We can now reveal preparations for the 2026/27 season will begin with a friendly against League Two side Swindon Town – Pierre Sage's first match in charge of the Eagles – on Saturday, 18th July.
The match will take place behind closed doors at the Academy, but will be streamed live on Palace TV+. Kick-off will be at 12:30 BST.
There will also be coverage of the match on the official Crystal Palace App, cpfc.co.uk and our social channels. Palace last met Swindon competitively in 2007 in an FA Cup third-round tie, with the Eagles winning 2-1 thanks to goals from Sheki Kuqi and Jobi McAnuff.
Palace will then make the short journey to Hayes Lane to face League One club Bromley on Saturday, 25th July, with kick-off set for 15:00 BST. Tickets are available to purchase directly from Bromley here.
Following this, Palace will be one of six teams set to compete in this year's Como Cup, which will take place in late July.
Sage's side will face France's RC Lens and Portugal's FC Famalicão in the group stages – two 45-minute matches, on Tuesday, 28th July at 18:00 and 19:30 BST respectively – with a third, 90-minute game to follow on either Friday, 31st July or Saturday, 1st August (depending on the Eagles' placing in the group).
As revealed last week, Palace's pre-season programme then culminates with a trip to German club SC Freiburg. That match will take place on Saturday, 15th August, kicking off at 13:00 BST (14:00 local time).
All of the above matches are also due to be streamed live on Palace TV+. New Palace TV+ subscriptions for 26/27 will become available the week of the Swindon match.
A Palace TV+ subscription is also included in all our 26/27 Gold, Junior Gold and International Membership and Season Ticket+ packages – granting you not only access to live broadcasts of our pre-season matches, but also exclusive Premier League ticket access, digital matchday programmes and more! Explore our 26/27 Memberships here.
Our first game of the 2026/27 Premier League campaign – and first competitive fixture under new Manager Pierre Sage – is away to Everton on Saturday, 22nd August (15:00 BST).
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2026/27 Pre-season schedule
- Saturday, 18th July: Palace v Swindon (12:30 BST)
- Saturday, 25th July: Bromley v Palace (15:00 BST)
- Tuesday, 28th July – Saturday, 1 August: Como Cup:
- Tuesday, 28th July: Palace v RC Lens (18:00 BST) – 45-minute match
- Tuesday, 28th July: Palace v FC Famalicão (19:30 BST) – 45-minute match
- Either Friday, 31st July (17:00 or 19:45 BST) or Saturday, 1st August (19:00 BST): Palace v TBC – 90-minute match
- Saturday, 15th August: SC Freiburg v Palace (13:00 BST)
All matches to be shown live on Palace TV+!