Crystal Palace √ chelsea
mon 12 feb 2024 20:00 kick-off
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palace √ chelsea mon 12 feb | 20:00
08 06 manager 10 chairman 12 mayor of london 44 ben bailey smith 46 academy 52 history makers 56 RETRO PALACE 62 PALACE FOR LIFE 69 BEAT BRIGHTY 70 stats & results
Directors Chairman Steve Parish, David Blitzer, Joshua Harris, John Textor Chief Financial Officer Sean O’Loughlin Sporting Director Dougie Freedman Club Secretary Christine Dowdeswell Head of Sports Medicine Dr. Zaf Iqbal Academy Director Gary Issott Director of U21 Development Mark Bright Chief Operating Officer Sharon Lacey Chief Commercial Officer Barry Webber General Counsel David Nichol Head of Ticketing Paul McGowan Head of Retail Foz Bowers Chief Marketing and Communications Officer James Woodroof Head of Safeguarding Cassi Wright Head Groundsman Bruce Elliott
14 It’s different – it’s changed a lot, I can’t really go out in Croydon too much anymore. I’ve got to watch where I go and the things I do, but I’m enjoying life now. I was prepared for it
Editor Will Robinson Design Billy Cooke, Stu Ellmer, Lucas Gough
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Contributors Ian King, Robin Johnson, Toby Jagmohan, Tommy Macarthur, Doc Brown, Bobby Vincent Photography Neil Everitt, Sebastian Frej, Pinnacle Photo Agency, Toby Jagmohan, Getty Printer Bishops Printers
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A year on from making his Premier League debut, David Ozoh sits down with Will Robinson to look back on a life-changing 12 months, a Premier League baptism of fire and the potential for magical moments at Selhurst Park in the future…
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chelsea
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WELCOME TO THE CLUB Play Now
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ben bailey-smith
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For more than 150 years, Palace have paved a way into the history books, navigating wild misadventures, cult heroes, political and social changes and all the ups and downs that come with them. Step back into another world…
retro palace
Crystal palace f.c. Sam JOHNSTONE (GK) Joel WARD Tyrick MITCHELL Rob HOLDING James TOMKINS Marc GUÉHI Michael OLISE Jefferson LERMA Jordan AYEW Ebere EZE Matheus FRANÇA Daniel MUÑOZ Jean-Philippe MATETA Jeffrey SCHLUPP Joachim ANDERSEN Nathaniel CLYNE Will HUGHES Adam WHARTON Odsonne EDOUARD Chris RICHARDS Cheick DOUCOURÉ Naouirou AHAMADA Dean HENDERSON (GK) Remi MATTHEWS (GK) Nathan FERGUSON Joe WHITWORTH (GK) Jaïro RIEDEWALD Jesurun RAK-SAKYI David OZOH
chelsea f.c. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 19 20 22 26 28 29 30 31 36 41 44 49 52
M. Oliver S. Burt D. Cook C. Pawson A. Madley N. Hopton
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Robert SÁNCHEZ (GK) Axel DISASI Marc CUCURELLA Benoît BADIASHILE Thiago SILVA Raheem STERLING Enzo FERNÁNDEZ Mykhailo MUDRYK Noni MADUEKE Marcus BETTINELLI (GK) Trevoh CHALOBAH Nicolas JACKSON Lesley UGOCHUKWU Carney CHUKWUEMEKA Christopher NKUNKU Cole PALMER Ben CHILWELL Conor GALLAGHER Reece JAMES Moisés CAICEDO Levi COLWILL Malo GUSTO Djordje PETROVIC (GK) Cesare CASADEI Wesley FOFANA Deivid WASHINGTON Alfie GILCHRIST Roméo LAVIA Lucas BERGSTRÖM (GK) Leo CASTLEDINE Michael GOLDING
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