30-05-2025
Three Palace players in Williams' underrated XI of the season
As the dust settles on this Premier League campaign, we asked former England international Fara Williams for her underrated XI for the selected three players who have represented Crystal Palace this HendersonI've gone for Dean Henderson as the goalkeeper in my underrated XI because he capped a quietly reliable season with a standout performance in Crystal Palace's historic FA Cup several loads from boyhood club Manchester United, it has taken time for Henderson to find a home. He impressed at Sheffield United but struggled slightly at Nottingham Forest as he moved out of the shadow of Old was not a guaranteed started for Palace after making the permanent move in 2023 but this season has truly stepped up and been a solid presence behind a defence that has grown in stature and confidence as the season went MunozI have been extremely impressed by Munoz this season. His energy and fitness levels to get up and down that right hand side is not only has the intelligence to get himself into space in attacking positions and the quality to deliver dangerous crosses and shots at goal, but the engine to recover and get back to not leave his fellow defenders exposed.A very powerful runner and impressive ChalobahA player who could only help Palace in the first half of the season before he was recalled to Chelsea, but a consistent performer all season who dealt admirably with difficult scenarios and an uncertain future to earn a call-up for Thomas Tuchel's post-season England could have shut off when deemed surplus to requirements at Chelsea, or when they recalled him mid-season, but he worked hard, delivered seven or eight out of 10 performances every week, and deserves his chance at international is maybe not your modern day centre-back who steps into the play but he defends solidly and wins his Williams was speaking to BBC Sport's Nat Hayward
