| Crystal Palace | | | | following the sales of key players Andy Johnson, Fitz |
| Odds: 12/1 | | | | Hall and Mikele Leigertwood. Everton smashed their |
| Last Five Seasons | | | | club record transfer fee by signing Johnson for |
| 2005/06 - 6 (Championship), 2004/05 - 18 | | | | £8.6 million, beating the previous record of |
| (Premiership, Relegated), 2003/04 - 6 (Championship, | | | | £6 million to sign fellow striker James Beattie |
| Promoted), 2002/03 - 14 (Championship), 2001/02 - | | | | from Southampton. Johnson is expected to be |
| 10 (Championship). | | | | Everton's highest paid player on a reported |
| 2005/06 Cup Progress | | | | £40,000 a week and Palace will received more |
| FA Cup Fourth Round (replay) vs Preston North End | | | | than £5 million up front in the deal. |
| (h) - lost 2-1. | | | | Defender Fitz Hall joined Wigan for an undisclosed |
| Carling Cup Fourth Round vs Middlesbrough (a) - lost | | | | fee, reportedly £3 million while Leigertwood |
| 2-1. | | | | joined Premiership new boys Sheffield United for |
| Top Goal Scorer 2005/06: Andy Johnson (striker) - 17 | | | | £600,000. |
| goals. | | | | Taylor returned to old club Hull City to sign defender |
| Players In | | | | Leon Cort as a replacement for the departed Hall in a |
| Leon Cort (Hull City - £1,250,000), James | | | | deal worth £1.25 million. Hull had earlier rejected a |
| Scowcroft (£500,000), Scott Flinders (Barnsley - | | | | £750,000 bid for player Taylor signed on a free |
| Undisclosed), Mark Kennedy (Wolves - Free) | | | | transfer for the Tigers in 2004. He also raided |
| Players Out | | | | Coventry City for striker James Scowcroft who he |
| Andy Johnson (Everton - £8,600,000), Mikele | | | | worked with at Leicester City in a £500,000 |
| Leigertwood (Sheffield United - £600,000), Fitz | | | | deal. |
| Hall (Wigan Athletic - Undisclosed), Sam Togwell | | | | Taylor drafted in winger Mark Kennedy on a free |
| (Barnsley - Undisclosed), Wayne Andrews (Coventry | | | | transfer from Wolves and Barnsley goalkeeper Scott |
| City - Free), Tony Popovic (Al Arabi - Free), Aki | | | | Flinders in a deal which could rise to £1 million |
| Riihilahti (Released), Glenn Wilson (Released). | | | | depending on appearances. Taylor selected Flinders |
| Peter Taylor is the new man in charge at play off | | | | for the Football League XI team that faced Italy last |
| losers Crystal Palace this season following Iain Dowie's | | | | season. |
| defection to Charlton Athletic. Palace chairman Simon | | | | Verdict |
| Jordan launched action against Dowie for 'fraudulent | | | | This could be a transitional season at Selhurst Park |
| misrepresentation' over his move across South | | | | and the Eagles will miss the goals Andy Johnson |
| London. Jordan claimed Dowie's domestic situation | | | | provided them. Clinton Morrison will be under pressure |
| prompted him to waive a clause in his contract which | | | | to perform following his 13 goal tally last season and |
| required compensation of £1 million from any | | | | even though there is money to spend, Palace could |
| club the former West Ham United striker would join. | | | | find themselves just short of a play off place in May. |
| It has been a season of rebuilding at Selhurst Park, | | | | |