August Crystal Palace started the 2019–20 season relatively positively, with a 0–0 draw at home to
Everton. The next week Palace lost 1–0 to newly promoted
Sheffield United, with
John Lundstram scoring the only goal early in the second half. Palace got their first two goals of the season in a shock 2–1 win at
Manchester United.
Jordan Ayew scored midway through the first half, with
Daniel James thinking he'd rescued a point for Manchester United with his curling equaliser late on. However,
Patrick van Aanholt scored past the goalkeeper at the near post winning the game for
Crystal Palace in stoppage time. Palace then entered the
EFL Cup in the second round, being drawn at home to
League Two Colchester United. After a 0–0 draw, Palace lost the penalty shootout after
Andros Townsend’s penalty was saved by goalkeeper
Dean Gerken. Back in the Premier League, Palace beat
Aston Villa 1–0, but the game turned toxic after a decision by referee
Kevin Friend to disallow a late equaliser by
Henri Lansbury.
September After the international break, Crystal Palace were back in action at the
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, losing 4–0, with goals from
Son Heung-Min,
Erik Lamela and a
Patrick van Aanholt own goal. The first home game in September came against
Wolverhampton Wanderers. Palace took the lead early in the second half thanks to a fortunate own goal from
Leander Dendoncker, but could not hold on due to
Diogo Jota’s last-gasp equaliser. The next game was also at
Selhurst Park, a 2–0 win over
Norwich City with goals from
Andros Townsend and a
Luka Milivojević penalty.
October Palace started October strongly, where despite going 1–0 down to
Sebastien Haller’s goal for
West Ham United, a
Luka Milivojević penalty levelled the game.
Jordan Ayew then scored a late winner, initially ruled out for offside but given by VAR. After an international break, Palace were back at Selhurst Park against
Manchester City where goals from
Gabriel Jesus and
David Silva downed the high-spirited Eagles. The next game was away to
Arsenal, where despite going 2–0 down with goals from
Sokratis and
David Luiz after just 10 minutes, a stunning fightback ensued with a
Luka Milivojević penalty and a header from
Jordan Ayew levelled the game at 2–2.
Sokratis then had a late winner disallowed by VAR due to a foul on
Luka Milivojević.