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THE PLAN Crystal Palace are still on cloud nine after ending 119 years with no major trophy. Oliver Glasner, the mastermind of that FA Cup win, may never have to buy a pint of Palace Ale at the Glazie

THE PLAN Last season’s 56 points was a club-record haul for a second successive campaign, with 9th a joint-best top-flight finish, so the task in 2025-26 task is simple: more of the same. Bournemouth’

THE PLAN With the nickname ‘the Lions’, it’s hardly surprising that Aston Villa go into hiding when it comes to Big Game hunting. Villa have now blown two semi-finals under Unai Emery, as well as last

THE PLAN Let’s try that again. Challenged to give West Ham fans something new, Julen Lopetegui certainly delivered as he spent huge sums in making the team older, slower and worse in both boxes, filli