Before then, the Eagles face several friendlies, the transfer window remains open and the country prepares for further games behind closed doors. It's a lot to keep track of, so we've listed all the key dates from this summer and next season below.
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Date |
Event |
Sunday, 26th July | Palace 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur - ending Palace's 2019/20 season |
Monday, 17th August | Players return to training after just three weeks off |
Thursday, 20th August | Premier League fixtures are released |
Saturday, 22nd August | Kingstonian v Crystal Palace Under-23s (14:00 BST) |
Tuesday, 25th August | Palace v Oxford United (17:30 BST) - the first pre-season friendly |
Saturday, 29th August | Palace v Charlton Athletic (14:00 BST) |
Tuesday, 1st September | Millwall v Palace (14:00 BST) |
Saturday, 5th September | Palace v Brøndby IF (15:00 BST) |
Sunday, 6th September | Charlton Athletic Women v Palace (14:00 BST) - the Women's Championship returns |
Saturday, 12th September | Palace v Southampton (15:00 BST) - the Premier League returns |
Saturday, 12th September | Palace v London City Lionesses (19:00 BST) - Palace Women's first home game of the season |
Saturday, 12th September | The Under-18s' season begins |
11-14th September | The Under-23s' season begins |
15/16th September | Round Two of the League Cup commences |
Saturday, 19th September | Manchester United v Palace (15:00 BST) - Palace's first away game of the season |
Monday, 5th October | The summer transfer window closes |
Saturday, 17th October | Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion (15:00) |
Saturday, 26th December | Aston Villa v Palace (15:00) |
Saturday, 2nd January | Palace v Sheffield United (15:00) |
Saturday, 9th January | FA Cup third round proper commences |
Saturday, 20th February | Brighton v Palace (15:00) |
Sunday, 23rd May | Liverpool v Palace (16:00) - Palace's final game of 2020/21 |
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