Position14of 20
Points41in 38
Won, drawn, lost12-5-21
Goals50for, 63 against
FormLLLWL
Results
2016-17Sun 21 May
FT
Sun 14 May
FT
Sat 6 May
FT
Sat 29 Apr
FT
Wed 26 Apr
FT
Sun 23 Apr
FT
Sat 15 Apr
FT
Mon 10 Apr
FT
Wed 5 Apr
FT
Sat 1 Apr
FT
Sat 18 Mar
FT
Sat 4 Mar
FT
Sat 25 Feb
FT
Sat 11 Feb
FT
Sat 4 Feb
FT
Tue 31 Jan
FT
Sat 21 Jan
FT
Sat 14 Jan
FT
Tue 3 Jan
FT
Sun 1 Jan
FT
Mon 26 Dec
FT
Sat 17 Dec
FT
Wed 14 Dec
FT
Sat 10 Dec
FT
Sat 3 Dec
FT
Sat 26 Nov
FT
Sat 19 Nov
FT
Sat 5 Nov
FT
Sat 29 Oct
FT
Sat 22 Oct
FT
Sat 15 Oct
FT
Fri 30 Sep
FT
Sat 24 Sep
FT
Sun 18 Sep
FT
Sat 10 Sep
FT
Sat 27 Aug
FT
Sat 20 Aug
FT
Sat 13 Aug
FT
In numbers
- 53rdof 98 teams of the five leagues by Vesta’s strength rating
- 4wins in a row, the longest run of 2016-17
- 3clean sheets in a row, the longest of 2016-17
- 30%of the team's league goals scored by Christian Benteke
- 31%of matches won since 2004-05
- 5–0Biggest win since 2004-05: Crystal Palace 5–0 Aston Villa
- 0–7Heaviest defeat: Crystal Palace 0–7 Liverpool
In Europe
18 matches in the European cups since 2025-26Won, drawn, lost11-4-3
Goals31– 12
Finals1won Conference League 2025-26
Vesta and Crystal Palace
347 league matches since 2017-18- 50%of Crystal Palace's matches won by Vesta's favourite
- 67wins in 144 matches as Vesta's favourite
- 4%won with 4%: Manchester City 2–3 Crystal Palace
- 5%won with 5%: Manchester City 0–2 Crystal Palace
- 6%won with 6%: Liverpool 0–1 Crystal Palace
- 69%lost at 69%: Crystal Palace 2–3 Burnley
- 65%lost at 65%: Crystal Palace 0–3 Huddersfield
- 59%lost at 59%: Crystal Palace 0–2 West Ham
Vesta's forecasts reconstructed with each season hidden (how).
By the minute
2016-17, 38 matches| Goals | 1-15 | 16-30 | 31-45+ | 46-60 | 61-75 | 76-90+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 |
| Against | 9 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
- 4points won in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 7points thrown away in the last five minutes and stoppage time
- 13points won after going behind
- 10points dropped after going ahead
Goal minutes. Quarters of an hour by the minute of the match reports; stoppage time counts in the last quarter of each half.
League position
2016-17Strength
Rating 1,470Vesta's rating before every match since 2014-15. 1,500 is an average team of these leagues.
Squad
Players used in 2016-17| Player | Apps | Min | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel WardCentre-back | 38 | 3,420 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian BentekeForward | 36 | 3,153 | 15 | 2 |
| Jason PuncheonAttacking midfielder | 36 | 3,099 | 0 | 5 |
| Wilfried ZahaForward | 34 | 2,943 | 7 | 9 |
| Wayne HennesseyGoalkeeper | 29 | 2,610 | 0 | 0 |
| Andros TownsendRight midfielder | 36 | 2,542 | 3 | 4 |
| Martin KellyRight-back | 28 | 2,144 | 0 | 2 |
| Yohan CabayeMidfielder | 31 | 2,126 | 4 | 3 |
| James McArthurMidfielder | 29 | 2,034 | 5 | 3 |
| Damien DelaneyCentre-back | 30 | 1,999 | 0 | 2 |
| James TomkinsCentre-back | 24 | 1,984 | 3 | 0 |
| Scott DannCentre-back | 23 | 1,746 | 3 | 1 |
| Luka MilivojevicMidfielder | 14 | 1,230 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe LedleyMidfielder | 18 | 1,169 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeffrey SchluppLeft midfielder | 15 | 995 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve MandandaGoalkeeper | 9 | 810 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick van AanholtLeft-back | 11 | 712 | 2 | 0 |
| Mamadou SakhoCentre-back | 8 | 688 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Chung-yongLeft winger | 15 | 463 | 0 | 1 |
| Connor WickhamForward | 7 | 316 | 2 | 0 |
| Mathieu FlaminiDefensive midfielder | 10 | 272 | 0 | 0 |
| Pape SouaréLeft-back | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Fryers– | 8 | 164 | 0 | 1 |
| Fraizer CampbellForward | 12 | 125 | 1 | 0 |
| Loïc RemyForward | 5 | 121 | 0 | 0 |
| Bakary SakoForward | 7 | 121 | 0 | 0 |
| Mile JedinakMidfielder | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordon MutchMidfielder | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Sullay Kaikai– | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Benteke– | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |

