PLAYER PROFILE · CRYSTAL PALACE · DEFENDER
ONE BOOKING FROM A BAN
On 4 yellow cards. A 5th booking in the Premier League triggers a one-match suspension.
Richards
A nailed-on starter, with 45 starts in 55 games last season.
SEASON STATS
GOALS
2
0.04 / 90
ASSISTS
0
0 / 90
AVG RATING
6.99
avg
APPS
49
45 starts
MINUTES
4,227
86 / game
SHOTS
22
0.4 / game
CAREER BY SEASONclub competitions
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 |  Crystal Palace | 49 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 4,227 | 6.99 |
| 2024/25 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 2,995 | 7.01 |
| 2023/24 | Crystal Palace | 39 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2,457 | 6.88 |
Latest availability · Out0% chance
⚠ Out of dateupdated 6w ago
Ankle injury
Reported availability — a hint, not confirmation, and may lag the latest team news.
RECENT FORM · LAST 106 OF 10 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
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Off the bench
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LAST PLAYED
33 days ago
Off the bench vs Rayo Vallecano
NEXT MATCH · IN 54 DAYS
@ Everton
Sat 15:00 · EPL
OVERVIEW
Richards plays as a defender for Crystal Palace. Richards wears the number 26 shirt.
Last season Richards played 49 times for Crystal Palace, starting 45 of them, with 4 substitute appearances, averaging 86 minutes a match across all competitions. Recently he has started 2 of the last 5 Crystal Palace matches. Crystal Palace's next match is against Everton in the EPL on Sat 22 Aug, 14:00.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2025/26
Premier League
82% 31/38
UEFA Europa Conference League
92% 11/12
League Cup
33% 1/3
FA Cup
100% 1/1
Community Shield
100% 1/1
CAREER & TRANSFERS