Crystal Palace f.c.

After the season opener at Selhurst Park on Friday night, they have faced Arsenal more often than any other opposition (27 times), with Nottingham Forest the ...

Jes Rak-Sakyi is Palace’s fifth youngest debutant, at just 18 years and 313 days old when he played Chelsea on the opening day a year ago. The youngest player to don the red and blue is George Ndah, who was just 17 years and 340 days old when he appeared against Liverpool in 1992. The oldest player by some distance is veteran striker Kevin Phillips, the man to fire Palace back into the Premier League from the penalty spot (40 years, 88 days). He pips Julian Speroni to the title, whose last appearance came against Liverpool in January, 2019 at 39 years and 246 days old.