Top FPL picks at CRY
Daniel Muñoz is still the standout Crystal Palace pick despite not topping their points list. At £5.9m, with 126 points, 4.2 form and 9.9% ownership, he offers the best mix of clean sheet upside and attacking threat from this squad. The only concern is minutes, 2094 is well below some of the other Palace defenders, but his output per minute remains excellent.
Maxence Lacroix is the most secure Palace defender for FPL purposes. He leads their team on 148 points, has a strong 5.0 form, costs £5.2m, and has played 2845 minutes. If you want the safer route into the Palace back line, Lacroix looks like the best combination of durability and returns.
Dean Henderson deserves a mention for managers wanting save volume and nailed minutes. The Palace keeper has 126 points from 2970 minutes, basically ever present, and costs £5.1m. His 9.4% ownership shows he is already on the FPL radar. He is less explosive than Muñoz or Lacroix, but arguably more secure week to week.
In attack, Jean Philippe Mateta is still the clear Palace forward to target. He has 101 points in just 2084 minutes, with a healthy 4.0 form and 9.0% ownership. At £7.6m, he is priced in the awkward mid range for forwards, but he remains the most realistic Palace attacker for consistent returns.
Mid-tier and budget options
Tyrick Mitchell is a solid alternative to the headline Palace names. He has 127 points, costs £5.0m, and has logged 2938 minutes, more than any Palace defender listed here. The upside is lower than Muñoz, reflected in his modest 3.2 form, but for managers who value starts and baseline clean sheet potential, Mitchell is very usable.
Chris Richards might be the best value route into this defence. At just £4.4m, he has produced 124 points in 2616 minutes. That is outstanding value for a defender in this price bracket. His 2.7% ownership also makes him an effective differential if Palace fixtures line up.
Ismaïla Sarr is the most interesting midfield option. He has 101 points, costs £6.4m, and has 6.4% ownership, but the warning sign is his recent 2.0 form. The talent is there, and 1918 minutes suggests he can still produce when given chances, but he is more of a fixture swing punt than a set and forget pick.
For budget enablers, Canvot stands out. At £4.5m, he has 65 points from only 1061 minutes, plus a current 4.2 form. That profile hints at value if his role grows. He is not fully trustworthy yet, but among the cheap Palace names he is one to monitor closely.
Avoid / fade
Adam Wharton is not an FPL asset unless your format rewards deep midfield work. He has 95 points in 2326 minutes at £5.0m, but the 1.0 form says everything. The same applies to Lerma, who has 62 points, 2.0 form, and limited attacking upside.
Yeremy also looks easy to pass on. At £5.8m for just 71 points and a 1.2 form, he sits in an awkward price range with better options elsewhere. Strand Larsen is another fade. His 68 points in 2071 minutes at £5.9m is underwhelming, and Mateta is the obvious superior Palace forward pick.
Captaincy potential
Palace are not a team you captain often, but Mateta is the one viable armband option in soft home fixtures. His 101 points from 2084 minutes suggest enough goal threat to justify a differential captain punt.
If you want a high risk alternative, Muñoz is the defender with explosive haul potential thanks to his all action role and 4.2 form. In draft or very aggressive play, he is the only Palace defender worth serious captaincy thought. In standard FPL, though, Palace assets are better treated as strong squad pieces rather than reliable captains.