Palace after five gameweeks
Crystal Palace start 2026/27 under Pierre Sage, appointed in June after Oliver Glasner left for Nottingham Forest. After five games they are fifteenth: defeats at Everton, at home to Manchester City and at home to Ipswich, a 3-2 win at Fulham and a goalless draw at Leeds. Six scored, eleven conceded, one clean sheet.
The squad that made Palace a defensive bargain has gone: Marc Guéhi to Manchester City, Eberechi Eze to Arsenal, Maxence Lacroix to Chelsea and Daniel Muñoz to Nottingham Forest. What remains is cheap, and for FPL that is the point — Palace are a source of £4.5m to £5.5m starters, not of premium picks.
Mitchell and Kamada
Tyrick Mitchell is Palace’s top FPL scorer: two goals from left-back and a start in every game, at £4.5m. Anan Khalaili has a goal from four starts on the other side. Chris Richards has played every minute at centre-back but, with one clean sheet, has little to show for it.
Daichi Kamada has started every game with three assists and is the most productive Palace midfielder. Yéremy Pino takes the corners and direct free kicks and has two assists. Adam Wharton has started every game.
Mateta, Henderson and the striker question
Jean-Philippe Mateta, first on penalties, has a hamstring injury and is expected back around the GW6 deadline. Until he is, Jørgen Strand Larsen, signed from Wolves, is the striker — one goal in three starts. Dean Henderson is also expected back from a foot injury around the same time; Walter Benítez has started the last two games in goal.
Will Hughes is among the most-owned Palace players and has played less than half an hour. If he is in your squad as a bench filler, check he is still the right one.
Palace’s next five
After the international break Palace play Nottingham Forest (H), Brighton (A), Newcastle (H), Tottenham (A) and Liverpool (H). The FPL difficulty ratings put Brighton and Liverpool at 4 and the rest at 3, one of the harder runs in the division.
Mitchell is the Palace player to own through it. The live table on this page carries each player’s price, ownership and flag, including whether Mateta and Henderson are back.