's side equalling their best start to a Premier League season after five games - set under David O'Leary in 2001-02.
Central to the rip-roaring 4-1 victory over Newcastle - and their resurgence as a whole - has been in-form striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who notched two goals and an assist on Monday to continue his red-hot streak in home games.
It made him only the second player after Mark Viduka to score in five successive Premier League fixtures at Elland Road and he now has the chance to become the first Leeds player to score in six consecutive top-flight appearances at home since Arthur Hydes did so in 1932-33.
Since joining the Whites at the start of last season, only Manchester City's Erling Haaland (16) and Brentford's Igor Thiago (13) have scored more Premier League home goals than the 10 by the recalled England's striker.
He has been a key cog in Leeds turning Elland Road into a real fortress, with their last defeat in front of their own fans coming on 3 March.
Going into the weekend, only Arsenal (52), Manchester City (50), Manchester United (45) and Bournemouth (37) had claimed more top-flight points in 2026 than the 35 Farke's side have mustered.
The German boss has been helped by consistent team selections - naming an unchanged starting XI for 10 Premier League games since the start of 2025-26, the most by any side.
Eagles shipping goals
Crystal Palace's rocky start to life under new boss Pierre Sage continued last Saturday with a demoralising late defeat by Ipswich to make it three defeats from four league games.
Once again their suspect defence was exposed. Axel Disasi's 34th minute red card certainly didn't help matters, but shipping multiple goals merely continued an unwanted trend that begun under Oliver Glasner.
The Eagles have now conceded two or more times in 10 consecutive top-flight matches – second only to Fulham's Premier League record of 13 straight games set in January to April 2019.
Defensively they have been all over the place and have shipped the most goals (11), faced the most xG (8.15) and joint most shots on target (26) and allowed their opponents the most touches in their own box (164).
Losing three totems of their defence across the January and summer transfer windows in Marc Guehi, Maxence Lacroix and Daniel Munoz is being keenly felt, while injuries have also not helped, with goalkeeper and skipper Dean Henderson again absent for this game.
Highly rated defender Jaydee Canvot was left out of the squad to face Ipswich with Sage saying: "I need more from him."
Last season's Conference League champions did at least enjoy a successful step up to the Europa League on Thursday with their debut in the competition ending in a morale boosting 4-0 win over Lech Poznan.
Crystal Palace boss Pierre Sage has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Leeds United at Elland Road (kick-off 14:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Sage provided an update on the fitness of Dean Henderson and Jean-Philippe Mateta, confirming they will not return until after the international break: "Henderson's situation is more certain than Mateta's situation. We will have to wait on both of them. I'll be able to give a better answer in two weeks. I also want a quick answer but I cannot give anything as yet."
He gave clarification on why Cheick Doucoure was absent from the matchday squad for Thursday's Europa League opener against Lech Poznan: "He just isn't in the European squad list. We have a little problem with that because we don't have too many players in his position currently in training, with four players out injured off our list. It wasn't easy to make the choices, but I had to and we can maybe change the list in January if we qualify for the knockouts. He can play in the Premier League."
On the win over Poznan: "I feel a lot of satisfaction because we scored four goals in four different ways through four different players. We also got a clean sheet, which is very important for us as we worked a lot on that after our last game."
Asked if the confidence within the squad is improving, Sage said: "It is better because the players are aware of the win last time out, of how to score and how to defend, of lots of players coming back into the fold. Maybe the confidence is sometimes in the diversity of options, especially as it gave us other ways to win."
On Ismaila Sarr's return to action after injury on Thursday and the boos he received from some fans in Selhurst Park: "I know the fans love him and I think he deserves to be loved the way he is. It is always difficult to come back after a long injury, but the most important thing for us was putting him on the pitch and giving him his first minutes. He will get better and better with more time out there. He can maybe start, but I don't think he can play the full match"
More on the boos: "It is normal because everybody thought he would leave. Now he has made his comeback, I would like to think everybody is happy to see him on the pitch. We should all enjoy his goals and our wins with him."
On Jaydee Canvot returning to the matchday squad after being left out for last weekend's game against Ipswich: "He gave a good impression in preparation for this game. He understood why I left him out and what I expect from him. He is a really good player. I've managed some young talents in my career and I know sometimes they need this kind of encouragement. They have to realise it isn't sufficient to just be good, you have to be very good."
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Image source, Getty ImagesWe asked for your views on Crystal Palace's 4-0 win over Lech Poznan in the Europa League.
Here are some of your comments:
GP: Solid performance, just need to take this to Elland Road on Sunday. Yeremy Pino was so much better inside instead of wide, he caused real problems for the Poznan defence all game. Great support from their fans!
Steve: It was an encouraging performance going forward, but defensively a better team would have punished us. This is still the biggest area of concern and sadly I think Chris Richards is the biggest problem.
Kevin: That was a polished performance. It's coming together slowly and this win may kick-start our season.
H: Very good. Love how we're positive and scoring so well. Reassuring to have a clean sheet!
Malcolm: Adam Wharton - speed of thought, he sees the play unfold and he is ready to capitalize. More goals from you to be compared with Emyln Hughes.
Al: Phew, at last the team started to show their true abilities. An unchanged XI was a confidence booster. Wharton looks natural as captain. Defenders, midfielders and forwards all scoring is encouraging. A great lift for Leeds away. Great to see Eddie Nketiah, Jaydee Canvot, Ismaila Sarr and Dwight McNeill all contributing too. Squad has a depth this season.
Crystal Palace captain Adam Wharton, speaking to TNT Sports: "There's still a lot to work on, still early days, lots of new signings. We are trying to gel as fast as we can. It has been a slow start but tonight was a great step forward.
"There were still some moments we could be tighter at the back but definitely a step in the right direction.
"The manager is very attack minded, he wants us to get high up. In training we are working on those patterns and I think there were a few good moments where we played one-touch play and it is good to see that starting to gel.
"When you are on the front you get the crowd behind you as well and on nights like these getting the crowd behind you helps. It pushed us on.
"Last year was completely new for a lot of the players. It is a different game to the Premier League, a different intensity. In this it is sometimes a bit more tactical. Coming into this season with the experience from last season is only going to help us."
On England potential call up: "It would be great to see my name there but I am not focusing on that. It hasn't really been on my mind with us having games every three days now. It would obviously be great for me to be in the squad. At the same time there are more camps throughout the year and we have lots of games coming up."
Crystal Palace striker Jorgen Strand Larsen told TNT Sports: "When you miss two [penalties] in a row you have to smack it in. It was a risky one, it was going a bit higher than I expected. I enjoyed it.
"Yeremy is my brother, maybe he deserved to take it but I needed one after missing two. We all just want to show ourselves to the fans.
"When it works it works really well. We could have won this game by more. We had Sunday's game in the back of our minds."
Did you know?
Crystal Palace have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five home games in major European competition, going unbeaten in each of their last seven European games at Selhurst Park.
Crystal Palace have been three goals ahead at half time of a home game for just the third time over the last 10 years (also v Norwich City in December 2021 and v West Ham United in April 2024 – both in the Premier League).
Crystal Palace have converted each of their last eight penalties across all competitions (ex. shootouts) since Jean-Philippe Mateta failed to score from the spot against AZ in the UEFA Conference League in November 2025.
Gary Rose
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesIt has been a memorable couple of years for Palace fans with their stunning FA Cup win two seasons ago followed by European glory in the Conference League.
The Europa League, however, marks a step up in quality and supporters will have been cautiously optimistic about how their team would handle it.
On this showing they will have every reason to believe their side can at least reach the knockout stage, though they were helped out by a Lech Poznan side that did themselves no favours.
Terry Yegbe's throw for Palace's opener was a dreadful error of judgement as he simply gifted the ball to Pino, who gratefully waltzed into the area to score.
They never really recovered from that and only the offside flag spared further blushes when Yegbe launched a bizarre attempted clearance into his own net from about 35 yards.
To their credit, the visiting supporters never gave up chanting throughout the second half, even if they had no goal to celebrate, as instead Palace added a late fourth to round off a win that will give them much-needed confidence after a difficult start to the Premier League season, losing three out of four games.
There was one other significant moment for Palace in the second half as Ismaila Sarr came on for his first appearance of the season.
A proposed move to Liverpool collapsed late in the transfer window, and while his return to action was generally well received, there were some boos among the cheers.
Whether you were at the game or following from elsewhere, we want to know what you learned.
Have your say on Crystal Palace's performance
Reaction and analysis to follow - and come back on Friday for a selection of your replies.
There are two Europa League games involving Premier League sides in the Europa League on Thursday and BBC Sport will bring you every moment.
Crystal Palace v Lech Poznan
Real Sociedad v Bournemouth
Kick-off times 20:00 BST - see Thursday's full fixture list here
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Image source, Getty ImagesGoalkeeper Dean Henderson says Crystal Palace fans deserve the current period of success "more than anyone", but believes there is a need to "park the negativity".
The 29-year-old, who has signed a new, long-term contract until 2030, has made 119 appearances for the Eagles since arriving from Manchester United in August 2023.
Henderson has also lifted the FA Cup and worn the captain's armband in the Conference League during his time at Selhurst Park.
"When we talk about that day out at Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup, obviously the lads were outstanding to a man but the supporters were incredible as well," he told club media, external.
"I don't think you will ever hear Wembley Stadium that loud again. They were right in our corner every step of the way, kicking every ball when the lads were tired.
"They deserve this period of success more than anyone.
"Selhurst Park is a big thing for us. It needs to become a fortress going forward.
"We need the fans more than ever in this transition period. Obviously, it has been a little bit of a difficult period with the lads getting back late and new ideas coming in.
"I'm so certain that we are going to have a really good season, so we need to park the negativity and all be as one. Together, we will be stronger."
