After a testing summer, Crystal Palace are back in Premier League action.
Pre-season is done and dusted, transfer business is no more and Roy Hodgson’s men can focus on their primary objective: playing competitive football.
Looking to deal the Eagles an early blow are Everton, who head to Selhurst Park on Saturday full of confidence.
The Toffees have enjoyed a productive summer, bringing in the likes of Fabian Delph, Alex Iwobi and Moise Kean.
Palace have managed to keep hold of Wilfried Zaha, despite his desperation to move to Goodison Park, but he is unlikely to feature on Saturday.
It should be an exciting game in south London, with victory in the first outing of any season always feeling extra special.
Palace have experience mixed fortunes on the opening day throughout their history, with memorable wins but also damaging defeats. thrown in.
Here’s a look back a five encounters that have either left Palace fans delighted or in uproar, or somewhere in between.
