Buy Crystal Palace vs Arsenal tickets for the 2026/27 Season, with kickoff scheduled for Saturday 27 December 2026 at 17:00 at Selhurst Park in south London. Boxing Day, the reigning Premier League champions travelling across the capital and a host who lifted a European trophy last season: this is the most wanted home date on the Palace calendar and the ground is one of the smallest in the division.
Thousands trust 1BoxOffice
Both clubs arrive with something to show. Arsenal ended a 22-year wait for the league title in 2025/26. Palace finished fifteenth in the league that same season and then won the Conference League, which puts them in the Europa League this year and gives Selhurst Park a status it has never had before. That combination is why Crystal Palace tickets for this fixture price well above the club's usual top band.
Capacity is the whole story on the supply side. Selhurst Park holds 25,486, one of the lowest totals in the Premier League, and around 3,000 of that goes to the visiting allocation. After season ticket holders and members are served, the pool that reaches the open market is genuinely small.
Start with the arithmetic. A 25,486 capacity against a club whose own stadium holds more than twice that means demand from the visiting side alone could fill Selhurst several times over. Arsenal supporters without an away ticket look for home seats, Palace members hold what they have, and a Boxing Day slot converts occasional attenders into buyers.
The opponent's status has shifted too. Arsenal are defending a title rather than chasing one, which changes how a London away day feels for both sets of supporters. Anyone tracking Arsenal tickets across the season will have noticed that away fixtures at smaller grounds now move faster than they did two seasons ago.
Palace's own profile has risen sharply. Winning the Conference League in 2025/26 brought European football to Selhurst Park for a second season and attracted a layer of newer supporters who did not previously buy. A club that once had general sale availability for mid-table fixtures now sells through far earlier, and the Boxing Day game is the first to go.
There is a return fixture at the Emirates later in the campaign, with a very different supply picture behind it. Buyers doing both legs generally secure Selhurst first, because Arsenal vs Crystal Palace tickets come from a ground more than twice the size with a larger membership sale behind them.
Yes, though the club route is narrow for this one. Palace run a loyalty points system attached to paid membership, and for the highest-category fixtures the points threshold rises to a level that only regular attenders clear. Season ticket holders are covered, members buy in priority order by points, and general sale for a fixture like this rarely opens with anything meaningful left.
The membership structure itself is worth understanding before you decide whether it helps. A standard adult membership sits at around £25 and carries a starting loyalty allocation, while the Gold tier at around £60 adds a 72-hour priority window and a larger points balance. Neither buys you a Boxing Day ticket against the champions in your first season, because the people ahead of you have been accumulating points for years.
Visiting supporters face the tightest route of all. The away allocation sits at roughly 3,000 in a section of the Arthur Wait Stand and is distributed through Arsenal's own away scheme, where a fixture of this profile demands a high credit total. An Arsenal supporter without that history is not getting an away ticket through the club.
The resale market is where seats from members and season ticket holders who cannot attend on Boxing Day actually surface. Because 26 December clashes with family commitments more than any other date in the calendar, the release pattern here is better than for an ordinary Saturday. Set an alert early and watch the fortnight before the game.
One structural point is worth holding on to. Because the ground is small and the membership base is not, the gap between face value and resale widens here more sharply than at a larger stadium. That is a supply effect rather than a pricing decision by anyone, and it is why the same seat costs far more for this fixture than for a Category C visit.
Five things drive the price: which stand and tier you choose, how little inventory survives the membership sale, the Boxing Day slot, the visiting club's standing as champions and whether you want catering attached. Palace band their own fixtures from Category C up to Category A, and this one sits at the very top of that structure, above the M23 derby and well above a midweek visit from a promoted side. Compare it against Crystal Palace vs Liverpool tickets rather than against a Category C fixture and the market makes more sense.
| Ticket Type | Resale Price Range | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper tiers and corners | £180 – £340 | Value buyers on a top-band fixture | The lowest entry point here. Elevation compensates for the distance in a compact ground. |
| Holmesdale Road Stand | £260 – £480 | Atmosphere behind the goal | Two tiers and the loudest part of the ground. Expect long spells on your feet. |
| Arthur Wait Stand (home areas) | £280 – £520 | Side-on viewing close to the pitch | Runs along the touchline. The nearest rows put you right on top of the action. |
| Main Stand, central | £420 – £900+ | Halfway line and shelter | Premium seating with the cleanest sightlines in the ground. Held almost entirely by long-standing holders. |
| Hospitality and executive boxes | £450 – £3,500+ | Corporate guests and Boxing Day occasions | Named restaurant packages and boxes with catering included. Clears earliest of any category. |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift closer to the match.
Selhurst Park is an old ground and it behaves like one. Opened in 1924 to an Archibald Leitch design, it has four stands that were built at different times to different specifications, which means the experience varies more between areas here than at a modern bowl. Reading the Selhurst Park seating plan before you filter listings is more useful at this ground than at most.
The Holmesdale Road Stand behind one goal is the two-tier home end and the centre of the atmosphere, holding the club's most vocal support. The Main Stand along one touchline is the original 1924 structure with the red-brick frontage, carrying the premium seating, the hospitality areas and the media positions. The Arthur Wait Stand runs along the opposite touchline and houses the visiting section.
The Whitehorse Lane Stand sits behind the far goal, is the smallest of the four and holds the executive boxes plus the family areas. It is also the calmest part of the ground, which suits some buyers and disappoints others. Broader detail on transport, gates and matchday facilities sits on the Selhurst Park tickets listings.
| Area | What It Suits | Pricing Bracket | Guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmesdale Road upper | Supporters who want noise with a view | Mid to high | Elevated behind the goal with the atmosphere below you. A popular compromise. |
| Holmesdale Road lower | Those who want to be inside the singing section | Mid | The loudest part of the ground. Not the place for a seated evening. |
| Main Stand central | Buyers who want the halfway line and cover | Highest general admission | The cleanest view at Selhurst. Very little reaches resale for a top-band fixture. |
| Arthur Wait Stand (home areas) | Regulars who want proximity over elevation | Mid to high | Tight to the touchline. Front rows sit low, so the far side flattens out. |
| Whitehorse Lane Stand | Families and first-time visitors | Mid | The calmest end and the smallest stand. Good for a group that wants to sit down. |
| Arthur Wait section (visiting supporters) | Arsenal supporters through the away allocation | Capped by the league | Around 3,000 seats along the side. Visiting colours belong in that section only. |
Neutral buyers and undecided fans should look at the Whitehorse Lane Stand or the upper Holmesdale. Both give you a clean view, both keep you out of the most partisan areas and neither commits you to a set of colours at a fixture where the ground will be noisier than usual. The same logic applies to the other top-band London visits, including Crystal Palace vs Chelsea tickets.
Palace hospitality is concentrated in the Main Stand and the Whitehorse Lane boxes, and unusually for a ground this size the packages carry proper names rather than generic tiers. That matters when you are comparing listings, because what you are buying differs a good deal between them.
| Hospitality Option | Typical Buyer | Main Appeal |
|---|---|---|
| The 2010 Club | Corporate guests wanting the flagship package | The club's premium matchday offer with full catering and lounge access. |
| Speroni's Restaurant | Couples and small groups marking an occasion | Seated restaurant dining before the match with a reserved padded seat. |
| Legends Restaurant | Supporters who want hospitality at an accessible level | The entry point into the named packages, with catering included. |
| Executive boxes | Companies and larger private groups | Private space in the Whitehorse Lane Stand with its own catering and viewing area. |
Hospitality clears first here for a simple reason: there are only 24 executive boxes and a limited number of restaurant covers, and a large share is committed on season-long arrangements before any individual fixture goes on sale. For Boxing Day against the champions, what reaches resale is a handful of seats rather than a block.
One practical note. Restaurant sittings open a set number of hours before kickoff and close at or shortly after the whistle, so a 17:00 start means arriving in the early afternoon to get the value you paid for. The listing notes will state the access window attached to your package.
Premier League ticketing is overwhelmingly digital now, though the delivery method still varies by seller. The listing states which applies, and each route needs its own preparation.
| Delivery Type | What to Confirm |
|---|---|
| Mobile ticket | That the barcode loads without a data connection, and that your phone holds charge through a cold evening. |
| E-ticket to print | That you print at full size on white paper with the barcode clean and unfolded. |
| Collection in London | The pickup point, its Boxing Day opening hours and what the seller asks you to bring. |
| Courier delivery | The delivery window against the holiday postal schedule, which is shorter than usual in late December. |
Read the listing notes before you buy rather than after. Courier timing deserves extra attention for this fixture, because collection and delivery services across the country run reduced schedules either side of Christmas. Bring valid photo identification in case a steward asks, charge your phone before you leave if you are entering on mobile, then screenshot the barcode as a backup.
Getting to Selhurst is its own consideration on 26 December. The ground sits around eight miles from central London and is served by three local stations rather than the Underground, and rail services run to heavily reduced timetables on Boxing Day. Confirm your route in both directions before you travel, not after the final whistle.
1BoxOffice has operated as a verified marketplace since 2006, and every order carries a 150% money-back guarantee.
Step1
Open the fixture listing
Go to the Palace against Arsenal listing for 26 December 2026 and confirm the date before you filter. Festive kickoff times are set for broadcast and can move within the holiday window.
Step2
Set up your account early
On a fixture with this little inventory, sign-up time costs you seats. Take a minute to create an account before you start browsing so you can move the moment something suitable appears.
Step3
Pick your stand first
Decide between the Holmesdale, the Main Stand, the Arthur Wait and Whitehorse Lane before you compare prices. At Selhurst the stands differ more than the rows within them, so the stand is the real decision.
Step4
Filter by quantity
Set the exact number of seats you need. Listings hold seats in fixed blocks, so asking for three where sellers list pairs will hide inventory that would otherwise have suited you.
Step5
Read the listing notes
Delivery method, seats-together status and any seller conditions are declared here. In an older ground with varied sightlines, this is also where restricted views are flagged.
Step6
Review the full cost
Go to checkout and read the total with fees and delivery included. On a fixture priced this far above the club's usual band, comparing totals rather than headline prices is worth the extra minute.
Step7
Complete the purchase
Enter your details carefully and confirm the delivery method one final time. If you are travelling, take the option that does not depend on a fixed address over the holiday period.
Step8
Confirm and monitor delivery
Keep the confirmation email, then use track order to follow your delivery through to arrival. If the kickoff time shifts for television, your order stays valid and updated details follow.
Selhurst Park is one of the harder London grounds to reach casually. It sits in south London away from the Underground network, served instead by Selhurst, Thornton Heath and Norwood Junction stations, and Boxing Day rail services run to reduced timetables or not at all on some lines. Check your route in both directions before you commit to travel rather than assuming a London ground means easy access.
For overseas buyers, mobile delivery is the safest option because it removes any dependence on a hotel address or a courier window over the holiday. Groups should use the quantity filter rather than assuming adjacency, then read the listing notes for explicit confirmation that seats are together. One further point for long-haul travellers: the Premier League confirms festive broadcast slots several weeks out and a champions-against-European-holders fixture is an obvious television pick, so treat the 17:00 kickoff as scheduled rather than final and hold a spare evening either side of 26 December.
This is not a rivalry in the way the north London derby or the M23 is, but it has produced some of the more memorable afternoons in Palace's Premier League history. The clubs have met seventeen times in the competition at Selhurst Park, spread across Palace's four brief top-flight visits in the 1990s and 2000s and their continuous run since promotion in 2013. Arsenal have taken the large majority of them.
The record reads Arsenal eleven wins, Palace two, four drawn. What makes it interesting is the shape of those two Palace wins: both finished 3-0, one in April 2017 and one in April 2022, and both arrived in seasons where Palace had been comfortably beaten in the reverse fixture. When Palace have won this game at home they have not edged it, they have taken it apart.
What makes the 2026/27 fixture distinctive is that both clubs arrive off the back of something they had waited a long time for. Arsenal have a league title after 22 years, Palace have a European trophy and a second season in continental competition. The two sides then meet on the date that guarantees a full house regardless. A ground of 25,486 hosting that combination is the reason this page exists.
The figures below cover Premier League meetings at Selhurst Park with Crystal Palace as hosts, from the competition's first season in 1992/93 through to the most recent meeting in May 2026. Cup ties, European fixtures and matches at the Emirates are excluded, as are seasons in which Palace were outside the Premier League.
| Metric | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 17 |
| Crystal Palace wins | 2 |
| Arsenal wins | 11 |
| Draws | 4 |
| Crystal Palace goals | 18 |
| Arsenal goals | 31 |
| Biggest Crystal Palace win | 3-0 |
| Biggest Arsenal win | 1-5 |
| First Premier League meeting in scope | 2 November 1992 |
| Most recent meeting in scope | 24 May 2026 |
Figures compiled from the match-by-match record below. Every result was cross-referenced against two independent sources.
All Premier League fixtures played at Selhurst Park with Crystal Palace hosting Arsenal, newest first. The gaps reflect the seasons Palace spent outside the Premier League.
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 24 May 2026 | 1-2 |
| 21 Dec 2024 | 1-5 |
| 21 Aug 2023 | 0-1 |
| 05 Aug 2022 | 0-2 |
| 04 Apr 2022 | 3-0 |
| 19 May 2021 | 1-3 |
| 11 Jan 2020 | 1-1 |
| 28 Oct 2018 | 2-2 |
| 28 Dec 2017 | 2-3 |
| 10 Apr 2017 | 3-0 |
| 16 Aug 2015 | 1-2 |
| 21 Feb 2015 | 1-2 |
| 26 Oct 2013 | 0-2 |
| 06 Nov 2004 | 1-1 |
| 18 Oct 1997 | 0-0 |
| 25 Feb 1995 | 0-3 |
| 02 Nov 1992 | 1-2 |
Results verified against Premier League season records and club season match data, cross-checked between two independent sets of records.
The fortnight before Boxing Day usually brings the widest choice, because that is when members confirm they cannot attend. Setting an alert beats refreshing, since inventory in a ground this size arrives in small bursts.
Visiting supporters are housed in a section of the Arthur Wait Stand along one touchline, with an allocation of around 3,000. Visiting colours belong in that section only, not in the home areas.
A 25,486 capacity is one of the smallest in the division, and this is a Boxing Day fixture against the reigning champions. Face values sit in the club's top category and resale reflects how little survives the membership sale.
Selhurst Park sits in south London away from the Underground, served by Selhurst, Thornton Heath and Norwood Junction stations. Rail runs to reduced timetables on 26 December, so confirm both legs of your journey before you book travel.
The club has published plans to replace the 1924 Main Stand with a three-tier structure and lift capacity towards 34,000. Until that work completes the ground stays at its current size, which is what shapes availability for a fixture like this.
Sources: Crystal Palace official club communications on ticketing categories, memberships, hospitality and the stadium redevelopment; Arsenal official club communications on away ticketing; Premier League fixture, results and season archives; club season match records for every fixture listed; UEFA competition records; published stadium documentation for Selhurst Park.