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Paris 2024: Olise & Ugochukwu make France U-23 preliminary squad

Paris 2024: Olise & Ugochukwu make France U-23 preliminary squad

France U-21 head coach, Thierry Henry, has named Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise and Chelsea midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu to his star-studded 25-man preliminary list for this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. Olise and Ugochukwu are of Nigerian descent and are still eligible to represent Nigeria's Super Eagles even after the Olympics. Olise enjoyed a stellar campaign for Palace in the Premier League this season, finishing with...

Mateta Eze

Eze and Mateta complement each other after huge season-ending Crystal Palace win

Eberechi Eze and Jean-Philippe Mateta complemented each other's efforts after helping Crystal Palace to an impressive 5-0 Premier League season-ending win over Aston Villa on Sunday. Mateta scored a hat-trick, becoming the first Palace player to do so since Yannick Bolasie in 2015 while Eze scored a brace to hand the South London outfit their sixth win in their final seven league games of the season....

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How did Crystal Palace fare in 2023-24 Premier League season

Crystal Palace have been a stable name in the Premier League since gaining promotion in 2013. They have consistently been mid-table or relegation survivors. The 2023-24 season however was a tale of two contrasting forms under two different managers and Afrosport reviews how it all went. Overall Review Crystal Palace began the season with Roy Hodgson who was brought in March 2023 for a second spell...

Mateta: Hughes praises Franco-Congolese forward’s improved goalscoring form

Mateta: Hughes praises Franco-Congolese forward’s improved goalscoring form

Crystal Palace midfielder Will Hughes says that Jean-Philippe Mateta is deserving of his current run of goalscoring form. The Franco-Congolese forward struck twice in Wednesday’s 2-0 home win over Newcastle United, taking his tally to nine goals in his last 12 league games, including five in his last four. It has been a total transformation for Mateta who had only scored twice all season before the...

2023-24 Premier League season: 3 winners and losers from the opening fixtures

Premier League: Man City boss Guardiola critical of his side after Crystal Palace draw

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was extremely critical of his side after their disappointing 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The Spanish manager said his team gave away two points after they relinquished their two-goal lead to the Eagles, further denting their hopes of defending the Premier League title, which they have won three times consecutively. "It is not bad luck,...