3 h. ago Sir Richard Branson's wife saved him from 'wardrobe malfunction' in full Crystal Palace kit

Back in the day when shirt sponsorship of football clubs cost thousands not millions, Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson planned to strip off on live television to reveal a full Crystal Palace kit - but it nearly ended in disaster

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7 h. ago Crystal Palace XI vs Aston Villa: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for FA Cup today

Crystal Palace will look to progress to the FA Cup final for just the third time

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7 h. ago FA Cup semis, Celtic’s title chase, Copa del Rey final and more – matchday live

Premier League and FA Cup: 10 things to look out forToday’s fixtures | Latest tables | And mail us or post BTLA headline that certainly grabbed my attention this morning was David Moyes’s analogy of what it is like to manage Everton under new owners TFG.We’ve got a new lover coming in and we have to make sure we like them and it all goes well. People have been brought in to do it before and it didn’t work [with Farhad Moshiri]. We need to hope that we can say: ‘This is how it should be going, this is what Everton are required to do and this is how we need to do it.’”I love the frenzy around finishing fifth this year they’re all brilliant, aren’t they? We finished fifth last year. Why is it such a disaster that we finished fifth? Around this time last year, I was asked to lose a game [against City]. And I was wrong for wanting to win it. We finished fifth but it’s not a good story. A better story is my tenure has been a disaster and it continues to be. I just think that the kind of h...

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7 h. ago Oliver Glasner exuding calm as Crystal Palace chase FA Cup history at Wembley

Eagles must seize the moment against Aston Villa to move within just one more victory of a first-ever major trophy

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8 h. ago How to watch Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa for FREE: TV channel and live stream for FA Cup today

Eagles face the seven-time winners for a place in the FA Cup final

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10 h. ago Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa prediction: FA Cup betting preview, odds and tips

Crystal Palace will be looking to cause an upset at Wembley and book their third FA Cup appearance while Unai Emery looks to bring some silverware to Villa Park

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17 h. ago Crystal Palace: Oliver Glasner reveals Carlo Ancelotti mantra ahead of FA Cup semi

The Palace boss insists his squad is packed with players capable of producing magic when it matters most

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25 h. ago Unai Emery says FA Cup and Premier League both important for Aston Villa

Villa’s pursuit for a return to the Champions League through a top-five finish in the Premier League takes a back seat as they head to Wembley.

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26 h. ago Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe reveals pneumonia battle could have had ‘different outcome’

Howe missed games against Manchester United, Crystal Palace, and Aston Villa as he recovered in hospital and at home

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37 h. ago REVEALED: The Premier League rivals who are keeping tabs on Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze, the local hero forged in 'Concrete Catalonia'

SIMON JONES: The rhetorical question for Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish last September was: why had Eberechi Eze not been prised away from Selhurst Park?

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40 h. ago Crystal Palace XI vs Aston Villa: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for FA Cup

Crystal Palace will look to progress to the FA Cup final for just the third time

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41 h. ago Maxence Lacroix interview: ‘When Crystal Palace win the FA Cup, Wembley will shake — it will be beautiful’

The Palace defender believes Palace can beat Aston Villa, reach next month’s FA Cup final, and go all the way

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41 h. ago Maxence Lacroix: ‘One day I will be in the France team – but right now I want to win this Cup’

Crystal Palace defender on dreaming of FA Cup glory, Oliver Glasner and the importance of faith to the teamMaxence Lacroix is treating Saturday’s FA Cup semi-final at Wembley as just another game but the same can’t be said of his mother. “She’s more stressed than me right now,” the Crystal Palace defender says. “But I think it’s really good for a mother or father to see their son running his dream and playing this type of game because she knew it was difficult before and now she sees her son growing, having a family and doing what he wants. So I think she’s proud, a little bit stressed but it’s all right.”Growing up in Ajat, a village in the Dordogne, Lacroix knew he was never going to follow in his mother Corrine’s footsteps by becoming a doctor. Having moved to Germany from the French side Sochaux as a 20-year-old after coming through the prestigious Clairefontaine academy, he reunited with Oliver Glasner – his former manager at Wolfsburg – in south London last summer. The elegant...

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50 h. ago Liverpool’s title chance, the FA Cup semis and walkers: Football Weekly Extra

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Seb Hutchinson and Dan Bardell as Manchester City get a vital win over Aston Villa in the hunt for Champions League footballRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today: two midweek Premier League games to review. One more consequential than the other as Manchester City go third with a late win over Aston Villa. In the other fixture, Crystal Palace score two brilliant goals to claim a point at Arsenal. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard wants ‘electric’ Emirates atmosphere for PSG clash

The Gunners take on the French champions in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday.

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55 h. ago Jamie Carragher takes swipe at Arsenal set piece coach as worrying stat emerges

Arsenal both scored and conceded from set pieces in Wednesday's 2-2 draw at home to Crystal Palace, leading Jamie Carragher to point out Mikel Arteta's 'big problem'

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55 h. ago Crystal Palace in 3 word Liverpool message after title favour at Arsenal puts Arne Slot's men on brink

Palace held the Gunners to a 2-2 draw at the Emirates meaning the Reds only need ONE more point from five games.

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57 h. ago Jamie Carragher names Arsenal problem that'll leave Mikel Arteta 'furious' after slip

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal side dropped points for the third time in four Premier League games on Wednesday, as Crystal Palace fought back twice and earned a 2-2 draw at the Emirates

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58 h. ago Liverpool forced to delay title party as best and worst of careless Arsenal on show

ARSENAL 2-2 CRYSTAL PALACE: Mikel Arteta's side did just enough to ensure the Premier League title race is not officially over quite yet - but Liverpool's coronation looks imminent

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64 h. ago 'We dropped our standards': Mikel Arteta critical of Arsenal players as he explains factors behind 13th draw

The Gunners have now drawn 13 games in the Premier League after being pegged back twice against Crystal Palace

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