Are Crystal Palace making a huge mistake this summer?

['Joe Donnohue', 'Senior Digital Writer', 'Layer Van-Ds .Vds-Author Font-Size Var --Text-Base', 'Font-Size Var --Vds-Author-Font-Size', 'Var --Text-Base', 'Line-Height Var --Text-Base--Line-Height', 'Line-Height Var --Vds-Author-Line-Height', 'Var --Text-Base--Line-Height', 'Letter-Spacing Var --Tracking-Normal', 'Letter-Spacing Var --Vds-Author-Letter-Spacing'] Latest from FourFourTwo 2026-08-11 16:00:00

In just under a fortnight, Crystal Palace will visit the Hill Dickinson Stadium to kick off their 2026/27 Premier League campaign. Standing still as a Premier League club rarely means anything other than going backwards, particularly when the teams around you recruit aggressively. Should Crystal Palace fans be worried about the 2026/27 Premier League season? (Image credit: Getty Images)From a squad perspective, FourFourTwo aren't overly enamoured by the business the South London club have done so far. Is replacing one inconsistent Premier League winger with another truly improving the squad, or is it an uninspired sideways move?