Tottenham fans 'will be rattled' over Crystal Palace player antics after European victory

Callum Vurley
Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:50:35 +0000

Crystal Palace players took to the streets of Florence on Thursday night to celebrate reaching the Conference League semi-finals, and it's fair to say they made the most of it.

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson was at the heart of the festivities, dancing on the cobbled Italian streets alongside teammates and travelling supporters.

The Eagles had just secured their spot in the last four after overcoming Fiorentina 4-2 on aggregate, despite losing the second leg 2-1.

Ismaila Sarr's early header had Palace cruising, and though the hosts pulled two goals back, it wasn't nearly enough to derail Glasner's men.

The boss himself gave the green light for the celebrations, and he's hoping history repeats itself.

"The players asked me if they can go out tonight," Glasner said after the match. "This was the same that the Frankfurt players asked me after winning the quarter-final."

He continued: "I agreed a few years ago that the players can go out and I agreed tonight that the players can go out. That is exactly the same and I hope the ending of the story will be exactly the same."

It's a lovely parallel to draw – Glasner's Frankfurt side went on to lift the Europa League trophy in 2022 after dumping Barcelona out in the quarters.

Here's where it gets interesting for the relegation battle, though.

Palace host West Ham at Selhurst Park on Monday night, and the Hammers are scrapping for their Premier League lives.

There's a rather awkward precedent here too – after Frankfurt's famous Barcelona victory in 2022, Glasner's side came crashing back down to earth just three days later with a 2-0 defeat to Union Berlin in the Bundesliga.

Several clubs fighting the drop will be watching closely, hoping Palace might suffer a similar post-party slump.

The Eagles will face Shakhtar Donetsk in Krakow on April 30 for their semi-final, but first comes Monday's London derby.

Tottenham, currently stuck in the bottom three, will be particularly keen to see Palace feeling the effects of their Italian adventure.

The Hammers sit just two points above Spurs, who are desperately trying to avoid a shock drop to the Championship.

Palace on the piss and they’ve got West Ham in 4 days 😅🤣

I’d be SO rattled if I were I Spurs fan. pic.twitter.com/KYZYHP7QgL
— Alex Turk 🇾🇪⚽️ (@TurkTalksFC) April 17, 2026

Nottingham Forest and Leeds are also in the mix, sitting three and six points clear of the relegation zone respectively.

Fans have been debating whether the celebrations will actually make a difference.

One supporter wrote on X: "If Tottenham go down it won't be because the Palace players had a few on a night out celebrating."

Another added: "Spurs need to start winning their own football matches and stop worrying about others."

However, one fan said "I'd be rattled" if he saw Crystal Palace players partying days before their West Ham crunch clash.