Premier League · Premier League · Est. 1905 · Selhurst Park

London Crystal Palace FC

Updated March 17, 2026

Glasner's lame-duck season overshadows on-pitch quality

Oliver Glasner announced in January that he would be leaving Crystal Palace at the end of the season, a decision he says he made back in October. The Austrian led Palace to their first-ever major trophy with the 2025 FA Cup triumph and followed it with a Community Shield win, but a nine-game winless run in the league has seen the team plummet from fourth to mid-table. The tension between Glasner and the board over the sales of Eberechi Eze to Arsenal and Marc Guehi to Manchester City has poisoned the atmosphere at Selhurst Park.

Key departures gut the squad that won the FA Cup

The sales of Eze and Guehi, two of Palace's most important players, without adequate replacements have left the squad feeling hollowed out. Glasner publicly criticized the hierarchy for selling the captain without informing him until the day before a match. The Conference League campaign has added fixture congestion without providing the consolation of deep progress, and the fans are left wondering whether the FA Cup triumph was a peak rather than a platform.