Fixture summary
Crystal Palace have a mixed but very playable run across the next four match slots, with a double in GW36. The fixtures are Man City away, FDR 5, Everton at home, FDR 3, Brentford away, FDR 3, and Arsenal at home, FDR 4. That gives Palace an average FDR of 3.75 across the period, which is not soft overall, but the double gameweek changes the conversation.
The clear split is simple. There is one elite-level bad fixture in Manchester City away, and one more difficult game in Arsenal at home. In between those, Everton at Selhurst Park and Brentford away are both rated FDR 3 and represent the useful stretch. Palace also get two home fixtures from the four, Everton and Arsenal, with the Everton game standing out as the best immediate target.
From an FPL planning perspective, this is not a run to aggressively load up on three Palace players for the long term. It is, however, a run where the GW36 double creates short-term value, especially if you are targeting appearance points, save volume, or attacking defenders who can return without needing a clean sheet.
FPL implications by position
Defenders and goalkeeper
This is where most of the Palace interest sits. Maxence Lacroix is the standout on season-long output, with 148 points at £5.2m and a form score of 5.0. Daniel Muñoz is close behind as the higher-upside pick, priced at £5.9m with 126 points and 4.2 form. If you want attacking threat and are prepared to pay for it, Muñoz is still the ceiling play. If you want value and steadier per-minute reliability, Lacroix makes a strong case.
Tyrick Mitchell at £5.0m, 127 points, form 3.2, and Chris Richards at £4.4m, 124 points, form 2.5, are viable alternatives, especially for managers who want cheaper routes into the double. Dean Henderson is also firmly in the conversation. At £5.1m with 126 points, his form is only 2.8, but two fixtures in GW36 can compensate for that through save points and bonus potential, even if the clean-sheet odds are dented by the trip to City.
The clean-sheet outlook is decent rather than exciting. Everton at home is the obvious opportunity. Brentford away is reasonable, but not one to overrate. City away and Arsenal at home are poor clean-sheet spots on paper. That pushes Palace defenders more toward hold or short-term buy for the double, rather than must-own assets beyond it.
Attackers
Jean-Philippe Mateta is the main name here. He is £7.6m, has 101 points, and comes in with 4.0 form, which is healthy enough to keep him in the frame for GW36. The appeal is straightforward, two games, one of them at home to Everton, and enough goal threat to punish non-owners if Palace click in the easier fixture.
Ismaila Sarr, £6.4m, 101 points, form 2.0, is more volatile. He is a punt rather than a process pick, especially with Palace facing two top-tier opponents in the run. Adam Wharton, £5.0m, 95 points, form 1.0, looks more like a squad filler than a serious attacking target in standard formats.
Buy / hold / sell windows
Buy in GW36
The obvious window is the double. If you are buying Palace, do it for GW36. Lacroix, Muñoz, and Henderson are the best entry points in defence and goal, with Mateta the leading attacking option. Everton at home is the fixture you are really buying, while City away is the bonus appearance game that lifts the floor.
Hold through GW37 if already invested
Brentford away, FDR 3, is good enough to keep Palace assets for one more week. That is especially true for defenders bought for the double, because moving them out immediately after GW36 may be an unnecessary transfer.
Sell before or after GW38 depending on squad depth
Arsenal at home, FDR 4, is not a fixture to target. If you are using Palace as a short-term double-gameweek play, the clean exit point is after GW37. If you have bench cover and no urgent fires, holding one premium Palace defender for GW38 is acceptable, but not ideal.
Verdict
Own selectively, mostly for GW36. Wait if you are thinking long term.
Palace are not a blanket buy despite the double. The average FDR of 3.75 and the presence of Man City away and Arsenal at home limit the upside. Still, the GW36 double is enough to make their best assets relevant. Lacroix and Muñoz are the standout defenders, Henderson is a viable goalkeeper play, and Mateta is the only attacker I would actively target.
If you already own Palace players, this is mostly a hold through GW37. If you do not own them, buy with a clear exit strategy. Short-term investment makes sense. Long-term commitment does not.