Palace winning streak made 'expectations wrong'

Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner says their fine form at the end of last season meant "expectations were wrong" going into this campaign.

Palace won six of their last seven games of 2023-24, scoring 21 goals in that run. They ended up on 49 points, their best 38-game Premier League season.

But their only two wins this season have come in the Carabao Cup - against Championship sides Norwich and QPR - and they sit on two points from four games.

This is Glasner's first full season in charge, having taken over in February.

Speaking before Saturday's home game with Manchester United, the Austrian said: "The last seven games were great but the first 31 weren't great - it doesn’t mean it continues like the last seven.

"The expectations were wrong because when you win two it doesn't mean you win the next one, and when you lost two it doesn’t mean you lose the next one.

"After 31 rounds we were five points away from relegation. That is fact.

"We didn't expect we win every game and play Champions League. When your highest number is 49 [points] you can't expect 78."