I have to admit, I don’t know why but I have grown a bit of a soft spot for Crystal Palace over the last couple of years. I can’t quite work out why, whether it be some of the talent they have in their squad like Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise or the very popular HLTCO fanpage.
Either way, I was quite surprised when they chose to relieve Patrick Viera of his duties in March. Yes, I know they had failed to win in 12 but the football was there and the fixture list wasn’t too kind to them but that’s football for you.
The return of Roy Hodgson allowed them to push on winning half of his 10 games in charge helping Palace to a respectable 11th-placed finish.
The loss of their talisman Wilfred Zaha on a free to Galatasary could prove to be a big blow for the upcoming season with the previously mentioned Eze and Olise, I wouldn’t write them off. Stadium: Selhurst Park.

Nickname(s): The Eagles, The Glaziers.

Founded: 1905

Manager: Roy Hodgson
Last Season: 11th

Top Scorer(s): Eberechi Eze (10)
Played for Villa and Crystal Palace
Christian Benteke
Aston Villa signed Christian Benteke from Genk in 2012 for a fee believed to be in the region of £7 million.
The big Belgian didn’t take long to settle in scoring on his debut in a 2-0 win over Swansea. He went on to score 19 Premier League goals in his opening season for Villa, exceeding Dwight Yorke’s record (18) for most goals scored in a Premier League season by a Villa player.
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