Crystal Palace Winless Run Extended As Glasner Highlights Costly Mistakes

Crystal Palace’s 3-1 loss to Chelsea at Selhurst Park extended a difficult spell for Oliver Glasner, whose side are now 11 games without a win in all competitions. The result leaves Palace on the longest active winless run among Premier League clubs, increasing scrutiny on both performances and confidence levels within the squad.

The poor sequence began after the 2-0 victory over Shelbourne in the Conference League on December 11. Since then, Palace have gone 11 matches without success across all competitions, drawing four and losing seven. It is their worst run since a 13-game stretch without a win between January and March 2023, underlining the extent of their current problems.

Against Chelsea, Palace were again undone by costly errors. Jaydee

Canvot’s misplaced backpass in the first half gifted Estevao the opening goal. Five minutes after the interval, Joao Pedro increased Chelsea’s advantage, punishing a defence that struggled to recover shape after the early setback and offered limited protection to the goalkeeper.

Canvot’s evening then worsened when Darren England reviewed a Joao Pedro shot on the pitch-side monitor and ruled that Canvot had handled the ball. The decision produced a penalty, converted by Enzo Fernandez for Chelsea’s third. Later, Adam Wharton received a second yellow card, leaving Palace with ten players and facing an uphill task.

Despite the numerical disadvantage, Palace continued to push. Chris Richards pulled one back with a close-range header late on, sparking a brief wave of pressure. However, Chelsea held firm and Palace could not add another, leaving the hosts to reflect on a match shaped heavily by individual mistakes and by key decisions.

The defeat also marked a statistical first for Palace in the Premier League. It was the first time the club had conceded a penalty, had a player sent off and allowed three or more goals in the same league match. The combination highlighted how discipline and defensive structure both slipped during this latest setback.

Speaking to BBC Match of the Day, Glasner said: "It's disappointing and frustrating. It looks like, right now, we are not good enough to win the game but we created our chances, we didn't take them and then we made too many mistakes to give the opponents the chances, and they took them. "

Glasner accepted that the prolonged run without a win is affecting the mentality of the players. "When you've not won in 10 games, the nerves are very thin and then you are 1-0 down and the players are frustrated. They feel we are in the game but 1-0 down again. "

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Despite the result, Glasner pointed to the reaction at 3-0 down and with ten players as a sign of resilience. "These are tough moments, tough games. I look at the team and 3-0 down, a red card, you can go out five or six nil, but we came back, scored a goal and made a fight of it so that shows the great character of the group and that gives me a lot of confidence this group will turn it around. "

Palace’s recent record in all competitions can be set out as follows:

Glasner stressed that results remain the only true measure while trying to rebuild belief. "Confidence is what you get from results. It is my job, my responsibility, with my staff, my group, to get this confidence back. I saw a lot of positives but when you are losing 3-1 and have not won for 11 games then it's completely right to say 'where are the results?' That's what we have to get. It is up to us to find these puzzle pieces. There's no magician. I always believe in this group, these players, that we will turn it around. "

With the run now stretching to 11 games, Crystal Palace face growing pressure to respond quickly in both domestic and European competitions. The performance against Chelsea showed effort, but recurring errors, disciplinary issues and missed chances continue to decide matches against Glasner’s team, leaving the next fixtures crucial for restoring stability and belief.